Recommendations of J&K Delimitation Commission unjustified, illogical: CPI(M)
New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Friday hit out at the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission, saying the recommendations made by it are “unjustified” and “illogical”. The Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, which was formed in March 2020, on Thursday notified its final report giving six additional assembly seats to Jammu region and one to […]
Army pays tributes to slain officer
Srinagar: An army officer, who had slipped and fallen into a ravine in Uri sector, succumbed to his injuries. A defence spokesman, while paying tributes to the slain, said that Maj Raghunath Ahlawat was leading his team for a Counter Infiltration Operation based on a reliable intelligence input. To identify a safe approach for the […]
Delimitation Commission notifies final report
Recommends 47 seats for Kashmir, 43 for Jammu, except minor changes, keeps its draft report intact
Srinagar: The Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, formed in March 2020, on Thursday notified its final report giving six additional assembly seats to Jammu region and one to Kashmir Valley and bringing areas of Rajouri and Poonch under the Anantnag parliamentary seat. Jammu division will now have 43 assembly seats and Kashmir 47 in […]
Boundaries of almost all assembly segments in Kashmir redrawn
Extra seat added to Valley goes to Kupwara; Anantnag gains seat, Kulgam loses one…
Srinagar: Boundaries of almost all assembly constituencies of the Kashmir Valley have been redrawn by the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission to create 47 constituencies, up from 46 earlier, for a population of over 70 lakh. According to the final report of the three-member commission, the only assembly seat to be increased in the Valley […]
Kashmiri politicians flay Delimitation Commission’s report
BJP hails report, says it empowers entire J&K population
Srinagar: The National Conference on Thursday said it was studying the impact of the Delimitation Commission report on individual assembly segments in Jammu and Kashmir but claimed the BJP and its “proxies” will be punished by the voters whenever elections are held in the union territory. However, the People’s Conference led by Sajad Gani Lone […]
Govt approves J&K Road Classification & Road Gazette-2022
Powers to grant technical sanctions given to Chief Engineers working on deputation to identified organizations in J&K
Jammu, May 05: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha, approved the adoption of Jammu and Kashmir Road Classification & Road Gazette- 2022, an official press release informed Thursday. It said Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the LG, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief […]
Youth Clubs playing vital supportive role in J&K’s development journey: LG
4,522 Youth Clubs constituted across 20 districts, maximum 9,000 youths enrolled in Poonch
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday termed the Youth Clubs as vital support in J&K’s development journey, enabling youngsters in “self-discovery & self-development”. Youth Clubs provide an opportunity for the young generation to contribute to society and achieve self-growth, the LG said. “Young people are our greatest hope and through Youth Clubs they are not […]
‘Tremendous improvement’ in security situation in J&K, says Northern Army commander
Udhampur: Asserting that the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has seen a “tremendous improvement and stabilisation” since August 2019, a top Army commander said the union territory is “regaining its past glory and peace through sacrifices of the security forces and people”. He said security forces have killed 180 militants in 2021 and arrested […]
Govt orders major reshuffle in J&K administration
Srinagar: In a major civil administration reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir government ordered transfers and postings of senior bureaucrats, including 20 IAS officers, officials said. According to the order issued late on Wednesday night, the divisional commissioner of Jammu and six deputy commissioners (DCs) are among those transferred with immediate effect. Barely 10 months after […]
Cross-border tunnel detected in Jammu, plan to disrupt Amarnath Yatra foiled: BSF
Samba: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday said it has foiled the “nefarious designs of Pakistan-based terrorists to disrupt the upcoming Amarnath Yatra” by detecting a cross-border tunnel along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. During the ongoing anti-tunneling operation, BSF troops dugout and detected 265-feet-long oxygen pipes along the […]
