New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have emphasised on the importance of Census 2027 which began on Wednesday, calling it necessary for government planning and policy implementation. The Congress, on its part, urged for the inclusion of Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the census.Earlier, Registrar General and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan said that Census-2027 will be conducted in two phases — House Listing (HLO) and Popula…
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Ernakulam, March 31 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition and veteran Congress leader, V.D. Satheesan, on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, accusing him of backing out of a public debate and repeatedly making “false claims” without accountability. Satheesan said the Chief Minister’s decision to avoid a direct face-to-face discussion and instead shift the engagement to social media was “deeply disappointing”.He added that he had expected Chief Minister Vijaya…
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…
Srinagar, March 20 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday extended greetings to the people on Eid-ul-Fitr while appealing to them to donate for Iranians affected by the ongoing conflict.In her message, Mufti wished the people well-being and prosperity, expressing hope that the festival would strengthen bonds of communal harmony and bring peace and stability to Jammu and Kashmir and beyond.She reminded people of the tru…
Srinagar, March 10 (IANS) National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday visited the Iranian embassy in New Delhi and signed the condolence book on the demise of Iranian supreme leader, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli air strikes on Tehran.NC spokesperson said, “Dr. Farooq Abdullah, President of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, today visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi and signed the condolence book on the martyrdom of Ayatollah Ali Kh…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Members of Parliament from the Jammu and Kashmir belonging to the ruling National Conference (NC), on Monday, visited the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi to sign the condolence book on Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing in joint US-Israeli air strikes on Tehran. Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan, Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo and Gurwinder Singh Oberoi, the Rajya Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir, visited the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi and signed the condolence book…
Srinagar, March 4 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday regretted what she called was the “silence” of the government of India and the ruling National Conference (NC) over the US-Israel attacks on Iran.Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Mehbooba Mufti said, “For the last 5-6 days US and Israel have been bombing Iran and the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was also killed in…
Srinagar, March 2 (IANS) Despite restrictions imposed by authorities on Monday to maintain law and order, pro-Iran protests continued at several places across the Kashmir Valley, with clashes reported between security forces and protesters at a few locations.Police and security personnel were deployed in large numbers throughout the Kashmir Valley, with authorities focusing particularly on Shia Muslim-dominated areas in Srinagar city and elsewhere.Barricades made of concertina wire were erected …
Srinagar, Feb 5 (IANS) Former J&K Chief Minister and president of the opposition of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, on Thursday alleged ‘deliberate and sustained depletion of funds to Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) in J&K’s Rajouri district’. Mehbooba Mufti has strongly condemned the alleged sustained and deliberate depletion of funds to Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU), Pir Panjal, warning that the institution is being pushed towards managed…
Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 31 (IANS) Tabish, a 17-year-old boy on Saturday recalled the horror of the assault he endured in Uttarakhand, when a shopkeeper attacked him late at night after he and his brother were speaking in Kashmiri, leaving him with serious head injuries and fractures.Tabish told IANS about the attack: “My father had gone to Haryana that day. I was at home with my mother. Later, I went out and while returning at night, around 3:00–3:30 AM, I told my brother, ‘Let’s…