New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday demanded a debate on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha, saying innocent citizens were losing their lives in the valley. Raising the matter as the House took up “issues of urgent public importance”, Chowdhury said, “Innocent civilians are losing lives in Jammu […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani on Monday said former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad should be stripped of his Padma award for “compromising national security.” Former Congress leader and Democratic Azad Party chief Azad had recently said that when he was the J-K chief minister, he had informed […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the claim made by the government about heavy investment flow into Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 is a “lie”. “Despite GOIs tall claims of heavy investment flow into J&K post abrogation of Article 370, the figures presented by them in the Parliament prove […]
Srinagar: National Conference on Monday said that the claims of heavy investment in J&K post abrogation of Art 370 have fallen flat in the face of the figures presented by GOI in the Parliament. Reacting to the year wise figures on investments over the last five years furnished by GOI in the Lok Sabha, Tanvir […]
An inter-departmental tiff, as per sources, has played spoilsport Srinagar: More than five months after it was inaugurated, with much pomp and show, the Pattan Indoor Stadium in Baramulla district continues to remain out of bounds for sports enthusiasts, much to their dismay. An inter-departmental tiff, as per sources, has played spoilsport. The indoor stadium […]
New Delhi: The law must not be used as a tool to harass the accused and courts must always ensure that frivolous cases do not “pervert” its sacrosanct nature, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court, which quashed the criminal proceedings pending at a Chennai court against two people, said law is meant to […]
Jammu: In the first, nine students of a private school in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district participated in a global asteroid search campaign as part of NASA’s citizen science project. The campaign was organised by Delhi-based Homi Lab in association with the International Astronomical search collaboration (IASC) from October 21 to November 15, Homi Lab […]
Leh/Jammu: The Ladakh administration has proposed Bhoti ‘Shukpa’ and Bhoti ‘Tsersnon’ as the state tree and state flower of the union territory of Ladakh, officials said. The proposed state tree and state flower for the union territory of Ladakh are placed in the public domain for suggestions and comments from experts and the general public […]
SRINAGAR: In connection with the UNESCO’s Creative City Network, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today convened a meeting to review the heritage conservation and development of Srinagar Creative City. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar and Deputy Commissioner Budgam virtually, and SMC Commissioner, Director H&H, Chief Town Planner, officers […]
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo today chaired a meeting to discuss the progress achieved on implementation of International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) project as well as setting up of Project Monitoring Units (PMU’s) across J&K at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Vice Chancellor, SKUAST Kashmir, Prof. […]