Central projects
Central government has been maintaining that they are releasing the funds on time for the development of Jammu and Kashmir but even the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha recently in an interview said that there is a need for the huge push to the development here as there is not proper infrastructure in place for Jammu […]
Politics of exploitation
JK Apni Party has blamed the previous political dispensations of playing with the emotions of common people especially in Srinagar city in order to remain in power. Party Chief Altaf Bukhari in a recent public rally in Srinagar said that Srinagar city has been neglected by all the previous governments and the people have got […]
Sinha speaks
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that in his few months of being in the office in Jammu and Kashmir he has tried to bridge the trust deficit between the administration and common people. In an interview with national daily, Manoj Sinha said that he will make the administration accountable and will try to make […]
LPG gas cylinder prices hiked; check new rates
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been hiked again. The price of a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder for domestic use has been increased by Rs 50. The price of 5kg short cylinder has been increased by Rs 18 and the price of a 19 kg cylinder has been increased by Rs 36.50. According […]
Facts v/s fiction
BJP has been making a lot of allegations against PAGD leadership for their role under the Roshni scheme and have accused them as land grabbers. The Kashmiri leadership has said that BJP was resorting to peddling lies and to befool people of Jammu to get votes in the current DDC elections. The figures released by […]
2G extended
In spite of the complaints by the student community in Jammu and Kashmir that they have suffered immensely due to the slow speed internet, authorities in a fresh order have announced continuation of 2G internet services in Kashmir. The government has decided to continue with the low-speed internet citing a series of reasons including the […]
KPC reacts to thrashing
The Kashmir Press Club which is an umbrella organization of many journalist bodies in Kashmir has been very vocal over the incidents in which the scribes have been either stopped or thrashed by police while they cover incidents on the ground. There have been a lot of complaints from the journalists and photojournalists against the […]
In the courts
From Supreme Court to JK high court there are petitions pending asking for the review of the earlier court decision about the Roshni act and it has opened a ponderosa box as thousands of people are getting affected in Jammu and Kashmir by this order. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court had on October 9 […]
Valid questions
PAGD has been accusing the administration of not allowing them to for the campaign and move freely to canvas in the current DDC elections and the focus has been again on the PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti who was again detained by police at her Gupkar residence, though the police have already denied it. PAGD candidates […]
Roshni Act in focus
After the government filed a review petition in JK high court seeking not only a distinction between the poor and the rich in the Roshni scheme but it has also requested the court to give them time to make a mechanism to separate landless people and the rich as they both have been benefited by […]
