New Delhi: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has said that he “will not be contesting any assembly elections” while Jammu and Kashmir remains a Union Territory, in a stinging piece in The Indian Express as the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status is set to complete one year on August 5. He also recalled his meeting […]
A month after Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the aging leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference stepped down from his post as “chairman for life” of the Kashmiri separatist grouping with a fierce attack on Pakistan after year-long efforts by Islamabad to sideline him and his nominee in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, efforts are on in Pakistan to contain the […]
India’s new Rafale fighters will significantly enhance the offensive capabilities of the air force and prove to be a game changer with their advanced weaponry, high-tech sensors, superior radar for detection and tracking of targets and ability to carry an impressive payload, people familiar with the aircraft’s capability said. The IAF’s Rafale jets will be armed with […]
China on Monday urged Afghanistan, Nepal and Pakistan to forge “four-party cooperation” to overcome the Covid-19 crisis and continue work on projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Presiding over a virtual meeting with his counterparts from the three countries, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi said the four […]
WITH THE Central law on land acquisition being extended to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the J&K administration has withdrawn a 1971 circular that required a no objection certificate (NOC) from its home department for acquisition or requisition of land in favour of the Army, BSF, CRPF and other similar organisations. Such acquisition […]
In his first interview to The Indian Express since the abrogation of the special status of Jammu & Kashmir and his release from detention, Omar Abdullah, Vice President, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, and former Chief Minister of erstwhile state of J&K, speaks about a range of issues from the Gupkar Declaration on August 4, 2019, to […]
Ten persons including a National Conference block president died of Covid-19 pandemic in Kashmir on Monday taking the number of people who died of deadly virus to 328 in the Union Territory. Official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that ten patients who were tested positive for Covid-19 and died include a 65-year-old from Safakadal […]
5000 MT capacity climate control storage plant to come up at Jammu JAMMU, JULY 27: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today e -inaugurated four projects of Jammu and Kashmir Agro Industries Development Corporation and Horticulture Planning & Marketing department, in presence of Sh. Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Horticulture Department. In Horticulture Planning […]
Asymptomatic patients to be sent home with an oximeter JAMMU, JULY 27: In a significant decision with regard to management of COVID-19 patients and in line with the earlier decision of reserving four tertiary hospitals in Srinagar as referral centres, the three tertiary hospitals in Jammu city shall now also be only referral hospitals for […]
Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, Chancellor of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu visited the Main University campus at Chatha today. The Lt Governor, who was accompanied by the First Lady Dr. Smita Murmu, inaugurated the new infrastructural blocks including building of Ujala PG Girls Hostel, Residential Quarters for Teaching staff and […]