Political parties united on supporting KP, Dogra employees’ demands for relocation from Kashmir, transfer policy

Political parties united on supporting KP, Dogra employees’ demands for relocation from Kashmir, transfer policy

Jammu: All major parties in Jammu and Kashmir, including the BJP, have come out openly in support of Kashmiri Pandit and Dogra employees and backed their demands for “relocation” from Kashmir in view of targeted killings by militants and a transfer policy. The National Conference, PDP, AAP, Apni Party and others criticised the J&K administration […]

Azad for shifting KP employees to Jammu till situation improves in Valley

Azad for shifting KP employees to Jammu till situation improves in Valley

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said Kashmiri Pandit employees posted in the Valley should be temporarily transferred to Jammu to save their lives in the wake of targeted attacks by militants. “A decision has to be taken as per the situation. When the situation improves, they (KP employees) […]

Tarigami suggests dialogue with protesting KP employees to resolve issues

Tarigami suggests dialogue with protesting KP employees to resolve issues

Jammu: Asserting that warnings only complicate issues rather than solving them, Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader M Y Tarigami on Monday suggested dialogue with the protesting employees who are seeking their relocation outside Kashmir in the wake of targeted killings. Hundreds of Kashmiri migrant Pandits and Jammu-based reserved category employees are camping in […]

Govt sets up panel to supervise preparations for G20 meeting in J&K

Govt sets up panel to supervise preparations for G20 meeting in J&K

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday constituted a 16-member committee to oversee the preparations for a G20 meeting in the union territory next year. Financial Commissioner (Additional chief secretary), home department, Raj Kumar Goyal was nominated as the chairman of the panel, which also included Director General of Police Dilbag Singh as one […]

Salute Rahul Gandhi for Bharat Jodo Yatra: Mehbooba

Salute Rahul Gandhi for Bharat Jodo Yatra: Mehbooba

Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said she salutes Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for undertaking the Bharat Jodo Yatra to strengthen secularism and promote unity in the country. She claimed that the foundation of secularism has taken a hit in the last seven-eight years. The former J and K chief minister […]

Night temp sees slight improvement but freeze continues in Kashmir

Night temp sees slight improvement but freeze continues in Kashmir

Srinagar: The minimum temperature in Kashmir rose by a couple of degrees but stayed below the freezing point offering little respite from cold conditions, officials said on Monday. The valley is going through a dry spell with no major precipitation forecast till the end of December. However, there is a possibility of a brief wet […]

Modelling data shows no major Covid wave in J&K, says Dir SKIMS

Modelling data shows no major Covid wave in J&K, says Dir SKIMS

Asks people to stay alert and cautious in view of prevailing winter Srinagar: Modelling data from credible agencies do not foresee any major Covid wave in Jammu and Kashmir, a leading pulmonologist said, but advised people to take precautionary measures as models “can go horribly wrong”. In a series of tweets, SKIMS Director Dr Parvaiz […]

No need to worry about BF.7 Covid variant: DAK

No need to worry about BF.7 Covid variant: DAK

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said BF.7 variant is unlikely to cause a new wave of Covid-19 Jammu and Kashmir. “BF.7 is not a cause of concern for us and there is no need to worry about it,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said BF.7, the […]

Parliamentary panel recommends rehabilitation policy for houseboat owners seeking to quit trade

Parliamentary panel recommends rehabilitation policy for houseboat owners seeking to quit trade

New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has recommended formulation of a rehabilitation policy for Kashmir’s houseboat owners who want to leave their traditional business and go for alternative livelihood opportunities. A houseboat is designed or modified to be used primarily as a guest house and found on the famous Dal Lake and other water bodies in […]

Minorities safer in India than anywhere else: Minister

Minorities safer in India than anywhere else: Minister

Patna: Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Monday asserted that “all minority groups” were secure in the country, “more than anywhere else in the world”, though parties opposed to the BJP suggested otherwise because of “appeasement politics”. Rai made the averment at a press conference he addressed at the Bihar BJP headquarters […]