SRINAGAR — Dissident National Conference (NC) MLAs are likely to meet party president Farooq Abdullah here on Friday to air their grievances following the recent cabinet reshuffle, party sources said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is also expected to attend the crucial meeting, as the party leadership seeks to pacify the legislators unhappy at being omitted […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday attended a meeting of the Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Council at Lok Bhavan in Jammu, where key academic reforms and measures to strengthen the higher education ecosystem were discussed. The meeting reviewed the implementation of the ‘Design Your Degree’ programme and […]
RAMBAN — Senior Superintendent of Police Ramban and Deputy Commissioner Ramban on Wednesday jointly inspected the accident-prone stretch at Dalwas along National Highway-44 to review road safety measures and assess vulnerable locations. During the visit, the officers took stock of the existing safety infrastructure and preventive measures aimed at reducing road accidents and ensuring the […]
JAMMU — A delegation of the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by its President Arun Gupta, met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Civil Secretariat here on Wednesday and sought financial assistance for shopkeepers affected by the recent fire incident at Shiv Market. During the meeting, the delegation discussed various concerns of the […]
SRINAGAR — Six-time National Conference (NC) MLA Mubarak Gul on Wednesday declined to make any statement on his differences with the party leadership over his exclusion from the council of ministers. Gul, a former Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, had on October 27 set a November 4 deadline for the party to consider […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said that the BJP has succeeded in executing its “Operation Lotus” in Kashmir by “pushing out” Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from the NC. Mehdi on Tuesday resigned from the NC as well as the Lok Sabha. “With a heavy heart, not with joy, because […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of two lives in a massive fire at Durbal locality of Bemina in Srinagar and announced an ex-gratia relief of ₹2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. In a post on X, the Chief Minister extended his heartfelt […]
SRINAGAR — Senior National Conference leader and former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council, Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi, died here after prolonged illness, family sources said on Wednesday. The 88-year-old NC leader passed away on Tuesday night. He is survived by his wife and son Ahsan Pardesi, who is the current NC MLA […]
BUDGAM — Ending months of differences with the National Conference leadership, Srinagar Lok Sabha member Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday announced his resignation from the party, accusing its leadership of abandoning key election promises including the restoration of Article 370, at a rally here marking the 26th death anniversary of his father, Aga Syed […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday opposed a plea by Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid in the Delhi High Court for bail in a terror funding case, alleging that he has influenced some of the prosecution witnesses. The probe agency contended that two of the prosecution witnesses, who are […]