JAMMU — The shutdown against a proposed ropeway project in the Trikuta hills of Reasi district entered its fourth day on Saturday, with protesters continuing a hunger strike for the release of several people detained by police in Katra. The Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries (JCCI) has extended its support to the Shri Mata […]
JAMMU — The shutdown in Katra against the proposed Vaishno Devi ropeway project entered its third day on Friday, with more people sitting on the hunger strike to demand the release of those detained during earlier demonstrations. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti called for a 72-hour shutdown, which began on Wednesday. It announced […]
JAMMU — A team of the Jammu and Kashmir Congress was stopped on Thursday by police from proceeding to Katra to extend support to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, which is protesting against the proposed ropeway project. The shutdown against the proposed ropeway project in the Trikuta Hills entered its second day, with […]
JAMMU — A shutdown in Katra, the base camp for the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir, against a proposed ropeway project entered its second day on Thursday, with the protesters sitting on a hunger strike to press for the release of those detained by police the day before. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi […]
JAMMU — Several people were detained by police during a protest in Katra, the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir, as demands to shelve the proposed ropeway project intensified with the town observing a 72-hour shutdown from Wednesday. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti called for the bandh […]
SRINAGAR — NC leader and Lok Sabha member from Srinagar Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Monday led a peaceful protest outside the residence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to support the demand for rationalisation of reservation in Jammu and Kashmir. The firebrand leader had on Sunday announced that he will be joining the peaceful protests against […]
JAMMU — Members of Jammu and Kashmir Youth Congress clashed with the police here on Saturday as they staged a protest against the detention of their national president Uday Bhanu Chib and several other office-bearers by the Assam Police. Chib was taken into “preventive detention” by the Assam Police Friday morning, ahead of a protest […]
JAMMU — Intensifying its agitation against the BJP, the Jammu and Kashmir Congress continued protests for the second consecutive day by organizing a protest rally here on Friday and demanded Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation over his remarks on B R Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha. The Congress reiterated its demand for a public […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Thursday held a protest march to demand the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks in the Rajya Sabha about B R Ambedkar, which the party claimed were an “insult” to the leader. The party also demanded that Shah publicly apologize for his comments, both […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra, the base camp for the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage, observed a shutdown on Wednesday in protest against the proposed Rs 250-crore ropeway project connecting Tarakote Marg to Sanji Chhat, which leads to the cave shrine in Reasi district. Alleging that the ropeway would destroy the livelihoods of local business owners, […]
