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) Leaders of the National Conference have expressed anguish and concern following a firing incident involving former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah during a private function in Jammu. A person attempted to attack National Conference president Farooq Abdullah during an event on Wednesday evening. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary was also present during this. The suspect is in police custody.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the atte…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) All educational institutions across the Kashmir Valley reopened on Monday as life started normally in all the 10 districts of the Valley as the pro-Ayatullah Ali Khamenei protests that were held after the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, subsided.Officials said schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions reopened normally in the Valley on Monday.Authorities had closed educational institutions in the Valley following protests against the US-Israeli attac…
Srinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will be the chief guest on Thursday at the 21st convocation of the University of Kashmir, and all arrangements, including security, are in place for the event.A civic reception was given to the Vice President at the Lok Bhawan in Srinagar on Wednesday evening. The reception was followed by a cultural programme showcasing the traditional folk dances and the music of Jammu and Kashmir.He will deliver the address at the University’s 21st c…
Jammu, Feb 25 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Wednesday that no fresh order has been issued on the Teachers Eligibility Test and dismissed reports saying that teachers failing TET would be retired before time.Education Minister Sakina Itoo said that no fresh government order has been issued regarding the Teachers Eligibility Test and that there is no immediate plan to enforce it in J&K.Speaking to reporters, Minister Itoo said that although the Supreme Court had earlier direc…
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 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 13 (IANS) Several MLAs on Friday demanded stronger action, including attachment of property, against those involved inthe rotten meat trade in J&K.National Conference (NC) MLAs Mubarak Gul, Mir Saifullah, Pirzada Farooq Ahmad Shah, and Hasnain Masoodi demanded strict enforcement, stronger preventive measures and even attachment of properties of those involved in the rotten meat trade as they raised the issue through their questions related to food adulteration and sale of rotten m…
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…
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…