Govt trying to wrest 140 hectares of horticulture land from army: CM
Jammu: The government Tuesday said efforts are being made to vacate over 140 hectares of horticulture land which is under the occupation of the defence establishment in the state. “Efforts are being made to identify the alternate land for accommodating the security forces suitably in order to vacate the horticulture land from the occupation of […]
Journos refuse to take ‘dikat’ from Gurezi
Jammu: The media persons covering the Assembly proceedings on Tuesday staged a walkout against the diktat of deputy speaker Nazir Ahmad Gurezi who directed them not to report what Er Rasheed said in his speech on Budget 2018-19. It enraged the media persons and they staged a walkout from the House. Earlier, during the question […]
Rasheed to ‘boycott’ session
Jammu: Independent MLA from Langate Er Rasheed on Tuesday said that he will boycott the rest of the budget session of the legislative assembly to protest his “thrashing” by marshals. Earlier, deputy speaker asked the Marshals to “take him out from the House” after several legislators entered into a confrontation with Rasheed over his remarks […]
AI launches postcard campaign to ban use of pellet guns in KashmirÂ
Srinagar: Amnesty International India has launched a postcard campaign and online petition seeking a ban on the use of the pellet shotguns. The rights body said that pellet-firing pump-action shotguns have been responsible for killing, blinding and injuring thousands of people in Kashmir. The campaign aims to bring people from across Jammu and Kashmir to […]
Opposition boycotts proceedings in upper house
Jammu: The opposition National Conference and Congress Tuesday boycotted the proceedings of the Legislative Council in protest against the marshalling out of NC legislator Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo from the House. NC and Congress members, led by Kitchloo and Congress MLC Ghulam Nabi Monga, sat on the stairs at the entrance of the Legislative Complex on […]
PDP minister offers to resign after allegations of corruption
Jammu: The state’s Rural Development minister Abdul Haq Khan Tuesday offered to resign after a Congress legislator leveled allegations of corruption against him in the implementation of a centrally-sponsored scheme. “I will leave the ministry if the allegations of corruption are proved right,” Khan said in the Legislative Assembly after Congress MLA from Banihal Vikar […]
Govt to construct 14,460 bunkers on LoC, IB
Jammu: The government will construct 14,460 bunkers at a cost of Rs 415.73 crore, within three kms along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in the Jammu region, as the Centre had given its nod in this regard. In a written reply to a question from MLA Kamal Verma in the state […]
Govt decides to do away with Hajj subsidy
New Delhi: There will be no subsidy for Haj from this year, minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday. Naqvi told reporters that despite the subsidy withdrawal, a record number of 1.75 lakh Muslims will undertake the pilgrimage this year from India. Naqvi also said that the Saudi Arabian government has in principle […]
5,946 SPOs appointed in 2017: Govt
Jammu: The government Tuesday said 5,946 special police officers have been appointed in the state in 2017. However, the engagement of SPOs is made district-wise and unit-wise basis in the state. In a written reply to the question of member Krishen Lal in the Assembly, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said 5,946 people have been engaged […]
Pak examining proposal for DGMO-level talks with India
Islamabad: Pakistan is examining a proposal for a DGMO-level meeting with India after a gap of four years to reduce tensions along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary through fresh confidence-building measures, a media report said today. The report comes a day after Pakistan said four of its soldiers died and five others […]