JAMMU — The Centre has approved an increase in the number of person-days provided under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to 150 for Jammu and Kashmir, a move welcomed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare had recommended extending the benefit of additional employment of 50 days […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Friday called for a probe into the “possible terror links” of Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti and her family. BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur criticised Mehbooba and her daughter Iltija Mufti for repeatedly defending the Kashmir Times daily, which was raided by the Jammu and Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday, urged the governments across the country to immediately stop the alleged “harassment” of Kashmiris in their states or Union territories, saying such reports were “very disturbing”. “The news of harassment keeps coming in from all over, which is very disturbing. Reports have come from Himachal and some other […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — PDP leader Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi and BJP’s Devyani Rana on Friday took oath as Members of the Legislative Assembly from Budgam and Nagrota constituencies. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Assembly Complex in Jammu, where the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, administered the oath […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday met Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and discussed developmental priorities of the Union Territory. “Chief Minister today called on the Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance @nsitharaman and held a detailed discussion on key developmental priorities of Jammu and Kashmir,” the office of the chief minister […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and chief ministers to ensure that Kashmiris living, studying or earning their livelihood across the country are not viewed with suspicion or subjected to any form of harassment in the wake of the Delhi car blast. […]
JAMMU — The National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party reacted strongly to the State Investigation Agency’s raid at the Kashmir Times office here on Thursday, terming it an attempt to exert pressure on the media. Both parties alleged that the action represented a broader pattern of intimidation targeting independent media in Jammu and Kashmir. […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah should take up with the Centre the issue of alleged harassment faced by people of Jammu and Kashmir outside the Union territory in the aftermath of the November 10 Red Fort blast. “People across the country are angry over the blast in […]
JAMMU — Asserting that Jammu is rapidly emerging as a trade and logistics hub connecting Ladakh and the Kashmir valley with the country’s trade corridors, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday that the Jammu and Kashmir logistics policy 2025 will be unveiled soon. He said that the new policy intervention will introduce a comprehensive […]
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has listed a plea filed by detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik for final consideration on December 4 after hearing the arguments, a member of MLA’s legal counsel said on Thursday. Malik, who is the AAP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit president, was […]