Srinagar: The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan, Srinagar today. Dr. Shrikant Shinde, Member of Parliament was also present. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra requested the Lt Governor for allocation of the land in Srinagar to build ‘Maharashtra Bhawan’ to strengthen tourism, cultural exchanges and economic development. […]
Patna: Jammu and Kashmir stalwarts Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti will be coming to the Bihar capital next week for the June 23 conclave of parties opposed to the BJP, a key political aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Sunday. JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’ made the disclosure at the party’s […]
Rajouri/Jammu: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Saturday hinted at his party staying away from the grand alliance against the BJP in next year’s general elections, saying most such parties remained silent when Article 370 was abrogated. He also said the talks on a pre-poll alliance in Jammu and Kashmir would be premature before […]
SRINAGAR: The head of Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar, Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, who has been kept under “illegal and arbitrary” house arrest by the authorities since 5 August 2019, has not been able to perform the important religious duty of Friday prayers for the 198th consecutive week besides not being able to […]
SRINAGAR: All the selected Hajj pilgrims-2023 of Jammu Division who have opted Srinagar as Embarkation Point for their departure to KSA are being informed to reach Haj House Srinagar only one day prior to their departure. Further, the pilgrims of Kashmir Division who visit Haj House for collection of their documents / any enquiry etc […]
School Denies, Says No Restriction On Wearing Robe Srinagar: Several female students of Vishwa Bharti Higher Secondary School here staged a protest against its administration on Thursday, alleging that they were denied entry to the institute for wearing abaya. A loose-fitting, full-length robe, Abaya is a worn by Muslim women. “We are told we should […]
Srinagar: A local school’s denying entry to girls wearing abaya, a loose cloak worn by Muslim women, has evoked sharp reactions from all quarters in Kashmir with PDP president Mehbooba Mufti terming it an attack on religious freedom guaranteed by the constitution. “Jammu and Kashmir has become a laboratory for BJP’s plans of changing Gandhi’s […]
New Delhi: In clear message to Beijing, India on Thursday described as unfounded any expectation that it will normalise its ties with China when the border situation in eastern Ladakh is not normal with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar describing the “forward deployment” of troops as the main problem. At a press conference, Jaishankar said […]
Says EC Should Tell People Why No Elections In J&K Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the Election Commission should muster courage to tell people why assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are not being held. “Is there a pressure on them (EC) not to hold elections? Let the Election Commission show […]
Srinagar: The government has assigned powers of the court to the Regional Directors Survey and Land Records (ex-officio Settlement Officers) in addition to Additional District Development Commissioners (ADDCs). The decision is aimed at sharply reducing the land disputes to benefit the people in fast and earlier settlement of their cases, officials said. An order to […]