Srinagar, May 3 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, alleged on Sunday that there is an agenda to close educational institutions and delete the Urdu language to erase Muslim culture and identity of the Union Territory. Addressing a largely attended PDP workers convention in north Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, Mufti said, “The educational institutions like Sirajul Uloom, which provided education to poor children and had often…
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Srinagar, May 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Friday took the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) head-on for its allegation that the government had dropped Urdu as the official language and medium for revenue records and some revenue department exams.Talking to the media here on Friday, Chief Minister Abdullah said, “This party (PDP) has nothing to say other than trying to sell lies. When did I order that Urdu should be dropped?“Iltija Mufti is a young gir…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, on Monday, released the Urdu compilation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speeches, describing it as a step towards linguistic inclusion. Addressing the gathering, Union Minister Pradhan said that in the Prime Minister’s addresses, initiatives such as ‘Antyodaya’ (uplifting the last person), welfare of the poor, Swachh Bharat, national unity, and the aspirations of 140 crore Indians are emphasised, reflecting …