Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said his administration accords top priority to the security of Kashmiri Pandits and will always stand by them. He said he wishes that the day comes when the community members will return to their homes in the Valley as they have suffered a lot in the past over […]
Jammu: Kashmiri Pandit employees protesting over pending salaries and relocation to Jammu staged an overnight sit-in outside the BJP office here and refused to budge till their demands are met. The Kashmiri Pandit employees have been on protest for the past 287 days after their colleagues were killed by militants in the valley. They have […]
Jammu: In its endeavor to make the Administration more efficient and transparent, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday ordered premature retirement of 02 officers, one each belonging to Prison Department and Transport Department respectively. These officers conducted their duties in ways which were unbecoming of public servants and in violation of the established code […]
New Delhi: A day after they held a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, groups from Ladakh on Thursday reiterated their demands for statehood and sixth schedule status for the Union Territory, threatening to intensify their agitation if the government does not listen to them. At a press conference here, environmental activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk […]
Srinagar: Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani on Thursday said the Centre should immediately restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and hold Assembly polls here. He also accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre of creating “dictatorship” in Jammu and Kashmir. “We demand immediate restoration of statehood to Jammu and […]
New Delhi: Slogans demanding statehood for Ladakh were raised at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday as a joint protest was held by the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance in the national capital. Representatives of social, cultural and political organisations from Ladakh, as well as hundreds of common Ladakhis gathered at the 18th-century observatory, a […]
Says Centre Kashmir To Divert Attention From Adani Issue Srinagar; Criticising the ongoing anti-encroachment drive, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday accused the BJP-led Centre of using Jammu and Kashmir to divert attention of the country from pressing issues such as unemployment and the Adani row. “To divert the attention from the Adani issue and […]
Jammu: Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees demanding a transfer from the Valley and release of salary dues were detained on Wednesday, shortly after they assembled here for a protest to press for their demands, officials said. The employees were supposed to stage a protest outside the Press Club but were not allowed by police. […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija moved the Jammu and Kashmir High Court for issuance of passport, pleading that she needs the travel document immediately to pursue her higher education outside the country. The 35-year-old said her passport expired on January 2, and she had applied for a fresh one in advance on June […]
Srinagar: Parts of Kashmir on Wednesday, including commercial hub of Lal Chowk, observed a shutdown against the demolition drive launched by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to retrieve state land. Shops and other business establishments remained closed in most parts of Srinagar while reports reaching here from Anantnag said the main town observed shutdown. Although […]