JAMMU — As the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is scheduled to meet here for the budget session on March 3, the BJP on Friday started a two-day training workshop for its 28 legislators, majority of whom are first-timers, with focus on ensuring their effective participation in the proceedings. The two-day ‘Vidahayak Prashishan Shivir’ was jointly […]
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Assembly Speaker chairs all-party meeting ahead of first budget session
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Thursday urged the representatives of all political parties and independent legislators to cooperate during the upcoming budget session to ensure the productivity of the House. Chairing an All-Party Meeting (APM) ahead of the session, which is scheduled to commence on March 3, the […]
All-party meet convened on February 27 for smooth budget session: Assembly Speaker
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday said he has convened an all-party meeting on February 27 to ensure a smooth budget session starting on March 3. He also countered PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti who had accused him of imposing “martial law” by warning the legislators against unwarranted publicity to […]
BJP MLAs discuss party strategy ahead of J&K Assembly Budget Session
JAMMU — Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday held a meeting with newly elected BJP legislators here to discuss the strategy for the Budget Session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly which is scheduled to begin on March 3, party leaders said. The luncheon meeting, held at the Trikuta Nagar residence of the minister, was […]
Mehbooba slams assembly speaker, accuses him of imposing a form of ‘martial law’
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the role of the assembly speaker is to safeguard the rights of members of the legislature and not to act as a censor. Her remarks came after Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather took a serious note of publicity of the House business notices […]
Unwarranted publicity of business notices tantamount to breach of privilege: Assembly Speaker
JAMMU — Taking a serious note of publicity of the House business notices ahead of the Budget Session, Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather has asked the members to desist from the “breach of privilege”. He said it is improper to give unwarranted publicity to the notices of questions, Bills, resolutions […]
Speaker reviews progress on new legislative assembly complex in Jammu
JAMMU (KIMS) — Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, today convened a meeting with senior officers to review progress on construction of new Legislature Complex at Jammu. Secretary, PWD (R&B), Bhupinder Kumar; Secretary, Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Achal Sethi; DG, Budget, Mohammad Sultan; DG Codes, Mahesh Dass; Secretary, JKLA, Manoj Kumar […]
Private member’s bill on prohibition of liquor to be introduced in J&K Assembly
JAMMU — PDP MLA from Kupwara Fayaz Ahmad Mir has submitted a private member’s bill to be tabled during the upcoming budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, seeking prohibition of liquor in the Union Territory. Mir forwarded the three-page bill to the assembly secretariat on Monday, the last date for submitting of the […]
Assembly Speaker chairs house committee meeting to assess issues raised by legislators
JAMMU (KIMS) — A meeting of the House Committee was held here today under the Chairmanship of Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, to discuss issues raised by different members of the Legislative Assembly. Legislators, Sunil Kumar Sharma, (Leader of Opposition); Ghulam Ahmad Mir; Nazir Ahmad Khan (Gurezi); Surjeet Singh Slathia; Ali […]
Budget to be passed in J&K Assembly should not be framed in isolation: CM
JAMMU — Asserting the budget to be passed in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly should not be framed in isolation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday emphasized the aim of these consultations is to ensure that the proposals of people’s representatives are considered and their needs and aspirations are reflected in the budget. Abdullah highlighted […]