Opposition parties to hold peaceful protest in Jammu on Oct 10: Farooq Abdullah
Jammu: Leaders of various opposition parties met under the chairmanship of National Conference president Farooq Abdullah here on Tuesday and unanimously decided to hold a peaceful protest against the BJP in Jammu next week. The BJP, however, termed it a “conspiracy” and claimed that it would not be successful because the people were aware of […]
Mahatma Gandhi’s statue unveiled in J&K Civil Secretariat on his 154th birth anniversary
Following Bapu's ideals, J&K has established over 35,000 manufacturing, service units in villages: LG Sinha
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi and a ‘Charkha’ installation as a mark of tribute to the Father of the Nation on his birth anniversary, at the Civil Secretariat here, an official press release informed. “Pujya Bapu always believed that the message of Charkha’s circumference is much broader […]
PM, HM laud J&K LG admin for ODF Plus status
Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister, Amit Shah have lauded Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and his administration for achieving 100% ODF Plus status in ‘Model’ category under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) phase-II. Prime Minister posted on X (earlier Twitter), “Laudatory effort, for which I congratulate the people of Jammu and […]
LG hands over land papers to landless beneficiaries under PMAY
Inaugurates 'Cashless Panchayats' -- adoption of BHIM-UPI mode of transactions in Gram Panchayats
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday began the process of handing over land documents to the landless people of Jammu and Kashmir for house construction under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna. A total of 245 landless PMAY-G beneficiaries from across J&K UT were identified for land allotment orders today on the occasion of Gandhi […]
CS e-inaugurates Geo-science Museum at SIDCO Budgam
Budgam: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Monday inaugurated Geology and Mining Department’s first-of-its-kind Geo-science Museum & District Mineral Office Budgam at SIDCO Budgam, an official press release informed. It said, speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary appreciated the Department of Geology and Mining for opening the Geoscience Museum as a centre for research […]
Opposition leaders meeting in Jammu Tuesday to discuss emerging situation in J&K: Tarigami
Jammu: Leaders of opposition parties will meet here on Tuesday to discuss the emerging situation in Jammu and Kashmir and evolve a common strategy to counter its “anti-people” policies, CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami said. He claimed that Jammu and Kashmir has become a “slippery slope” for the BJP. It is quite evident with the […]
All parties will be consulted on ‘One Nation, One Election’: Azad
Srinagar: Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is a member of the high-level committee formed to explore the feasibility of simultaneous polls, on Monday said all political parties will be consulted before a decision on ‘one nation, one election’ is taken. “Only a preliminary meeting has been held. It was an introductory meeting. I […]
Campaigning ends for LAHDC elections in Kargil; voting on October 04
Kargil: Campaigning ended on Monday for the October 04 elections to the fifth Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)-Kargil with the stage set for a triangular contest in most of the 26 seats. The counting of votes is scheduled for October 08 and the new council will be in place before October 11. The existing […]
Police fights enemy that gets support from outside, and strengthens itself internally: Special DGP
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police is a unique force that fights an enemy which receives support from outside and strengthens itself internally, the Special Director General of Police R R Swain said on Monday. The special DGP also referred to Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of non-violence, and said that a state of non-violence can be “achieved […]
CRPF holds cultural event at Lal Chowk
Srinagar: City centre Lal Chowk, which has all along been a hub of political activities of the region, is now becoming a pivot for tourism and cultural activities. As the CRPF band played various tunes as part of the rehearsal for an event that will be held on Tuesday, tourists and locals assembled in large […]
