ECI officials take stock of preparations for J&K Polls

ECI officials take stock of preparations for J&K Polls

Srinagar, September 12: A team of senior officials from the Election Commission of India (ECI) undertook a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, during which they reviewed the preparedness of the forthcoming Assembly Elections in the Union Territory. During the two-day visit on 11-12 September, the ECI officials visited Ramban and Anantnag districts, where they […]

Army chief arrives in Srinagar, meets LG

Army chief arrives in Srinagar, meets LG

Srinagar: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi arrived here on Thursday evening to evaluate security measures as Jammu and Kashmir prepares for its first Assembly elections in nearly a decade and the first since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019. According to senior Army officials posted in Srinagar, Gen. Dwivedi is expected to […]

Vote en masse for NC-Cong alliance for statehood: Hussain

Vote en masse for NC-Cong alliance for statehood: Hussain

Srinagar: The Congress on Thursday appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote en masse for its alliance with the National Conference (NC) in the assembly polls and give absolute majority to the coalition to fight for the rights of the people. “We want a strong government in J-K. We appeal to the […]

Will support INDIA bloc if it brings resolution for Art 370: Er Rashid

Will support INDIA bloc if it brings resolution for Art 370: Er Rashid

Srinagar: Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid on Thursday said he would support the INDIA bloc if they commit to bringing a resolution in Parliament for restoring Article 370. “If the INDIA alliance gives me a written assurance that it will introduce a resolution in Parliament for the […]

Only PDP can fight BJP’s onslaught: Mehbooba

Only PDP can fight BJP’s onslaught: Mehbooba

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said her PDP is the only party that can fight the BJP’s onslaught on the identity, resources and jobs of the people of the Union Territory. She said when her People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was in power, it took the people of J-K, especially south […]

Remain vigilant, proactive: ADGP to officers

Remain vigilant, proactive: ADGP to officers

Holds security, election review meeting in Shopian Srinagar: In preparation for the upcoming Assembly Election, the Additional Director General of Police (SPNO) J&K, Vijay Kumar-IPS accompanied by IGP Kashmir V.K. Birdi-IPS & IG CRPF Shri G.K Verma-IPS, conducted a security and election review meeting at Conference Hall DPO Shopian. The meeting was attended by DIG […]

CS reviews status of BharatNet, calls for saturation of 4G network in JK

CS reviews status of BharatNet, calls for saturation of 4G network in JK

Srinagar: Flagging the slow pace of progress over saturation of 4G connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today directed the officers to work in a coordinated manner to expedite the pace of work on the project for its timely completion. He passed these directions during a review meeting at Civil Secretariat here […]

MMU, MPLB demand immediate withdrawal of Waqf Amendment Bill 2024

MMU, MPLB demand immediate withdrawal of Waqf Amendment Bill 2024

Council says willing to present its viewpoint directly to JPC SRINAGAR: Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama (MMU) Jammu & Kashmir and Muslim Personal Law Board on Thursday held an extraordinary meeting to discuss in depth the implications and possibilities regarding the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, presented by the Government of India, along with the concerns and apprehensions Muslims […]

Minto Circle school faces hefty fine for defying FFRC orders

Minto Circle school faces hefty fine for defying FFRC orders

SRINAGAR: The Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC), Srinagar, has levied a substantial penalty of Rs 16 lakh on the Minto Circle English Medium Senior Secondary School, Aloochi Bagh, Srinagar, for non-compliance with regulatory fee guidelines and repeated disregard of the committee’s orders. This development follows the school’s failure to deposit an earlier penalty of […]

Assembly Elections: Mega event at River Front Rajbagh ignites voter awareness through SVEEP

Assembly Elections: Mega event at River Front Rajbagh ignites voter awareness through SVEEP

SRINAGAR: The banks of River Jhelum reverberated with the vibrant voices of democracy and voter awareness on Thursday as a grand mega event was held at River Front Rajbagh “River Of Democracy” under the aegis of the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) initiative. The event, which drew an enthusiastic crowd from all walks […]