Srinagar: Government Monday relieved Secretary Raj Kumar Goyal, IAS to the Jammu and Kashmir government and appointed him as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs, government of India. “Upon his appointment as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Mr. Raj Kumar Goyal, IAS (JlC1990) is hereby relieved […]
Agencies JAMMU: The National Conference and the PDP on Thursday alleged that uniformed personnel coerced people to vote for the BJP and EVMs malfunctioned in some places with the Congress button not working during the first phase of polling in Jammu’s Poonch area. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti tweeted a video showing voters raising anti-BJP slogans […]
Agencies KAILIMPONG: Hitting out at opposition leaders for being “unhappy” with air strikes on terror camps, BJP president Amit Shah today said his party would remove Article 370 from Kashmir “after forming the next BJP government” at the Centre. Article 370 of the Constitution grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Criticising West Bengal Chief […]
Srinagar : As balloting in underway in Baramulla and Jammu Lok Sabha constituencies the officials said over 35 .52% of the total electorate in the two lok sabha constituencies voted till 1.00 P.M. Below is the district wise poll percentage in Baramulla and Jammu Lok Sabha constituencies: Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency S no District Upto 9.am […]
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Police has detained several ‘over-ground workers’ (OGWs) for interrogation in connection with the killing of an RSS leader and his PSO in Kishtwar district, a senior officer said Thursday. Chanderkant Sharma (52), a senior RSS functionary and his security guard were killed on Tuesday when a militant opened fire at […]
Agencies Jammu: Lashing out at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly instigating people to defy a ban of vehicular movement on the national highway connecting Jammu with Srinagar, the BJP Wednesday demanded that she be arrested for trying to create law and order problem. “FIR should been registered against former CM Mehbooba Mufti for statements […]
Srinagar : Life in Kashmir was disrupted Thursday due to a strike called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) to protest against polling for first phase of Lok Sabha elections in the Valley and NIA action against Hurriyat Conference leaders and their kin. Shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed due to the strike while […]
Agencies Jammu : The curfew imposed in Kishtwar district following killing of senior RSS functionary Chanderkant Sharma and his PSO remained in force for the second day Wednesday even as police intensified searches to track down those involved in the killing. The cremation of the RSS leader will take place later in the day in […]
Agencies Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Wednesday said Narendra Modi will have to answer for Pakistani premier Imran Khan’s “endorsement” for his second term as prime minister. Khan told a small group of foreign journalists in an interview that he believes there may be a better chance of peace talks with India and […]
Srinagar : Former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir’s relation with Union of India was being turned into Israel-Palestine conflict. Reacting to the ban imposed on civilian movement on highway twice a week, Mehbooba said, the relation of Jammu and Kashmir with Union of […]