Azad expels 3 senior leaders including Tara Chand from party
Jammu: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday expelled three top leaders – former ministers Tara Chand and Manohar Lal and former legislator Balwan Singh – from his Democratic Azad Party (DAP) for anti-party activities. An order for their expulsion with immediate effect was issued by DAP general secretary R S Chib. “They were expelled for anti-party […]
‘The Malnad Ultra’ trail run brings out shining star from Jammu
JAMMU: Bringing laurels to the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, ace runner Samvit Sharma from Jammu finished his first 100 km ‘The Malnad Ultra’ run on November 27 at Chikmagalur in Karnataka in a gruelling course with an elevation gain of 3430 m. Samvit Sharma with his hard work, perseverance and sheer determination was […]
Row over ST status- GBJAC halts ‘Foot March’ after HM’s assurance of protecting their existing rights
JAMMU: The Gujjar Bakerwal Joint Action Committee (GBJAC) has decided to halt its 18-day long Foot March following the assurance from Union Home Minister Amit Shah that their existing rights of reservation as Scheduled Tribe (ST) will remain intact. Welcoming central government’s assurance of bringing a legislation to safeguard the existing reservation quota for the […]
Is Lal Singh warming up to the Congress?
JAMMU: Veteran political leader and former minister, who is also chairman of Dogra Swabhimaan Sangathan Party (DSSP), Chaudhary Lal Singh seems to be getting cozier with his old party Congress after he appeared in a function to pay tributes to Congress leader late Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma on his birth anniversary. According to sources Chaudhary […]
Restoration of statehood, protection of land and job rights of J&K people tops priority-list of Azad’s yet-to-be-named new party
Jammu: After breaking his five-decade-long association with the Congress, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday made his intentions clear to begin a fresh political journey from his home turf with a focus on restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir while also protecting the rights of native domiciles. In his first rally since quitting the Congress, […]
Annual Chamliyal Mela, where faith overshadows Indo-Pak hostility, begins today
Jammu: The stage is all set to host the annual ‘Chamliyal Mela’ tomorrow after a gap of two years at shrine of Baba Dalip Singh Manhas, popularly known as ‘Baba Chamliyal’, near the village of Chamliyal in Samba district. The revered shrine is on Zero Line just 200 meters away from the Indo-Pak International Border […]
Grameen Bank employee sacked for seeking security for non-local bankers in Kashmir
Bank employees protest against management decision
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank employees on Tuesday staged a protest against termination of their colleague for allegedly ‘instigating’ other employees against management. Hundreds of Grameen Bank employees assembled outside its headquarters in Narwal and raised slogans against the management for, what they said, ‘illegal’ termination of a colleague. The management of the J&K […]
JKPSI aspirants demand CBI inquiry in recruitment process
Smell rat as probe committee hasn’t approached them to submit their evidence
Jammu: Reiterating their demand to hold a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in the recently declared results of written examination held for the posts of Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspectors (JKPSI), dozens of aspirants again held a massive protest here today near Press Club of Jammu. The aspirants alleged that it seems the inquiry […]
Youth in Jammu protest against Agnipath recruitment scheme
JAMMU: Following a series of protests over Agnipath recruitment scheme in various parts of the country, the youths in Jammu are also up in arms against the central government’s new proposal of recruiting youth in armed forces. To lodge their protest, a large number of youths gathered at Kunjwani Chowk in the city outskirts. Raising […]
KP employees protest, reiterate relocation demand
Jammu: Reiterating their demand for relocation outside Kashmir till normalcy is restored there, the Migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees staged another protest demonstration here today. A large number of migrant employees, both men and women, assembled outside the Press Club of Jammu under the banner of ‘All Migrant Employees’ Association Kashmir’. Carrying placards inscribed with “Only […]
