SRINAGAR: Breaking his silence on demands for separation of Jammu and Kashmir, chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused BJP MLAs of echoing Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s two-nation theory.“Why are BJP legislators demanding a separate Jammu state? They do not have the interests of the people of Jammu in mind,” Omar said while addressing…
SRINAGAR: Two weeks ahead of a crucial meeting between Ladakhi representatives and the home ministry’s high-powered committee, a delegation from Zanskar region of Kargil on Wednesday evening met Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai and opposed the ongoing demand for statehood for Ladakh.The delegation, comprising former chairman of LAHDC (Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development…
SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference president and J&K legislator Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday called for “a profound and uncompromising reassessment of the Kashmir-Jammu relationship”, advocating separation of the two regions.Even as governing National Conference, including its president Faooq Abdullah and CM Omar Abdullah, vehemently rejected such demands as divisive and echoing Pakistan’s agenda, Lone rejected the…
JAMMU: J&K’s higher education department has constituted a three-member committee to inquire into the alleged suicide by a 20-year-old student of Government Degree College in Jammu’s Doda district on Jan 16 after being barred from appearing for her semester examination.The committee comprises senior officials of the department — director (colleges) Dr Sheikh Ajaz Bashir, deputy…
JAMMU: Operation Trashi-I entered its fourth day on Wednesday, as security forces continued to comb the dense forests of Sonnar, Mandral-Singhpora, and adjoining areas in Chatroo belt in J&K’s Kishtwar district to track and kill fleeing terrorists. Searches were intensified in the target area, even as additional forces were rushed to the operation site to…
NEW DELHI: Taking exception to the West Bengal govt’s decision to unilaterally exonerate Baruipur Purba assembly constituency (AC) assistant electoral registration officer (AERO) Tathagata Mondal and impose only a minor penalty against Moyna AC AERO Sudipta Das — despite clear instructions by the Election Commission dated August 5, 2025 to suspend and initiate disciplinary proceedings…
Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday utilised the India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) 2026 — which got underway here with the participation of delegates from 70 nations — as a forum to showcase the successful conduct of special intensive revision (SIR) in…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will increase its overall sewage treatment capacity to 1,500 MGD by 2028 as part of its efforts to clean the Yamuna river, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Wednesday.At a Yamuna action plan review meeting, she said, “The Yamuna is not merely a river, but the lifeline of Delhi. Identification…
NEW DELHI: Govt think tank, Niti Aayog, on Wednesday released roadmaps for decarbonisation of aluminium, cement and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) sectors, aimed at guiding the country towards a net-zero emission future through sustainable processes.The move comes in the backdrop of the country’s climate action commitments under the Paris Agreement and the govt’s…
Uttarakhand said on Wednesday it had made services under its Uniform Civil Code (UCC) available in all 22 languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, in addition to English, with applicants also able to use AI-based assistance to understand the process and complete their registration.“The services under Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code (UCC) are…