Singh downplays separatists call for boycott of JK local polls
Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh today downplayed the separatists’ boycott call for the upcoming panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying they have never gone through the test of ballot and stand exposed for their duplicity. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office also said the nation had approved the ‘policy shift’ of giving […]
Ahead of JK panchayat polls PDP nominates 5 distt presidents
Jammu: Ahead of panchayat polls in the state scheduled to start mid-February, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today nominated five district presidents in Jammu and Kashmir. District presidents were nominated for Reasi, Jammu rural, Samba and Kathua in Jammu region and Baramulla in Kashmir Valley in order to further streamline and strengthen the party […]
Mehbooba’s initiatives in 2017 to make the year memorable for JK, its people
JAMMU: As the sun sets on the evening of December 31 and people across the globe ponder over what they went through all the year, people of Jammu & Kashmir would have a reason to smile and be contended with. As the scars of 2016 unrest-both physical and economic-were yet to heal, Chief Minister, Mehbooba […]
Panchayat, ULB polls to empower JK’s grassroots democratic institutions: CM
JAMMU: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said her government is committed to empowerment of grassroots level institutions and the proposed elections to the Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies is a major step in this direction. “The Government made a commitment on the floor of the House in June 2016 that the elections to the rural […]
Rusty grenade found in North Kashmir, diffused
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Protests erupt in Shopian against forces’ ‘high-handedness’
Shopian: Protests erupted in Keller area of Shopian district after army allegedly beat students at Government Higher Secondary School Keller. Sources said that a patrolling party of Army were stoned near higher secondary school Keller after which they barged into the premises of the school in Keller and thrashed some students ruthlessly and took identity […]
Baramulla murder case solved, accused arrested
Baramulla: Police in a swift action solved the mysterious murder of a woman whose dead body was recovered from an orchard at Juhama area of Baramulla in North Kashmir on Friday. A senior police official said that Baramulla police has solved the murder mystery after arresting a man with the help of CCTV footage of […]
Public meet held near LoC to address issues of Rajouri locals
Jammu: Authorities in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir convened a public meeting near the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector to address issues faced by locals, in the wake of repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan. Over 300 people from six panchayats participated in the public meeting at border village Meenka yesterday and presented […]
192 Pak pilgrims denied visa by India for Nizamuddin’s Urs: Pak FO
Islamabad: Pakistan today claimed that India has denied visas to nearly 200 pilgrims who wanted to visit the country to participate in the death anniversary ceremony of Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Auliya. The Foreign Office said in a statement that “Pakistan regrets the last minute postponement and non-issuance of visas by India” for the visit of […]
US considering withholding USD 255 mn aid to Pak: NYT
New York: The Trump administration is strongly considering to withhold USD 255 million in aid to Pakistan, reflecting dissatisfaction with Islamabad’s inaction against terror networks, a media report said. The Trump administration’s internal debate over whether to deny Pakistan the money is a test of whether Trump will deliver on his threat to punish Islamabad […]
