Chidambaram favors autonomy for JK
Rajkot: Former Union Home Minister and senior Congress leader, P. Chidambaram said that the central government must consider areas to give autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir. Chidambaram said that the Jammu and Kashmir will remain part of India but will have larger powers as promised under article 370. Chidambaram was speaking in Rajkot on the […]
HM plotted to kill Sajjad Lone, claim security agencies
Srinagar: A purported plot to kill a Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet Minister was thwarted by the security agencies, media reports said Saturday. According to the report, “top security and intelligence authorities in New Delhi have advised the Jammu and Kashmir government to immediately beef up personal security and house protection of the Minister for Social […]
Niti Ayug VC calls on Chief Minister
Srinagar: Vice Chairman, Niti Ayug, Dr. Rajiv Kumar called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today and discussed several issues regarding the developmental paradigm of the State. The Chief Minister brought to the notice of Dr. Rajiv Kumar the need for making the allocation agenda State specific in view of the peculiar nature of […]
Has govt lost faith in BOSE?
Srinagar: It seems that the J&K government has lost faith in JK Board of School Education (BOSE), as the government has roped in JK Police and district administration to “ensure” free and fair conduct of annual class 10th and 12th examination. The examination for both the classed are slated from November 02 and 01 respectively. […]
JRL ridicules ordinance on ‘damage to property’
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Saturday termed the Jammu and Kashmir Public Property (Prevention of Damage) Ordinance, 2017 as dictatorial. The leadership condemned and ridiculed the ordinance terming it as outrageous and dictatorial that has been passed by the state government. Pertinently, the ordinance calls for imprisonment of those who call and observe shutdown as […]
Farooq chairs working committee meet
Srinagar: National Conference President and Member of Parliament for Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday chaired Party’s Working Committee meeting at ‘Nawa-e-Subha’ Complex in Srinagar. Party’s working president Omar Abdullah, General Secretary Haji Ali Mohammad Sagar, Additional General Secretary Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Provincial Presidents Nasir Aslam Wani, Devendra Singh Rana and other senior leaders […]
Braid Chopping: Police claims solving Chanapora case
Srinagar: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved an alleged braid chopping case that had occurred in Chanpora area in the outskirts of Srinagar city. According to a police spokesman, police station Sadder received an information that a braid chopping incident has occurred in Chanapora area on Friday. Police said that Wasim Yousuf Bhat resident […]
Braid Chopping: Faith healers take advantage of govt’s failure
Srinagar: With authorities failing to reach out to the victims of ‘braid chopping’ and providing them with required counseling, ‘faith healers’ are cashing in on the opportunity. Amid the chaos and confusion, faith healers are minting money from the families of the victims on the pretext of treating them, after they developed symptoms of trauma, […]
PDD schedules Kashmir towards darkness
Srinagar: Ahead of chilly winter months, Kashmir will be facing twenty one- hour power cut in metered areas in a week and forty two- hour cut in non- metered areas, as per the curtailment schedule of Power Development Department. Chief Engineer Power Development Department (PDD), Kashmir, Shahnaz Goni on Saturday told a local news gathering […]
Hurriyat a stakeholder, but no talks with militants: Nirmal Singh
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh, today said that the Hurriyat Conference is also a stakeholder in talks and that the Government has never prevented anyone from holding a dialogue. Singh made these remarks here on the sidelines of a top BJP meeting which was also attended by National General Secretary […]