Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that demanding restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir was not an anti-national act. Speaking to reporters after the Assembly witnessed disruption over the statehood resolution, the Chief Minister, dared the BJP to point out any anti-national word in the resolution. “Show me a single anti-national word used in the resolution,” Omar said. He said the resolution seeking restoration of full statehood is distinct from the autonomy resolution already passed by the House. “If the BJP wants to dilute the already passed resolutions, let them bring a resolution,” he said. Accusing the BJP…
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The Jammu and Kashmir Government has declined to set a deadline for deciding on the regularisation of casual, seasonal and need-based workers, saying a high-level committee is still examining the legal, administrative and financial implications of the long-pending issue. The government conveyed this in a written reply to a starred question raised by CPI(M) MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami during the ongoing autumn session of the Legislative Assembly. A committee headed by the Chief Secretary was constituted through Government Order No. 384-JK(GAD) of 2025 dated March 19, 2025, to examine the matter and formulate a uniform framework for dealing with the…
Cold storage units across Kashmir have started receiving apple consignments for the new season, with most facilities already fully booked amid growing demand from fruit growers who are seeking to protect their produce from price fluctuations during the peak harvesting period. According to the details available, the demand for controlled storage has increased significantly after growers who stored their crop last season managed to secure comparatively better returns by selling their produce later, when market conditions improved. With bookings completed months in advance at many facilities, growers who are yet to arrange storage space are now finding it difficult to…
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday expressed grave concern over detention of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sisters for standing up for their brother’s freedom. Mehbooba said, though Pakistan is the chief mediator of peace between war-torn Iran and America, is showing little tolerance for dissent at home. “It is deeply distressing that Pakistan, which is the chief mediator of peace between war torn Iran and America, is showing such little tolerance for dissent at home. Detaining Imran Khan’s sisters for standing up for their brother’s freedom is deeply troubling. I hope the saner…
The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that the Chinar tree at Chattergam in Budgam is around 650 years old and is among the oldest Chinar trees in Asia, while outlining various measures being taken for its protection and preservation. In a written reply to an unstarred question raised by MLA Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi in the Legislative Assembly, the Forest, Ecology and Environment Department said that some of the older or dried branches of the Chattergam Chinar have naturally fallen off, while the remaining portion of the tree is green. The department said protection measures for the heritage tree…
Police on Wednesday attached a residential property in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district under UAPA in a terror-related case. The residential property was attached under Section 25 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, in connection with an FIR registered in the north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said. The attached property comprises a double-storeyed residential house belonging to Aijaz Ahmad Ganie at Namblan village in Sheeri, he said. During the course of the investigation, the property was found, prima facie, to have been used for providing shelter and logistical support to terrorists and facilitating terrorist activities, thereby attracting the relevant provisions…
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has dismissed from service a government school teacher who is accused of sexually exploiting a minor nomadic girl, leading to her pregnancy and subsequent death. The teacher, Khalid Hussain, has been terminated with immediate effect and permanently disqualified from future government employment under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India. His dismissal follows a series of deeply disturbing events that unfolded in Chatroo, remote hilly area of eastern Kishtwar district, where the minor girl, a student at the school, was allegedly subjected to repeated sexual exploitation, resulting in a pregnancy that ultimately proved fatal. The…
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone Sujit Kumar chaired a security review-cum-traffic management meeting with all stakeholders at PCR. The meeting was attended by the DIG Traffic Jammu; DIG CKR Srinagar; DIG Traffic Kashmir; DIsG CRPF North/South Srinagar; DIG CRPF Ops Srinagar; SSP PCR Kashmir; SSP Traffic City Srinagar; SSP Srinagar; SO to IGP Kashmir; SSP CID SB (K); SSP CID CI (K); SP Cargo Srinagar; all zonal SsP of Srinagar City; and other officers. At the outset, the participating officers briefed the IGP Kashmir on the prevailing security scenario in their respective areas. They also shared their inputs…
The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is set to urge the federal government to exempt teachers appointed before Jan. 1, 2019, from appearing in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), according to the agenda for Tuesday’s session. Education Minister Sakina Itoo will move a resolution calling for statutory amendments to Section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, to provide the exemption. The resolution also urges the Union government to take necessary legal steps and direct the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to issue the required notification. The Assembly is scheduled to begin at…
J&K Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone launched a scathing attack on the National Conference government on Monday after assembly data revealed a devastating gap between election promises and ground reality on the recruitment front. Speaking after the assembly adjournment, he raised a pointed question on recruitment figures. Lone said the data had exposed ugly truths about the false promises made by the NC government. “The NC manifesto is a litany of lies,” he declared making clear he was not speaking in abstractions but backing every word with cold hard numbers extracted from the government’s own records. On…