SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Tuesday grieved over the passing away of mother in law of JKPCC President. The rank and file of JKPCC have expressed profound grief over the passing away of Begum Rehmat Bano, who was mother in Law of party President Ghulam Ahmad Mir and conveyed heartfelt […]
JAMMU — J&K Congress criticized the BJP led government for playing with the sentiments of people of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory and severely rejected the Draft proposal prepared by the Delimitation Commission on the behest of ruling government at the Centre. Today a Congress Rally was held at Paloura, Organised by District Congress Committee […]
JAMMU — Senior National Conference (NC) leader M A Bukhari has tendered his resignation from the party on the issue of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to Pahari tribe of Jammu and Kashmir. Bukhari, a resident of Surankote in Poonch, is a former legislator, who also served as the Vice Chairman for the board of development […]
SRINAGAR — The central government on Tuesday extended the term of the Delimitation Commission in Jammu and Kashmir by two months, officials said. They said that the Union ministry of law and justice issued a notification on Tuesday to extend the tenure of the commission headed by Justice (retd) Ranjana Desai by two months. The […]
JAMMU — Congress has lashed out at the BJP for the betrayal with daily wagers and condemned lathicharge on peaceful protestors seeking justice. In a hard hitting statement, J&K Congress Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma said that the BJP betrayed the daily wagers, need based and casual workers and failed to deliver justice to them. The […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah today exhorted the cadre across Jammu and Kashmir to remain steadfast in their resolve of serving the people and strengthening bonds of inclusiveness—the political philosophy of the party that has withstood the test of times. “Emergence of National Conference as a big political force is an eyesore […]
SRINAGAR — On International Mother Tongue Day, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami stressed on the need to preserve and promote Kashmiri language and literature. 21 February is celebrated as the International Mother Language Day every year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. The purpose of celebrating this day […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Monday lashed out at the Govt for not releasing pending payments of Contractors, who have completed their works long before. In a statement JKPCC General Secretary Surinder Singh Channi has expressed surprise over the long delay in releasing payment to Contractors while having completed their […]
RANCHI — A special CBI court in Ranchi on Monday sentenced Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad to five years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 60 lakh on him in the Rs 139.35 crore Doranda treasury scam, the fifth fodder scam case. The former Bihar chief minister along with other accused was […]
JAMMU — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday lamented the killing of a Bajrang Dal activist in Karnataka, saying it was “tragic”. Bajrang Dal activist Harsha, 23, was stabbed to death by unidentified people in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district on Sunday night. “It (the killing) should not have happened. It is very tragic,” […]
