New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Reacting to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s criticism of the film ‘The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond’, Jammu & Kashmir Leader of Opposition Sunil Kumar Sharma said that if facts are being shown, “nobody should have a problem with that”, intensifying the political debate surrounding the film.“He (Tharoor) said a lot of hatred has been observed in the Kerala Story 1 film, with many cases of conversion reported, though later some turned out to be false. I haven’t p…
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New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A political row has erupted over the upcoming film ‘The Kerala Story 2’, with leaders across party lines offering sharply divergent views on its content, intent, and implications for social harmony.BJP leaders strongly defended the upcoming film ‘The Kerala Story 2’, terming it a reflection of reality and invoking freedom of expression amid mounting political criticism.Speaking to IANS, BJP National Spokesperson, Shazia Ilmi, questioned calls for banning the film, arguin…
Jammu, Feb 13 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government informed the Legislative Assembly on Friday that 32,425 cancer cases were reported in the union territory during the last three years.Health minister Sakina Itoo said in reply to a question by PDP MLA, Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, that the lung, oral, cervical, prostate and pancreatic cancers are among the most common.She said that in Jammu division 6,804 cases were registered from 2023-2025, including 2,036 in 2023, 2,187 in 2024, and 2,581 in 202…
Srinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will begin a crucial three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from February 5 to conduct a comprehensive security review, assess developmental projects and engage with political stakeholders. Leaders across party lines reacted to the visit with a mix of optimism, expectations and political concerns. The visit is expected to include high-level meetings with security agencies and administrative officials to evaluate the overall law and order situati…
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…
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) J&K Students Association (JKSA) on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, on the recent attack on a Kashmiri shawl seller in Uttarakhand, as former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti, voiced concern over the safety of Kashmiris. JKSA wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking urgent intervention over what it described as a “disturbing and sustained pattern of identity-based harassment and violence” against…
Srinagar, Dec 28 (IANS) Ahead of their participation in the students’ protest over job reservations in Jammu and Kashmir, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference (NC) MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Para and former Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattoo on Sunday alleged that they have been placed under house arrest in Srinagar.Iltija Mufti, PDP leader and daughter of Mehbooba Mufti, said on X on Sunday, “Like many others Ive also been placed …