Jammu, March 28 (IANS) Peoples Conference (PC) president and MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday drew a parallel between his father’s assassination and the recent attack on former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, alleging that security has often been used for political ends.Delivering an emotionally charged speech in the J&K legislative assembly on Saturday, Sajad Lone condemned the attack on Dr Farooq Abdullah while drawing a painful parallel to his own father’s assassination, while deman…
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Jammu, March 12 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday started an extensive probe into the antecedents of the assailant, while widespread condemnation and anger against the attack on Dr Farooq Abdullah continued.The police have started a detailed investigation into the background of Kamal Singh Jamwal, the assailant, who attempted to kill the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister at a marriage function on Wednesday.Officials said the investigators are examining the 63-year-old assaila…
Srinagar, Feb 21 (IANS) BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Sunil Sharma, on Saturday accused the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) government of betraying unemployed youth by outsourcing nearly 23,000 jobs instead of filling them through regular recruitment.Speaking to reporters at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar after a BJP joining programme, Sharma alleged that the NC government had undermined the aspiratio…
Jammu, Feb 18 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday informed the Legislative Assembly that it is considering a proposal to increase the upper age limit for candidates appearing in the Union Territory’s civil services examination.Responding to a cut motion moved by MLA Sajad Gani Lone, the government said that the issue of enhancing the upper age limit for the Jammu and Kashmir Combined Competitive Examination (JKCCE) is currently under examination.“The issue is under examination…
Jammu, Feb 11 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday tabled data in the Legislative Assembly showing a disparity in the issuance of reserved category certificates between Jammu Division and the Kashmir Valley.Official figures presented by the Jammu and Kashmir government in the Assembly revealed a significant regional imbalance in the issuance of reserved category certificates between the Jammu and Kashmir divisions.The data was tabled in response to a cut motion moved by Peoples C…
Jammu, Feb 3 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed a pandemonium on Tuesday as several legislators from both Treasury and Opposition benches protested over key issues.Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs walked out of the Assembly over what they called an ‘unsatisfactory response from the Omar Abdullah government’ while the ruling National Conference (NC) MLAs sat on a ‘dharna’ in the Assembly premises to protest against attacks on Kashmiris outside the UT and for the restorat…
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Close on the heels of some BJP leaders advocating separation of Jammu from the Kashmir Valley, president of the Peoples Conference (PC) and Valley-based MLA Sajad Gani Lone said on Wednesday that he prays to God that separation becomes possible.In a statement, Sajad Lone said: “We didn’t take contract for secularism. I pray to God that the separation of Jammu from Kashmir takes place. It would be a true liberation. But beware, the big crocodiles will invent new storie…
Jammu, Jan 20 (IANS) Former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday that those talking of dividing Jammu from Kashmir are unwise and don’t realise the consequences. Responding to the demand of former Srinagar Mayor, Junaid Azim Mattu and legislator, Sajad Gani Lone, that the Valley should be separated from the Jammu division, Farooq Abdullah said, “We have never thought on those lines. We have been opposing the separation of Ladakh from J&K. What did the people of Ladakh g…