Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) Leaders and workers of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday staged a protest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city over taxes, utility charges and the electric power amnesty issue. Raising anti-government slogans here on Saturday, leaders and workers of the PDP staged a protest to highlight what they described as growing public distress over taxes and utility charges.Carrying placards, the protesters gathered in parts of the city, accusing authorit…
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Jammu, Feb 13 (IANS) Opposition BJP MLA, Vikram Randhawa stirred emotions in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Friday when he said that people from the Valley had encroached land in Jammu city. However, Health Minister Sakina Itoo pointed out that anti-encroachment drives had led to retrieval of land belonging to the Jammu Development Authority (JDA)Countering the BJP MLA, health minister, Sakina Itoo said that since January 2025, a total of 34 anti-encroachment drives have been carried …
Jammu, Feb 12 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will hold a discussion on defamatory content being posted on social media against legislators.Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather announced on Thursday that the Assembly will discuss the increasing circulation of defamatory content against legislators on social media platforms.The issue was raised during Question Hour as several members expressed concern over online portals and social media handles allegedly targeting lawmakers with unverifi…
Jammu, Feb 11 (IANS) Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs stalled the proceedings of J&K Legislative Assembly on Wednesday when they stormed into the Well of the House demanding an apology from the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, for what they alleged were his unparliamentary remarks.Before creating the ruckus, BJP members had staged a walkout from the House and then returned at the end of the Question Hour.The BJP members said the Chief Minister had left the House when he saw the BJP…
Jammu, Feb 4 (IANS) Pandemonium marred the proceedings of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday as ruling National Conference (NC) and its ally Congress MLAs took exception to the remarks of the Leader of Opposition (LoP), BJP’s Sunil Sharma, on the Pir Panjal region.The NC and Congress MLAs staged a protest against Sunil Shama’s remarks on the Pir Panjal region, demanding an apology.Amid noisy scenes, the Speaker adjourned the House for 15 minutes.The protest erupted soon afte…
Jammu, Feb 3 (IANS) Uproar was witnessed in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Tuesday as the BJP MLAs demanded a National Law University for Jammu, and NC and PDP members raised the issue of attacks on Kashmiris outside the union territory.Noisy scenes marred the proceedings of the House, with both the opposition and ruling party legislators vehemently debating their issues.Speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather, decided to continue with the Question Hour despite the uproar and dismissed the ad…
Jammu, Feb 1 (IANS) The 27-day-long budget session of the J&K Legislative Assembly beginning on Monday is expected to be stormy as the opposition is preparing to turn the heat on the ruling National Conference (NC) government headed by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Issues likely to hog the limelight during the budget session include the issue of regularisation of daily wagers, performance of the government and its achievements since the last budget and the restoration of statehood to J&a…