Srinagar, Jul 19 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today met Governor N N Vohra here and discussed law and order situation in the state and arrangements of the ongoing Amarnath yatra. The meeting at the Raj Bhawan was focused on the maintenance of law and order, internal security, […]

New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Monsoon session of Parliament had a stormy start, with the opposition forcing a washout today by creating pandemonium over various issues and an angry BSP chief Mayawati threatening to resign from the Rajya Sabha for not being allowed to speak on the dalit issue. Members […]

Uri (J-K), Jul 18 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today expressed hope that peace and friendship between India and Pakistan would finally triumph over acrimony and confrontation between the two neighboring countries. She exhibited hope that the ambit of cross-LoC trade and travel activities would be further expanded […]

Srinagar, Jul 17 (PTI) Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid was the lone legislator from Jammu and Kashmir who abstained from voting in the presidential poll today. Defending his decision to abstain from voting, Rashid said while the BJP could never have been his choice, the united opposition had lost the right […]

Srinagar, Jul 17 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today voiced hope that parties facing the BJP in the states will revisit their decision to vote for NDA pick Ram Nath Kovind “considering the situation” in the country. Kovind is pitted against Meira Kumar, nominated by the Congress-led […]

Srinagar, Jul 17 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu today set mid-August as the operational target for traders in the state to migrate to the GST as he directed the administration successfully implement the new tax regime. “The biggest deterrent in the implementation of GST was the apprehension within […]

New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, a veteran BJP leader from Andhra Pradesh, will be NDA’s vice presidential candidate, party president Amit Shah said today. Naidu was chosen at the BJP Parliamentary board meeting here attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior party leaders. The […]

Seeking to blunt the opposition attack over cow vigilantism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought to put the onus for checking such “hooliganism” on state governments, insisting that they take “stringent action” against them. The prime minister also sought the support of opposition parties in tackling “communal violence” in the […]

Srinagar, Jul 15 (PTI) National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah today said his party would continue to involve “young leaders and faces” in its efforts to “reclaim Jammu and Kashmir’s political rights and sense of dignity”. “Empowering the youth politically, socially and economically is one of the most important […]

New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) As part of their campaign for the presidential and vice presidential elections, opposition’s candidates Meira Kumar and Gopalkrishna Gandhi would hold an interactive session with MPs of 18 non-NDA parties on Sunday. The first such joint outreach to be attended by all Rajya Sabha and Lok […]