SRINAGAR — Facing heat over its affidavit in the high court that has described a petition challenging its reservation policy as “mischievous and frivolous”, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said it will file a fresh response before the court, if need be. Addressing a press conference in Anantnag, Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo, […]
SRINAGAR — Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday slammed the National Conference (NC) government for defending the reservation policy, which provides 70 per cent quota to various groups, in the high court. Jammu and Kashmir’s Social Welfare Department has submitted an affidavit in the high court, saying the writ petition is “mischievous” and […]
SRINAGAR — The Congress on Saturday appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to not bypass the elected government in Jammu and Kashmir and take it on board for any initiative or action in the Union Territory. The appeal comes amid a row over the powers of the elected dispensation and the Raj Bhavan. “We […]
JAMMU — A Mumbai-based teenager is inspiring students in Jammu and Kashmir with his project Zul – a pioneering science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiative aimed at igniting their passion for robotics and coding. Spearheaded by 17-year-old Arav Kaul from Mumbai’s Dhirubhai Ambani International School, the program was launched to equip students in grades […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday defended his recent order of transferring 48 Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officials, saying he knows his limits and would never cross them. Sinha made the remarks at an event in Delhi on a day Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a legislature party […]
SRINAGAR — Amid differences with the Raj Bhavan over transfer of state officials, ruling Jammu and Kashmir lawmakers Friday stressed the need for all to respect people’s mandate, asserting their government’s efforts towards building a coordination with the LG administration should not be construed as their weakness. “We are repeatedly saying this and this is […]
JAMMU — Defending the transfer of 48 middle-rung officers in the bureaucracy by Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha in Jammu and Kashmir, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Friday criticised the National Conference (NC) government for questioning the move and said that these transfers were conducted within his jurisdiction. […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Friday lashed out at the ruling National Conference, saying it was focusing on who between them and the Lieutenant Governor is empowered to transfer officials rather than taking a stand on issues that really matter. Mufti accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led government of “surrendering” before New […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party leader Waheed Para on Friday criticised the ruling National Conference, saying the party was focusing on powers to transfer officers instead of resisting the changes enforced post August 2019. On August 5, 2019, the Union government had scrapped Article 370, which granted special powers to the erstwhile state of Jammu […]
SRINAGAR — A nearly two-hour-long legislative party meeting of the ruling National Conference and its alliance partners here on Friday passed two resolutions, one of which sought respecting the mandate of the people – a veiled reference to the growing disquiet between the Raj Bhavan and the six-month-old government in the Union Territory. The National […]