The first cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here on Friday decided to set up a cabinet sub-committee to engage with all stakeholders on the issue of rationalisation of reservation for government jobs that is being demanded by the unemployed youth.
The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Friday raised an alarm as 158 transformers were damaged in the past four days across the Kashmir valley due to the use of banned heating equipment.
Allegations of torture of four civilians by the Army have surfaced in the Chas area of Kishtwar where a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the special forces of the Indian Army was recently killed and three soldiers injured in a terrorist attack.
The Crime Branch of J&K Police on Thursday filed a charge-sheet against 13 officers in the Rs.19.20 crore food scam wherein rations weighing 4,39,503 quintals meant for BPL and AAY families was allegedly misappropriated.
Reasi’s District Magistrate, Vishesh Mahajan on Thursday conducted a comprehensive security review of critical railway infrastructure in the district, including bridges, tunnels, and labour camps.
The BJP appeared set to retain power in Haryana as it led in 48 seats while the National Conference (NC)-Congress combine was ahead in 46 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir as the counting of votes in the Assembly elections progressed this afternoon.
Senior national spokesperson of BJP Sudhanshu Trivedi said on Tuesday that going by the trend as counting for Haryana and J&K Assembly elections are in progress, the party is confident of a “historic” mandate.
The counting of votes for assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana began on Tuesday at 8 am.
Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana are likely to give a significant political message to the nation when counting of votes begins for the recently held Assembly elections in the state and the UT, early Tuesday morning.
With hours to go for the counting of votes in the recently conducted assembly elections, MP and Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) chief Engineer Rashid on Monday appealed to all regional mainstream political parties not to stake claim to form the government unless J&K’s statehood is restored.
