In order to change the socio economic conditions of rural population J&K administration is working on many schemes. Recently Chief Secretary, impressed upon the Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (RD&PR) Department to work for meeting housing targets given under PMAY-Grameen and other schemes implemented by the Department. He threw light on other achievements made by […]
Srinagar: Former mayor of Srinagar city, and Apni Party leader Junaid Azim Mattu has announced his resignation from the J&K Apni Party citing a fundamental clash between his personal convictions and the party’s ideology. Notably, Mattu, one of the high-profile politicians in Jammu and Kashmir, said, since his ideology no longer matches the party’s direction, […]
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said on Monday a recently ratified morality law would be enforced “gently”, after the international community and Afghans voiced concern over new restrictions. Women must cover completely and not raise their voices in public, according to a 35-article law announced on Wednesday by the justice ministry. It imposes wide-ranging stipulations from behaviour to […]
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: Iltija Mufti, 35, daughter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti, on Tuesday made her electoral debut by filing the nomination papers from the Bijbehara constituency of south Kashmir. Bijbehara is a traditional bastion of the PDP and it has been represented from 1999 to 2018 by senior party leader Abdul […]
Srinagar: BJP on Tuesday released third list of candidates for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls a day after it withdrew the same list, making just one change from Vaishno Devi seat. The party changed just one candidate from Vaishno Devi and fielded Baldev Raj Sharma in place of Rohit Dubey. As per the […]
Illegal drugs and narcotics remains a pressing issue with far-reaching consequences, encompassing health, social, and economic dimensions that affect individuals, families, and the community on a profound level. Recently UT Government said that it is committed to fight the drug menace through a coordinated and multi-pronged approach which includes prevention, enforcement, treatment and rehabilitation & […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to create five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Monday. These districts include Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang. According to the official website of the Ladakh administration, so far, two districts made up the Union Territory — Leh […]
KARACHI: Armed men shot and killed at least 23 people in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province after offloading them from buses and checking their identities, according to media reports on Monday. The incident happened in Balochistan’s Musakhel district. According to Assistant Commissioner Musakhail Najeeb Kakar, armed men blocked the inter-provincial highway in the Rarasham district of […]
Srinagar: DDC chairperson Shopian on Monday resigned from the People’s Democratic Party and extended support to former MLA Wachi Aijaz Ahmad Mir. DDC chairperson Shopian Bilquees Bano said that she has resigned from the PDP and will support Aijaz Ahmad Mir, who is to contest elections as independent candidate on Wachi (now Zainapora) constituency. […]
Srinagar:: Apni Party president Syed Altaf Bukhari Saturday said that his party will field candidates from 60 seats including 40 in Kashmir and 20 in Jammu for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to the media persons while visiting Chanapora, Bukhari said that there won’t be any alliance with anyone and […]