SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said the absence of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood cannot be used as an excuse for underperformance, as the elected government has all the powers. Addressing the J&K UT Foundation Day celebrations at the SKICC here, Sinha said Union home minister Amit Shah has stated in the Parliament […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday ratified the amendments to the Goods and Services Tax Act, which were passed recently in the GST Council. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved the bill in the assembly for ratification. The bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 was taken […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Friday said “appropriate action” will be taken against a journalist for uploading a National Conference MLA’s video on social media claiming the legislator was “watching reels” on phone during House proceedings. As soon as the House met on Friday morning, Karnah MLA Javaid […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will reach out to the people of cloudburst-hit Chasoti in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district and lay the foundation for rebuilding houses and other infrastructure damaged in the mountainous belt on November 3, officials said on Thursday. A cloudburst struck Chasoti — the last motorable village en route to […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said any employees suspected of narco-terror links should be prosecuted through courts, as the current system of dismissals does not allow them the opportunity to present their case. Earlier in the day, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha dismissed two government employees for their alleged links […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed four bills, including the J&K Tenancy Bill, 2025 which is aimed at protecting the interests of landlords and tenants. The assembly also passed a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 for enhancing the maximum age limit for holding the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir has registered more than 2,800 cases of domestic violence in the last two years, with a 121 per cent spike in reported incidents in the last financial year, the legislative assembly was informed on Thursday. Responding to a question by National Conference (NC) MLA from Habbakadal, Shamim Firdous, Minister for […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the dismissal of two employees by the Lieutenant Governor’s administration fuels concerns of a “wider agenda to disempower Muslims especially Kashmiris”. Her remarks came after Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha dismissed two government employees for their alleged links with terrorists. The LG terminated the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, on Thursday dismissed two teachers from the School Education Department for their alleged involvement in activities prejudicial to the security of the state. According to two separate government orders, Maajid Iqbal Dar, a teacher from Kheora area of Rajouri district, and Gh Hussain, a […]
SRINAGAR — The opposition BJP MLAs staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Thursday to protest the rejection of their adjournment motion for a discussion on the situation in the aftermath of the recent floods in the Union territory. The BJP MLAs staged a walkout after remaining standing for the entire Question […]