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.
In a surprise development, the BJP has dropped former deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta from the sixth list of ten candidates released on Sunday for the upcoming J&K assembly elections replacing him with a former MLC Vikram Randhawa.
The manifesto was released in Srinagar on Thursday by party chief Sajad Lone.
Cherry, almond and walnut orchards have also suffered extensive damage. Paddy crop has fallen flat in the fields, they said.
The former National Conference leader said the former chief minister was so desperate to come to power that he even agreed to a full-term BJP chief minister.
Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP is perhaps the only party in J&K that has good relations with Ram Madhav, he said.
