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J&K: Sajad Lone questions 'regional disparity' in EWS certificates

Srinagar, Oct. 2 -- People's Conference president Sajad Lone has questioned the criteria used to identify economically weaker sections (EWS) in Jammu and Kashmir, citing regional disparity in issuing ... Read More


Omar withdraws bills on legislators' salary hike

Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday withdrew two bills proposing an increase in salaries and allowances of ministers and members of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature after ob... Read More


Statehood resolution to widen Delhi-J&K gulf, says LoP Sharma

Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- The statehood resolution passed by the J&K assembly, with references to earlier resolutions on autonomy and special status, has not gone down well with the Bharatiya Janata Party... Read More


Officers' letters against J&K statehood resolution spark row

Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- A political row has erupted over J&K's law and chief secretaries writing to the Speaker, without the chief minister's knowledge, to oppose the statehood resolution, with the issu... Read More


Amid uproar, J&K House passes resolution for statehood restoration

Srinagar, Sept. 29 -- Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Monday passed a resolution seeking restoration of statehood amid protests and a walkout by BJP legislators. Asserting that statehood was... Read More


Statehood resolution: Day 5 of J&K assembly session set to be stormy

Srinagar, Sept. 28 -- The fifth day of Jammu and Kashmir assembly's autumn session on Monday is expected to be stormy as the government will attempt to hold a discussion on the resolution seeking urge... Read More


Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba meets Mirwaiz

Srinagar, Sept. 28 -- In a significant development, People's Democratic Party president and former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti called on chief cleric of grand mosque Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to discu... Read More


Autumn session: Nearly 13 lakh farmers covered under crop insurance, says J&K govt

Srinagar, Sept. 25 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday informed the legislative assembly that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) was being implemented across all 20 districts of ... Read More


Census puts Kashmir Chinar count at over 30,000 amid conservation concerns

Srinagar, Sept. 24 -- The census by J&K Forest Research Institute (FRI) has identified more than 30,000 Chinar trees across the Kashmir Valley, the government informed the assembly during the ongoing ... Read More


Autumn session: NC, BJP spar in J&K House over state holidays

Srinagar, Sept. 23 -- Jammu and Kashmir assembly witnessed noisy scenes on Tuesday after the ruling National Conference (NC) members sought restoration of the state holiday on the birth anniversary of... Read More