PDP leader Iltija initiates signature campaign for alcohol ban in J&K
The campaign supports a bill proposed in the Assembly by PDP MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz, seeking a complete ban on alcohol in the union territory (UT).
The campaign supports a bill proposed in the Assembly by PDP MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz, seeking a complete ban on alcohol in the union territory (UT).
The Chief Minister noted that Himachal Pradesh has adopted a strict policy in this regard and stressed the adoption of a similar policy in J&K.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to ensure the full implementation of three new criminal laws, enacted under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by April 2025.
Days after the mysterious killing of two persons in the Billawar area, J&K Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Range, Bhim Sen Tuti reviewed the deployment of security forces along the traditional infiltration routes of terrorists in Kathua district, officials said on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned the “arbitrary” dismissal of three government employees by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on the charges of terror links and said that the law says “every accused person is innocent until proven guilty in the court.”
The Congress chief alleged that PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were generating “jumlas” to mislead the people and get votes.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday said that the first phase of polling for Jammu and Kashmir assembly recorded 61.38 per cent voting on 18 September.
Hitting out at the BJP leadership, Mukesh Agnihotri, Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, on Friday said that Pakistan sponsored terrorism has revived in the peaceful Jammu region and the BJP government has failed to control it.
Enthusiasm is being witnessed among the voters who have queued outside the polling booths as the election is being held after a gap of ten years.
A total 41.17 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm on Wednesday in the first phase of Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir, said the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K.