JAMMU — A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement indicating year-end Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Government today dropped another hint that the Union Territory was heading for polls as the Law Ministry extended term of the Delimitation Commission by two months only which means the Panel will have to […]
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Congress opposes water tax on rural population, seeks full package to refugees of 1947, 1965 & 1971
JAMMU — Congress today strongly flayed the UT administration and BJP for the indifferent attitude towards the daily wagers, need based and other casual workers and demanded immediate framing and implementation of regularization policy for them. The party also opposed water tax on rural population besides seeing full package to refugees of 1947, 1965 & […]
Administration least bothered about welfare of people of J&K, only elected government will mitigate sufferings of people: Vakil
KUPWARA — J&K Peoples Conference delegation led by senior VP & Former Minister Abdul Gani Vakil including former legislator Adv Bashir Ahmed Dar, DDC Chairman Kupwara Irfan Panditpori, Ashiq Hussain, Abdul Ahad Kashmiri and others today visited various places in District Kupwara. The PC delegation on directions of PC President Sajad Gani Lone visited the […]
Apni Party appoints State President Women Wing
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ms. Namrita Sharma, Provincial President Women Wing Jammu, as the Party’s State President Women Wing. The appointment was made after being approved by Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari. — (KNS)
JKPCC grievous over passing away of Party President’s mother-in-law
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 […]
Congress rejects Delimitation Commission’s Draft proposal
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 […]
Senior NC leader M A Bukhari resigns from party
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 […]
J&K: Centre extends term of Delimitation Commission by two months
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 […]
BJP betrayed daily wagers, failed to do justice with them: Congress
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 […]
Strong NC eyesore for elements opposed to J&K’s spirit of inclusiveness: Farooq Abdullah
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 […]








