Jammu and Kashmir’s Roshni Act is gone, leaving thousands fearing that they will become landless

Jammu and Kashmir’s Roshni Act is gone, leaving thousands fearing that they will become landless

On October 31, the Jammu and Kashmir government declared the State Land (Vesting Ownership to the Occupants) Act, 2001, null and void. The law, which had proposed to transfer ownership of state land to its occupants for a fee determined by the government, was popularly known as the Roshni Act, as the proceeds from these […]

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8,69,186 stranded JK residents; 7,28,894 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8,69,186 stranded JK residents; 7,28,894 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,69,186 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, […]

VC Jammu University, former MLC, various public delegations call on Lt Governor

VC Jammu University, former MLC, various public delegations call on Lt Governor

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 13: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today met Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu, former MLC, public delegations including SOS International and Jammu Muslim Front here at Raj Bhavan. Prof. Manoj Kumar Dhar, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu briefed the Lt Governor about various teaching programmes and research activities going on in the University, besides […]

J&K Congress joins Gupkar Alliance

J&K Congress joins Gupkar Alliance

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Friday joined the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of several parties in the union territory seeking restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status.   Two Congress leaders participated in a meeting of the alliance at PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s ‘Fairview’ residence at […]

Congress in a fix

Congress in a fix

Congress both at high command level and also at the local level in Jammu and Kashmir have been doing political somersaults in the past weeks in order to do some balancing acts not to hurt the party in Jammu region and also keeping in view Bihar elections. Bihar elections have proved that Congress is the […]

High-speed internet ban extended in J-K — except two districts

High-speed internet ban extended in J-K — except two districts

Barring districts Ganderbal and Undhampur, the authorities on Thursday extended high-speed 3G and 4G internet ban across Jammu and Kashmir for another fortnight. While high-speed internet remains banned in the J-K from 5 August 2019, the government has cited attempts to disrupt upcoming polls for which it said that the subversive elements ‘heavily rely” upon […]