Jammu

Dismissal of two more employees by LG administration fuels concerns of ‘wider agenda to disempower Muslims especially Kashmiris’: Mehbooba Mufti

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 […]

Kashmir

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq appealed Centre to release ailing separatist leaders on humanitarian grounds

SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday appealed to the Centre to show compassion and release ailing separatist leaders on humanitarian grounds. In a statement here, Mirwaiz expressed concern over the critical health condition of Democratic Freedom Party chief Shabir Ahmad Shah and JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik. Mirwaiz said Shah’s wife had conveyed to […]

Politics

Budgam bypoll: BJP candidate files complaint against CM Omar Abdullah over poll code ‘violation’

SRINAGAR — BJP candidate for Budgam assembly bypoll Syed Mohsin on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India against Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct. A BJP spokesperson said the complaint pertains to the statement made by Abdullah in the Legislative Assembly, wherein […]

Politics

National Law University to start functioning in Kashmir valley from April next year: CM Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the National Law University (NLU) will start functioning in the valley from April next year. The chief minister made these remarks while speaking on a private member resolution moved by Congress MLA from Bandipora, Nizam-Ud-Din Bhat. “This House unanimously resolves to impress upon […]