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  • Separate Jammu State the only lasting solution: IkkJutt Jammu

    Oct 18, 2021

    JAMMU, Oct 18: “The otherwise historic reforms of August 5, 2019 have miserably failed to produce the desired results and the people of Jammu Province continue to groan under the yoke of Kashmiri, Communal, bigoted, Islamist, oppressive and totalitarian eco-system aided and backed by the Govt. at Delhi” said Advocate Ankur Sharma, President Ikkjutt Jammu while addressing a press conference at the party headquarters today.

  • After resigning from NC, Devender Rana, Surjit Singh Slathia join BJP

    Oct 11, 2021

    New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) A day after resigning from the National Conference, Devender Rana, the former head of its Jammu division, along with another party leader Surjit Singh Slathia joined the BJP on Monday. Rana and Slathia joined the BJP at its headquarters here in the presence of Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Hardeep Singh Puri and Jitendra Singh.

  • Govt uses iron fist against its own people but welcomes Chinese troops: Mehbooba

    Oct 04, 2021

    Srinagar, Oct 4 (PTI) In an apparent reference to the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged on Monday that imposing Section 144 wherever human rights and dignity have trampled upon has emerged as the Centre's preferred approach. She claimed that the government uses an iron fist against its own people but welcomes Chinese troops with open arms.

  • Sat Distributes Ayushman Cards and Dry Ration amongst people

    Oct 04, 2021

    JAMMU: In a programme organized by JMC Corporator Ward 12, Jeet Angral, Former Minister Sat Sharma (CA) distributed dozens of Ayushman Sehat Cards and Dry ration amongst the residents of Krishna Nagar and adjoining areas. He was also accompanied by District General Secretary BJP Rajesh Gupta, local residents and political activists of the area. They also provided Cards to aged people at their doorsteps.

  • Raina calls for comprehensive regularization and wage policy for casual employees

    Oct 01, 2021

    Jammu: While interacting with a high-powered delegation of J&K-UT Employees United front, Ravinder Raina President J&K BJP has called for a comprehensive regularization and a wage policy in J&K. He further said that it is a legacy of the previous regimes and governments that casual/daily rated workers with least hope of regularization and non-payment of decent wages are working in departments there.

  • Two-day visit of Union Minister for Information Broadcasting to Ganderbal concludes

    Sep 27, 2021

    GANDERBAL, SEPTEMBER 27: Two-day visit of Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur to Ganderbal concluded today. On day two, the minister reviewed developmental scenario of district, interacted with PRIs including DDCs, BDCs, ULBs, and sports delegation at Conference Hall Mini Secretariat Ganderbal.

  • Central Ministers on sabbatical in J&K at public expense: Harsh

    Sep 27, 2021

    Kud, 27: With rest of the states of the country facing turmoil and disturbances in the wake of raging inflation and farmers agitation, the Union Ministers appear to have chosen the peaceful and calm environs of J&K for a pleasant break. These Central Ministers are on a sabbatical in J&K on govt expense far away from the heat generated by the protesters across the nation over anti people policies of govt and other issues.

  • Peoples' yearning for development be respected: Slathia

    Sep 25, 2021

    VIJAYPUR SEPTEMBER 25: Highlighting the need for respecting the urges and aspirations of the people, National Conference State Secretary and former minister Surjeet Singh Slathia today called for proactive and focused attention towards far-off and border areas, saying the inertia of the past few years has to be ended, sooner the border.

  • BJP undermining understanding and political sagacity of J&K people: Bhalla

    Sep 20, 2021

    Jammu: JKPCC Vice President and former Minister Rama Bhalla on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP dispensation for pushing Jammu and Kashmir to wall by creating a situation of drift, showing insensitivity towards peoples’ aspirations and forcing every section of society to follow path of confrontation, as a result of which J&K is in total chaos.

  • Union MoS Power visits Reasi

    Sep 20, 2021

    REASI, SEPTEMBER 20: Union Minister of State for Power and Heavy Industries, Sh Krishan Pal Gurjar today visited district Reasi and took stock of various projects in the district. The visit comes as part of the Government's public outreach programme for J&K. The Minister inspected the Salal power project wherein the officers gave a power-point presentation to him.

  • Visit of 70 Ministers to J&K, a mere publicity stunt: Harsh Dev

    Sep 13, 2021

    Jammu: Referring to the proposed visit of around 70 Union Ministers to the UT of J&K all during the next thirty days, Harsh Dev Singh, Chairman-JKNPP and former Minister questioned as to how such rollercoaster march of central Ministers was likely to benefit the people of the newly created UT.

  • Will deliver first 300 Electricity Units for free if Apni Party comes to Power: Altaf Bukhari

    Sep 11, 2021

    SRINAGAR, September 11: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday expressed serious concerns over the crippling economic scenario in Jammu and Kashmir saying that people of the erstwhile State are no more in a position to afford perpetuity in the prevailing dismal situation. Bukhari was addressing a one-day convention held by the Party at Charar-i-Shareef constituency in district Budgam.

  • I am also Kashmiri Pandit says Rahul Gandhi in Jammu

    Sep 10, 2021

    Jammu, September 10: In his two days visit to Jammu, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says he is also Kashmiri Pandit and he feels to have come home, while addressing workers meet at Jammu. “I feel I have come home. My family has a long relationship with Jammu and Kashmir. I am also Kashmiri Pandit,” said Rahul while addressing party workers after completing his journey to the Mata Vaishno Devi temple.

  • Senior Congress leader Shiv Dev welcomes Rahul Gandhi at Nagrota

    Sep 09, 2021

    Jammu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Jammu for a two-day visit. He received a warm welcome from Senior Congress leader and ex-MLA Shiv Dev Singh along with hundreds of Congress workers at Suketar in Nagrota constituency enroute to Katra to pay obeisance at the Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine.

  • BJP to form next govt. in, J&K with absolute majority: Ravinder Raina

    Sep 09, 2021

    Jammu: Bharatiya Janata Party will form next government in J&K with absolute majority, said Ravinder Raina, J&K BJP President while addressing workers’ meets at Kalakote. Thakur Randhir Singh, District Prabhari Dinesh Sharma, Dr. Ashok Sharma, Adv. Vinod Sharma, Sardari Lal, Surinder Sharma, Satpal, Vijay Kumar, Sushma Thakur and other party leaders also accompanied the State President.

  • NC pays homage to Sher-i-Kashmir on 38th death anniversary

    Sep 08, 2021

    JAMMU SEPTEMBER 08- National Conference leaders today paid glorious tributes to Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah on his 38th birth anniversary and took pledge to uphold and preserve the legacy of amity, brotherhood and communal harmony bequeathed by the towering leader of the sub-continent.

  • Gupta, Luthra stress need for women empowerment

    Sep 07, 2021

    JAMMU SEPTEMBER 07- National Conference State Secretary Rattan Lal Gupta and Women Wing State Vice President Bimla Luthra today called for greater involvement of women and weaker sections in decision making, saying this is imperative for harmonious growth of the society.

  • Restrictions on assembly of people continue in most of Kashmir, mobile Internet snapped again

    Sep 04, 2021

    Srinagar, Sep 4: Restrictions on assembly of people remained in force in most parts of Kashmir Valley after the death of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani while mobile Internet services were suspended on Saturday morning after being restored the previous night, officials said. Geelani, 91, died at his home in Srinagar on Wednesday night after a prolonged illness.

  • Border areas deserve special efforts for development :Vibodh

    Sep 03, 2021

    Jammu: BJP J&K General Secretary and Former MLC Vibodh Gupta accompanied by convener BJP border area welfare cell, J&K Brijeshwar Singh Rana, today visited border town Arnea and interacted with the locals there. Addressing the gathering in the area, Vibodh saluted the people in the border areas who have made huge sacrifices for the sake of the country. He said that along with our Army the border people are also sentinels of our country.

  • Sat listens to public grievances of various deputations

    Sep 03, 2021

    Jammu: During the weekly routine sittings of Former Minister and Ex MLA Jammu West Sat Sharma (CA) at District BJP headquarters, Kachi Chawni numerous deputations called upon him and sought his immediate intervention in solving their grievances.

  • JKNPP protests against violation of RTE Act in J&K

    Sep 02, 2021

    Jammu: Agitated over the brazen violation of Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009 by the present regime in UT of J&K, a strong contingent of Panther activists spearheaded by Harsh Dev Singh Chairman-JKNPP and former Education Minister staged a vociferous protest demonstration at Press Club, Jammu today.

  • BJYM integrating Kashmir's youth with Modi's Peace and Development Mission: Vibodh

    Sep 01, 2021

    Srinagar: BJP J&K General Secretary and former MLC Vibodh today appreciated the positive role being played by Bartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in Kashmir. This he said is a positive step towards chanellising energy of Youth in Kashmir. Vibodh made these remarks while addressing a special felicitation program organised to felicitate Bilal Parray of BJYM.

  • BJP women's wing asks Maha govt to fill post of chairman of state women's commission

    Aug 27, 2021

    Aurangabad, Aug 27:The BJP women's wing on Friday accused the Uddhav Thackeray government of doing injustice to women by keeping vacant the post of chairman of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women. The BJP Mahila Morcha's state general secretary Savita Kulkarni alleged that crimes against women are on a rise in Maharashtra.

  • Chenani Constituency Worst Victim of Govt Apathy: Harsh Dev

    Aug 23, 2021

    Chenani: Concluding his three day whirlwind tour of various villages of Ghordi and Seuna blocks of Chenani constituency, Harsh Dev Singh chairman JKNPP and former minister expressed his grave concern over the deprivation and neglect faced by the people of the said villages even with regard to provision of basic amenities.

  • Provide jobs to unemployed dental surgeons: Rana

    Aug 20, 2021

    JAMMU AUGUST 20: Strongly pleading the case of unemployed dental surgeons of Jammu and Kashmir, Provincial President National Conference Devender Singh Rana urged the administration to come to their rescue and have the process initiated at least by filling up of the recommended 587 vacancies pending since 2018.

  • Amarinder Singh, Sidhu agree on strategic policy group for better party-govt coordination

    Aug 20, 2021

    Chandigarh, Aug 20: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday agreed to set up a 10-member strategic policy group to ensure better coordination between the party and the state government and expedite implementation of various government programs. The development is seen as a sign of a thaw between Singh and Sidhu, amid the ongoing tussle between the two of them.

  • Punjab CM urges MEA to arrange evacuation of Indians stuck in gurdwara in Afghanistan

    Aug 16, 2021

    Chandigarh, Aug 16: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday urged the Centre to arrange evacuation of all Indians, including 200 Sikhs who were stuck in a gurdwara in Afghanistan and said his government was willing to extend any help needed for the same. Afghanistan stares at an uncertain future as President Ashraf Ghani left the country just before Kabul fell into the hands of the Taliban on Sunday.

  • Naik demands New Education Zone for Rajnagar Budhal

    Aug 11, 2021

    Jammu: BJP leader and Youth wing Spokesman J&K UT Manzoor Ahmed Naik on Wednesday afternoon demanded new Education Zone for Rajnagar Budhal during a press conference here at Budhal. While addressing the media persons Manzoor Naik underlined that the Education Zone Koteranka is a vast and overburdened zone extending right from Mandir Gala to Khania Dandote with a total number of 173 schools including 19 private institutions.

  • Kashmir visit: Rahul says visiting Kashmir feels like coming home

    Aug 11, 2021

    Srinagar, Aug 11: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he feels like "coming home" when he visits the Kashmir Valley as he pitched for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood before holding assembly elections. Addressing his party workers after inaugurating a new party headquarters here, a visibly emotional Gandhi said, "My family lives in Delhi. Before that my family lived in Allahabad.

  • Omar speaks up against J-K Police order on security clearance

    Aug 02, 2021

    Srinagar, Aug 2: An adverse police report cannot be a substitute for being found guilty in a court of law, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Sunday. The remarks came a day after the CID wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police ordered the denial of security clearance required for passport and other government services to all those involved in stone-pelting or subversive activities.

  • Prominent PDP, NC leaders from Poonch join Apni Party

    Jul 29, 2021

    SRINAGAR, July 29: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday welcomed a delegation of prominent political leaders from district Poonch led by former state secretary PDP Shamim Dar who joined Apni Party at its party headquarters in Lal Chowk, Srinagar.

  • Selfless service, unprecedented development BJP's Mantra to success: Kavinder

    Jul 27, 2021

    Jammu, July 27: Rendering selfless service to the public and ensuring unprecedented development is BJP’s Mantra to win the hearts of the people. Party’s glorious success at the national level and in various states can be attributed to this Mantra only as there is no scope for divisive politics which many parties in J&K traditionally rely on.

  • BJP govt betrayed the unemployed youth of Jammu region: Harsh Dev

    Jul 19, 2021

    Jammu, July 19: Re-iterating the demand of parity in govt Jobs between the two regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP Chairman and Former Minister today accused the BJP govt of having perpetuated the most hostile bias doled out to the educated unemployed youth of Jammu region over the years. With the share of Jammu in public employment declining year after year, the heat in the region was fast transforming into a furnace.

  • Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: SBSP chief to meet Kejriwal next week

    Jul 12, 2021

    Ballia (UP), Jul 12: Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Monday said that he will meet Aam Admi party leader Arvind Kejriwal this week to firm up an alliance for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. Smaller parties, he said, will play a major role in forming the next government in the state after the 2022 assembly polls "I will meet Kejriwal on July 17 in presence of Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh.

  • Attempts being made to create wedge between Kashmir, Jammu: Mehbooba

    Jul 09, 2021

    Jammu, July 9: Criticizing the ongoing political, economic and social onslaught on Jammu and Kashmir, President Peoples Democratic Party and former Chief Minister Ms Mehbooba Mufti Friday said that attempts were now being made to create wedge between the two regions for vested interests. “Kashmir and Jammu regions have always been economically and socially dependent on each other.

  • Disappointed at outcome of all-party meet on J-K: PAGD

    Jul 05, 2021

    Srinagar, Jul 5: The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Monday expressed disappointment over the outcome of the recent all-party meeting on J-K chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying there was lack of substantial confidence building measures like release of political and other prisoners.

  • Mayawati hopes PM's Kashmir meet will help in taking concrete decisions

    Jun 23, 2021

    Lucknow Jun 23: BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday termed as a "proper initiative" the meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Kashmir, and hoped that it would prove helpful in taking some concrete decisions. Fourteen leaders from Jammu and Kashmir have been invited to the meeting to be chaired by the prime minister on Thursday to discuss the future course of action for the union territory.

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