‘It’s a game of who blinks first but the bad news for them is that it’s not going to be my mother’

‘It’s a game of who blinks first but the bad news for them is that it’s not going to be my mother’

lltija Mufti, the 32-year-old daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, says she is no politician but her mother’s detention since August 5, which she has challenged in the Supreme Court – there has been no hearing after the first one on February 26 – has forced her to speak up against all that has unfolded in […]

Lt Governor chairs high-level meeting of Administrative Secretaries

Lt Governor chairs high-level meeting of Administrative Secretaries

Reviews functioning, Calls for expediting the execution of developmental projects, welfare schemes Issues directions for land identification and construction of BDC offices complexes JAMMU, JULY 28: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today called for expediting the execution of developmental projects and speedy implementation of welfare programmes so that their benefits percolate seamlessly across the board. […]

J-K NC Spokesperson Resigns From Post Amid ‘Statehood Vs Special Status’ Debate

J-K NC Spokesperson Resigns From Post Amid ‘Statehood Vs Special Status’ Debate

As the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference has been laying more emphasis on the restoration of statehood than the restoration of special status, party spokesperson and senior leader Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday resigned from the post. “I have sent across my resignation from the post of Chief Spokesperson of @JKNC_. From here on none of […]

NIT Srinagar students miffed over Viva-Voce from Aug 5

NIT Srinagar students miffed over Viva-Voce from Aug 5

Comprehensive Viva-Voce Examination (CVVE) rescheduled for Aug 5, 2020 by NIT Srinagar vide notification NIT/DAA/2020/157 dt. July 6, 2020 is approaching and the students at the receiving end are nervous and blue. Given the rising number of infections in Jammu and Kashmir, the decision made by the NIT, Srinagar Senate is being criticized. The reasons […]

Hilal Ahmad Rather, IAF officer from Kashmir, who played key role in Rafale delivery

Hilal Ahmad Rather, IAF officer from Kashmir, who played key role in Rafale delivery

Air commodore Hilal Ahmad Rather has become a buzz name in Kashmir overnight. Hilal saw off the first batch of Rafale jets which took off from France to India on Monday. Among other things, he has also been associated with the weaponisation of the Rafale aircraft for acclamitisation to Indian requirements. Hilal is presently India’s […]

Statehood must not be a demand, it is a commitment of PM & HM : Vakil

Statehood must not be a demand, it is a commitment of PM & HM : Vakil

Senior vice president Peoples Conference and former minister Abdul Gani Vakil expressed surprise over some political parties eagerly demanding Statehood, which actually shouldn’t be a demand, but a commitment of the present regime in the centre. It is unfortunate that the some Traditional political parties are still bent upon to exploit the issue of statehood […]

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,68,205 stranded JK residents; 1,86,699 via Lakhanpur, 81,506 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,68,205 stranded JK residents; 1,86,699 via Lakhanpur, 81,506 through special trains

JAMMU, JULY 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,68,205 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur  and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]