NC, Cong MLAs stage walkout from J&K House over power issue
Jammu: The opposition National Conference and Congress members today staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in protest against worsening power scenario in the state, and cornered Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh for his failure to reply to their queries. The deputy chief minister was replying to a question of Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen […]
Rs 2208 cr provided for upgrading power infra in Kashmir: Dy CM
JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today said the government has provided Rs 2208.73 crore for upgrading power infrastructure in Kashmir. “The funds have been provided for infrastructure up-gradation, strengthening and improvement of works under various centrally sponsored schemes including RAPDRP, IPDS, DDUGJY PMDP (Urban) and PMDP (Rural),” Dr Singh told the house […]
Dinner meeting issue: Oppn protests in J&K Assembly, Council
Jammu: Opposition members in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and Legislative Council raised slogans against the Speaker and the Chairman for taking part in a dinner meeting of the PDP-BJP coalition government, disrupting the proceedings in both Houses. As the Assembly met for the day, all opposition members stood up and raised the issue of Speaker […]
Playing of national anthem in cinemas optional: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today made the playing of the national anthem in cinema halls before the screening of movies optional, modifying its earlier order. The apex court modified its November 30, 2016, order by which it had made the playing of the anthem mandatory in cinema halls before the screening of a film. […]
People stage protest against power crises in Hajin
Bandipora: Without power supply for nearly a month, citizens, mostly women, blocked Srinagar-Bandipora road at Hajin in this north kashmir district ,to press their demand for replacement of the damaged transformer in Khos Mohallah on Tuesday. The protesters, mostly women, staged a dharna in front of PDD office Hajin located near local Police Station and […]
Militant module unearthed in Sopore, 11 arrested
Srinagar: Sopore police today claimed to have arrested 11 persons from Watlab area of north Kashmir, four of them were allegedly conduits of the militant outfits -Jaish and Hizb. Police said that on a specific information regarding the presence of militants in general area of Watlab, cordon and search operation launched by Sopore police along […]
Srinagar records season’s coldest night
Srinagar: Srinagar recorded coldest night of this winter after the mercury dropped to minus 6.2 degree Celsius while Gulmarg was the coldest in Kashmir valley as temperature dropped to minus -13.0 degree Celsius. According to MeT Department, the night temperatures at majority of the places in Kashmir dipped several degrees. The minimum temperature was minus […]
Er Rasheed marshalled out from LA
Jammu: MLA Langate, Er Rasheed was marshalled out of Assembly after he created a noisy scene over the issue of local cricketers who were arrested after they allegedly played Pakistan national anthem before the start of a match in Bandipora. Reports from the Assembly said that MLA Bandipora Usman Majeed requested the government to release […]
2 militants killed in ongoing Kokernag gunfight
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter with government forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir today, the Army said. “Two militants have been killed so far in an anti- insurgency operation in Larnoo area of Kokernag in Anantnag district,” an Army official said. He said the operation was in progress when last […]
