Jammu: PDP MLA Syed Bashir Ahmed Thursday apologised for slapping a marshal in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. During the Question Hour, Syed Bashir apologised to the House for slapping a Watch and Ward staff and maintained that he did not intend to insult or injure any Assembly staff. Terming the incident unintentional, the Rajpoora MLA […]
Jammu: Government Wednesday said a special police team had been deputed to Punjab to investigate the mysterious death of a B-Tech student of Doda in a college there. Informing the Legislative Council, minister of State for Home Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo said the special police team was headed by SP Abdul Rouf. He said the team […]
Jammu: Refugees of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) and West Pakistan have occupied 5,808 acres (46,466 kanals) of land in Jammu and Kashmir since their migration to this side of LoC. “These families (of PaK and West Pak refugees) occupied 5,808.25 acres (46,466 kanals) of land and since then they continue to occupy such land,” Minister of […]
Jammu: At least 17 people, including three minors, were injured when an LPG cylinder exploded at a marriage function in Ranbir Singh Pura area on city outskirts of this winter capital city of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder caught fire yesterday when its pipe exploded, police said, adding that […]
Jammu: Opposition BJP and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) legislators Tuesday held protest in the Legislative Assembly and staged walkout demanding setting up of a Dogri channel in the state. BJP members led by legislative party leader Ashok Khajuria and JKNPP MLAs led by Harsh Dev Singh, besides Jammu State Morcha member Ashwani […]
Jammu: Press Club Jammu (PCJ) has emerged as the highest liquor consuming club in Jammu and Kashmir as 11,167 bottles Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and 9,507 bottles of beer were consumed at this club during the current financial year, the Legislative Assembly was told on Tuesday. In a written reply to the Cut Motion […]
Jammu: A People’s Democratic Party(PDP) MLA was Tuesday marshalled out from Assembly over the disruption of proceedings by holding protests against the government’s alleged failure to airlift the stranded people caught in heavy snowfall in Kupwara region. During Question Hour in the state Assembly, Abdul Haq Khan raised the issue of severe problems being faced […]
Kishtwar: Coming down heavily on the practice of absenteeism in government offices, the Jammu and Kashmir government has suspended 125 employees of different departments for remaining absent from their duties here. Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, Mohammad Javed Khan, deputed a team of senior officers yesterday who conducted surprise inspection of various offices in Kishtwar, Chatroo, Padder, […]
Jammu: Government Monday said that Rs 200 crore is being spent on the construction of 1,788 panchayat offices along with the renovation of 2,300 existing ones. Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats, Ali Mohd Sagar, shared the information while replying to a question by Congress member Sham Lal Bhagat in the J-K Legislative Council today. […]
Jammu: Government Monday introduced a Bill in the Assembly to provide the right of use to Gujarat Petronet for land which has been acquired for the laying of gas pipelines and other underground public utilities in the state. The Minister of State for Revenue, Ajaz Ahmad Khan introduced the ‘L A Bill No.1 of 2014’ […]