JAMMU — Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Sunil Sharma on Wednesday objected to referring Rajouri and Poonch districts as part of the Pir Panjal region, asserting that no such region exists in Jammu and Kashmir, which he described as a single, undivided unit. Sharma is in the eye of a storm in the Assembly, […]
JAMMU — Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly resumed discussion on the Motion of Thanks on Lt Governor Manoj Sinha’s address on Wednesday after a brief adjournment following an uproar over the LoP’s reported remarks on Pir Panjal. Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather adjourned the House for 15 minutes after several members from the ruling […]
JAMMU — BJP legislators on Wednesday staged a dharna outside the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly after staging a walkout from the House, alleging that Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather was “muzzling the voice of the opposition” and showing bias while allotting speaking time to members of the ruling party. All BJP members walked out of the […]
JAMMU — Several MLAs from Rajouri and Poonch on Wednesday protested outside the Legislative Assembly complex, seeking an apology from the LoP for allegedly hurting the sentiments of people by claiming that the Pir Panjal region does not exist in Jammu and Kashmir. The protest followed the adjournment of the Assembly by Speaker Abdul Rahim […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir facilitated the movement of 35 vehicles stranded due to heavy snowfall in the border district, officials said on Wednesday. The district administration launched a massive snow-clearing operation to facilitate the movement of 35 vehicles which were stranded at Sadhna top on Kupwara-Tangdhar road due […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Wednesday adjourned the House for 15 minutes following an uproar over reported remarks of Leader of Opposition (LoP) that Pir Panjal does not exist. The ruckus started shortly at the end of the Question Hour with Congress legislator Iftikhar Ahmad demanding an apology from […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that fresh cases for registration under Kashmir migrant relief assistance are not being entertained at present in view of the improved law and order situation in the valley. He said that the Prime Minister’s Return and Rehabilitation Package for Kashmiri Migrants is aimed […]
SRINAGAR — The Shab-e-Baraat (night of forgiveness) prayers were held at mosques and shrines across the Kashmir valley on Tuesday night with traditional fervour and devotion, officials said. However, there were no night-long prayers at Jama Masjid, the historic mosque at Nowhatta here, after authorities closed the mosque and placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday said the Union Territory revised minimum wages for scheduled employments in October 2022 and any further revision will be carried out once the Government of India notifies and implements the national floor wage under the code on wages. Replying to a question […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said it has approved the liquidation of the J&K State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development (SCARD) Bank. In a written reply to the Assembly, minister-in-charge for cooperatives Javed Ahmed Dar said the decision was taken by council of ministers on December 3, 2025. He was responding […]