Assembly adjourned over ceasefire violations
Jammu: The Assembly on Monday witnessed pandemonium over the killing of four Army personnel in firing and shelling by Pakistan along the LoC in the state’s Rajouri and Poonch districts. This prompted Speaker Kavinder Gupta to adjourn the House for 10 minutes. A young Army Captain and three jawans were killed and at least four […]
Face off: Army says its action would speak for itself
New Delhi: The Army on Monday indicated it would take retaliatory action against the killing of four army men in heavy shelling by Pakistani forces along the LoC in the Rajouri district of Jammu division, saying that its action would speak for itself. Vice Chief Lt Gen Sarath Chand said the Army has been responding […]
Killing of policemen: Police files charge sheet against UP man, others
Srinagar: Police on Monday filed a charge sheet against four accused including Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Muzaffer Nagar in Utter Pradesh, in connection with the killing of six-member police party headed by a station house officer of Achabal in south Kashmir Anantnag district last year. Police had registered as case (FIR No. 82/2017 U/S […]
Minister’s reply tantamount to ‘misleading’ the house
Jammu/ Srinagar: While announcing that the Government is tacking adequate measures to deal with swine flu, Minister for Health and Medical Education Bali Baghat Monday informed the state assembly that every effort is being made by the Government to provide requisite facilities to deal with the swine flu. However, what can be termed as ‘misleading’ […]
For our political beliefs we are jailed, says Yasin Malik
Srinagar: Chairman, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik strongly condemned the prolonged incarceration of Doctor Muhammad Qasim Faktoo and others who completed his 25 years in jail. Terming the prolonged incarceration of Doctor Faktoo, Ghulam Qadir Bhat and professor Muhammad Shafi Khan (Sharaiti) as ‘grave violation of existing international and even Indian laws’, […]
Public expenditure to be sped up to avoid cost, time overrun
JAMMU: The Legislative Council Monday passed Rs 95666.97 crore budget for J&K for the year 2018-19, comprising revenue component of Rs 51244.72 crore and capital component of Rs 44422.24 crore. The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill-2018, passed by the Legislative Assembly Saturday, was moved by the Finance Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu in the Upper House […]
Army fires on protestors in Kulgam, youth injured
Srinagar: A youth was injured after army allegedly opened fire on protesters in Hawoora-Mishpora village of Qaimoh tehsil of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday. According to the reports, army patrolling the area opened fire after few youth booed them and pelted them with stones. The youth was identified as Arif Ahmad Lone, son of […]
6 Kashmiris arrested by Rajasthan Police, released: Veeri
JAMMU: Minister for Revenue, Abdul Rehman Veeri informed the House that the Rajasthan Police has released six persons who were earlier arrested by the BSF. The minister informed the House that four persons namely Ehsaan Ahmad Mir, Athar Majeed Shah, Zaffar Qureshi, Sayeem Wani, Ghulam Mohammed (Driver) and Shameem Awan, all residents of Bandipora […]
House passes Bill to establish J&K Higher Education Council
JAMMU: The House today passed “A Bill to Provide for the Establishment and Constitution of State Higher Education Council for enforcing, planning, monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance in Universities and other Higher Educational Institutions of the State and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto (L.A. Bill NO.1 of 2018)”. The Bill was earlier, […]
Resolution of Kashmir issue must for peace: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday said the dream of peace and prosperity in the region would remain elusive without resolving the Kashmir issue and reaffirmed its support for the people in the Valley in their struggle for the right to “self-determination”. President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi made these remarks in their separate […]
