JAMMU — More than 500 people have been relocated to safer places after over 58 houses were completely damaged due to land sinking in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. An official said the assessment of damages due to the land subsidence in Pernote village over the past three […]
SRINAGAR — Amid row over labeling a religious figure inaccurately, the publishing house Acuber Books International tendered apology, saying “the content is deeply offensive to many individuals and communities”. “We write to you with utmost sincerity and regret regarding the recent controversy surrounding our publication’s portrayal of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. It has come to our […]
SRINAGAR — Amid controversy over objectionable content in a textbook, Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department Saturday clarified that no such book was prescribed or developed by the board. In a post on X, School Education Department also said that no such book or content has been developed by the NCERT. “There is some objectionable […]
JAMMU — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the people, irrespective of their religion and region, have to move together and raise a united voice to seek redressal of their issues. The former chief minister is currently on a week-long tour of Poonch and Rajouri districts to garner public support and addressed a road […]
SRINAGAR — Challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court might have been a mistake but not doing so would have made things worse politically for the mainstream parties of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone has said. The separatist-turned-mainstream politician, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from the Baramulla […]
SRINAGAR — The ideology of separatism is “dead” in Jammu and Kashmir as people realised it is futile, separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajad Lone said. In a freewheeling interview with PTI, the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC) chief called for an end to violeK.nce, saying, “India is our land and there is no ambiguity about that.” […]
RAMBAN — More than 50 houses, four electricity towers, a receiving station, and a main road were damaged in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district dur to sinking of a road, officials said on Friday. Ramban Deputy Commissioner Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary visited the Pernote village, five kms from the district headquarters, on Friday morning and assured assistance […]
JAMMU — With some candidates seeking postponement of polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat due to adverse weather conditions, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Friday said they will respect any decision by the Election Commission in this regard. “It is a democracy. As a citizen of this country, we respect the […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said here on Thursday that the INDIA bloc is fighting against Prime Narendra Modi’s attempts to “create a rift among people” and the opposition alliance will “undo the wrongdoings” committed during the BJP rule. “The Election Commission has to be changed and made independent. The judiciary has to […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls in the fourth phase of elections next month. Accompanied by NC president Farooq Abdullah, vice president Omar Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Vikar Rasool, Mehdi filed the nomination […]