J&K cancels residential accommodation of ‘Darbar Move’ employees

J&K cancels residential accommodation of 'Darbar Move' employees

The officials have been asked to vacate their quarters in the twin capital cities within three weeks The Jammu and Kashmir administration on June 30 canceled residential accommodations of ‘darbar move’ employees in Jammu and Srinagar, days after Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced an end to the age-old practice. The officials have been asked to vacate their quarters in the twin capital cities within three weeks. The L-G had on June 20 announced that the Jammu and Kashmir administration has completely transitioned to e-office, thereby ending the practice of the…

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Shiromani Akali Dal leadership apologises to Kashimiris for provocative statements over alleged kidnapping

Shiromani Akali Dal leadership apologises to Kashimiris for provocative statements over alleged kidnapping

Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) leader Paramjit Singh Sarna on Tuesday apologised to the people of Kashmir for any hurt caused by the statements of a Sikh leader from Delhi in the backdrop of the alleged kidnapping of a woman from the community. He praised the support of local Muslim organisations, Kashmir’s top cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and administration, saying the woman got married to a man of her choice on Tuesday while insisting the matter has been settled. “I met the family of the girl. This issue was settled today.…

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Four killed as vehicle plunges into gorge in Ramban

Four killed as vehicle plunges into gorge in Ramban

Four people, including two women and a two-year-old child, were killed early on Wednesday when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, police said. The vehicle was on its way to Srinagar from Jammu with a group of labourers from Chhattisgarh when the accident occurred at around 5.30 am near Khuni Nullah in Ramban district, they said. A rescue operation was immediately launched by the police, Army and local volunteers, an official said. Three people, including two women, were found…

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MMU refutes news of the forcible conversion; ‘There was no forced marriage, some people trying to harm brotherhood’: S K Dal

MMU refutes news of the forcible conversion; ‘There was no forced marriage, some people trying to harm brotherhood’ - S K Dal

Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema J&K (MMU) has refuted the claims appearing in some sections of media that two local Sikh girls had been forcibly converted to Islam for marriage. According to a statement issued here, “a high level delegation of MMU headed by senior leader Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moswi Al-Safwi which included Molana Khursheed Qanoongo, Mufti Ghulam Rasool Samoon, Molana Syed Rehman Shams on the suggestion of incarcerated Mirwaiz, met with members of the local Sikh community as well as members of Shiromani Akali Dal to find out about the issue at…

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