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.”
Long queues were seen outside the polling booths in South Kashmir even before polling started at 7 am.
The region has witnessed a sharp increase in terrorist activities, killing of pilgrims, and infiltration in the last couple of years, it remarked.
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) on Monday accorded a grand welcome to Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar, the proud bronze medalists in the recently concluded Paralympics-2024 in Paris.
Shah was addressing a series of BJP election rallies at Paddar, Kishtwar and Chanderkot in Ramban that will go to polls in the first phase on 18 September. He was accompanied by the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh. This was his second visit to Jammu in the past ten days.
As the dates for the J&K Assembly elections approach, political rhetoric is intensifying. In this context, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti launched a verbal attack on the BJP on Sunday.
