SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir has registered more than 2,800 cases of domestic violence in the last two years, with a 121 per cent spike in reported incidents in the last financial year, the legislative assembly was informed on Thursday. Responding to a question by National Conference (NC) MLA from Habbakadal, Shamim Firdous, Minister for […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the dismissal of two employees by the Lieutenant Governor’s administration fuels concerns of a “wider agenda to disempower Muslims especially Kashmiris”. Her remarks came after Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha dismissed two government employees for their alleged links with terrorists. The LG terminated the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, on Thursday dismissed two teachers from the School Education Department for their alleged involvement in activities prejudicial to the security of the state. According to two separate government orders, Maajid Iqbal Dar, a teacher from Kheora area of Rajouri district, and Gh Hussain, a […]
SRINAGAR — The opposition BJP MLAs staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Thursday to protest the rejection of their adjournment motion for a discussion on the situation in the aftermath of the recent floods in the Union territory. The BJP MLAs staged a walkout after remaining standing for the entire Question […]
JAMMU — A high-level team from Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Wednesday reviewed the proposal to expand the Kishtwar airport under UDAN scheme. The team visited the proposed site to carry out a ground-level assessment of the area and feasibility of expansion. They also held meetings with local officials. […]
SRINAGAR — Four boys were injured in a mysterious explosion in Kupwara district on Wednesday, officials said. The explosion took place in Tutigund village of Handwara in the north Kashmir district, where some children were playing cricket, they said. The injured were identified as Uzair Tahir, Sajid Rashid, Hazim Shabir, and Zeyan Tahir, all local […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday accused Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of betraying the poor by opposing the land rights bill brought by her party MLA Waheed Para in the assembly. The former chief minister asserted that the bill was aimed at protecting poor families who had […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday appealed to the Centre to show compassion and release ailing separatist leaders on humanitarian grounds. In a statement here, Mirwaiz expressed concern over the critical health condition of Democratic Freedom Party chief Shabir Ahmad Shah and JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik. Mirwaiz said Shah’s wife had conveyed to […]
SRINAGAR — BJP candidate for Budgam assembly bypoll Syed Mohsin on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India against Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct. A BJP spokesperson said the complaint pertains to the statement made by Abdullah in the Legislative Assembly, wherein […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the guidelines for spending Constituency Development Fund by MLAs have been amended to give more freedom to the legislators in serving the people of their constituencies. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Abdullah said the caps on spending under various heads have been either […]