SRINAGAR — In a setback to Apni Party, vice—Chairperson of Srinagar district development council (DDC), Bilal Ahmad Bhat along with four other elected councilors resigned from the party on Thursday. Bilal Ahmad Bhat, who was elected as vice—chairperson of DDC Srinagar last year, said that he along with other four councilors have resigned from the […]
SRINAGAR — “I am fed up,” wrote DDC chairperson Srinagar Malik Aftab on Tuesday after the members created a rumble in the council whose meeting was held yesterday. The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar called a meeting of the DDC council on Tuesday at his office and asked the members to choose chairpersons for different committees of […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that the government is afraid of the struggle carried out by her party for the people of J&K and that is why Covid SOPs are meant for her party only. Talking to reporters at the party office in Srinagar, Mufti said that Coovid-19 protocols […]
SRINAGAR — A young man educated in the United Kingdom and belonging to a well-known business family in Srinagar joined PDP, a boost to the party in the city. Zuhaib Yousuf Mir son of Muhamamd Yousuf Mir from Athwaajan joined PDP in presence of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti at PDP office in Srinagar. Zuhaib […]
NEW DELHI — COVID-19 vaccination certificates issued in the five poll-bound states will not have Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photo since the model code of conduct has come into force there, an official source said. The Union Health Ministry will apply necessary filters on the Co-WIN platform to exclude Modi’s photo from the vaccine certificate, […]
NEW DELHI — After over 400 parliament staffers tested positive for Covid-19 infection, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat has decided to restrict staff attendance. As per new guidelines, 50 per cent of staff or officials below the rank of under-secretary or executive officer are required to ‘work from home’. It is learnt that Vice President and […]
NEW DELHI — The Election Commission will announce the dates for assembly polls in five states at 3.30 pm Saturday. The poll body has convened a press conference in which it will declare the schedule for the polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur While the term of the current Uttar Pradesh assembly […]
CHANDIGARH — Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “troubled” with only 15 minutes of wait whereas farmers protested against the farm laws for a year. In a “major security lapse”, Modi’s convoy was left stranded on a flyover in Ferozepur on Wednesday after some protesting farmers blocked […]
NEW DELHI — The CPI(M) on Thursday found fault with a section of Opposition parties for not raising their voice against the anti-Muslim ‘Dharam Sansad’ in Haridwar due to the upcoming Assembly elections, saying they are unable to grasp the enormity of the danger posed by “fascistic Hindutva forces”. In an editorial in party mouthpiece […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government will reduce the strength of the Special Security Group (SSG) protecting former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad. Officials said the decision was taken by the Security Review Coordination Committee, a group that oversees the threat perception of […]