Clear doubts brewing in hearts and minds of people: G A Mir to GoI
Dooru: J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G A Mir Monday accused the Central government of being “insensitive towards the agony of the people” of Jammu and Kashmir. Mir was addressing public meetings at various places in Shahabad Balla in Dooru Verinag today, where he appealed the people to rise to the occasion to strengthen […]
Keller residents demand Degree College
Pulwama: Residents of Keller area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district protested on Monday to demand a Degree College in the area. Residents including youth of the area blocked Keller-Shopian road while raising slogans in favour a degree college. A local resident Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh said that a degree college was allotted to the area recently […]
JK’s accession with India full and final, BJP-RSS trying to challenge it now
Srinagar: Revocation of Article 35A has “neither any constitutional nor legal base”, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Vice President and former MLC G N Monga said on Monday. In a statement, Monga said that state’s accession with India was “full and final and by raking up such issues, BJP and RSS were trying […]
JKPM urges Centre to clear rumors on Article 35-A
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM), Chief Spokesperson, Advocate Sheikh Sajad has expressed concern over rumours about scrapping of Art 35-A. In a statement issued Monday, Sajad urged the central government to “come clean on the issue so that growing anxiety and panic among the people of the state is removed”. He said that […]
All party meet will be a welcome step: Muzzafar Shah
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference senior vice-president Muzaffar Shah welcomed the proposal of convening All Parties Meet in the state. In a statement, senior vice-president of J&K Awami National Conference Muzaffar Shah said he, “as a representative of J&K Awami National Conference wholeheartedly welcome this move”. Shah said he was “very happy to […]
NC, PDP ‘creating noise’ on additional troops in JK: Jitendra Singh
Says move part of security drill
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh Monday said the deployment of an additional 10,000 security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir was part of a security drill and blamed the National Conference (NC) and the PDP for “creating noise” over it. The minister said “noise” is being created by the NC, the PDP and others as […]
NC for multi-pronged strategy against drug addiction
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference senior leader, former Speaker Mubarak Gul on Monday said the menace of drug abuse was a serious threat which if left unchecked will consume the future of the youth. Addressing the people, delegates on the Annual Madre Maharban felicitation function organized by J&K Rural Development Society (JKRDS), Gul said […]
NC ready for sell-out of JK’s special status for power: PDP
Srinagar: Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday reacted sharply to the statement issued by the NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar saying that Mehbooba’s assertion to protect state’s identity was “travesty of history”. In a statement issued here, PDP General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura termed Sagar’s claims as “fabricated, farce and an outright lie”. […]
Temperatures head north after rain eases in JK
Jammu: With rain conditions easing, the mercury rose in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Winter capital Jammu recorded an increase of 5.6 degrees in the day temperature, which settled at 34.8 degree Celsius against Sunday’s 29.2 degree Celsius, said a spokesman from the MeT department. The maximum temperature in summer […]
FIR ordered against Patwari for denying sanctioned ex-gratia to victim’s kin
Srinagar: State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has recommended to the Jammu and Kashmir government to register a case against a Patwari for his official ‘misconduct’. Member SHRC, Jang Bahadur Singh Jamwal while disposing of a complaint, recommended to the government for registration of FIR against Patwari Abdul Rashid Wani and also take action “suitably and […]
