Assembly Speaker claims security protocol breach
Jammu: Opposition National and Congress members Wednesday staged a brief walkout from the assembly as MLAs, cutting across party lines, raised the issue of breach of privileges and protocol of speaker Kavinder Gupta and demanded government’s intervention. National Conference and Congress MLAs walked out of the House for a few minutes after Gupta revealed […]
Over 2.50 lakh pension cases pending: Govt
Jammu: The government Wednesday said that over 2.50 lakh pension cases, with respect to old age, specially-abled persons and widows, are pending under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS). In a written reply to a question by BJP MLA Jewan Lal in the Legislative Assembly, Social Welfare Minister Sajad […]
What Kashmiri’s desired cannot be achieved, says Army Chief
Srinagar: The Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said that people in Kashmir have got tired and have realized that they cannot achieve what they had desired for, a media reports said. He said that people of Kashmir, in general, are getting tired of militancy. “It has not given them what they desired for. […]
Over 77 percent of population in JK got Aadhaar cards :Govt
Jammu: The government Wednesday said over 77 per cent of 1.25 crore population have got their Aadhaar cards generated in the state and efforts were on to cover the remaining population. In a written reply to National Conference MLA Devender Singh Rana, Information Technology minister Imran Raza Ansari said there are 329 Aadhaar enrolment centres […]
SAARC-MBBS quota: Denied admission, teenager unveils ‘corrupt practices’ in the system
Srinagar: An MBBS aspirant from Srinagar has accused Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Health Services of ignoring the merit while granting admissions to students from SAARC nations in the country’s government medical colleges. Taha Firdous secured a cumulative average grade point (CAGP) 10 in Secondary and Higher Secondary school examination conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir […]
Dryness to persist as forecaster sees no wet spell in coming days
Srinagar: Even as the weather remained cloudy for the day, the weatherman here has predicted further dry spell for the next one week, saying there is no possibility of any wet spell in the coming days. Director Meteorological (MeT) department Sonum Lotus said that there is no prediction of snow or rains in the next […]
Avalanche warning issued for 7 districts
SRINAGAR: According to the Additional Commissioner Kashmir, avalanche warning exists for avalanche prone areas in Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora and Ganderbal districts of Kashmir division. The warning is valid from 1700 hrs January 17 to 1700 hrs January 18. While all concerned Deputy Commissioners have been asked to take all precautionary measures to […]
PDP legislator takes on Irrigation Minister
Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party legislator from Sonwar, Mohammad Ashraf Mir Wednesday said that the government has failed to satisfactorily carry out dredging works river Jhelum in Srinagar district. As the Minister for Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC), Sham Lal Choudhary stood up to answer a query on the Jhelum dredging, he was cornered by […]
Scarp 2015 Job Policy, says ruling party legislator
Srinagar: Senior PDP legislator Mohammad Khursheed Alam on Wednesday pitched for scarping of the SRO 202 and demanded implementation of the 7th pay commission in the corporations and autonomous bodies operating in the state. Participating in the discussion on the budget in upper house, the PDP MLC termed the 2015 job policy for the educated […]
210 complaints filed over encroachment of pandits properties: Govt
Jammu: Over 200 complaints were registered in connection with encroachment of lands and properties of Kashmiri Hindu migrants in the Kashmir Valley after their exodus in 1990, the Mehbooba Mufti government said Wednesday. As many as 210 complaints have been received from Kashmiri Hindu migrants in connection with illegal encroachment of properties, Minister for Relief […]