J & K retrieve land worth over Rs 100 crores from encroachers

The Housing and Urban Development Department of Jammu and Kashmir government has retrieved land worth over Rs 100 crore in Gandhi Nagar, considered a prime area, in Jammu...

Did Vajpayee and Modi really differ on Kashmir? Or a myth has taken hold in Valley?

In Jammu and Kashmir, particularly Kashmir Valley, a perception prevails that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies are very different from that of Atal Behari...

Mehbooba is now on the margins of history: Her rant has few takers

Mehbooba Mufti has a trait which no other contemporary politician can lay a claim to, being rabid in her choice of words, phrases and going to extremes. Particularly when...

BJP heading for top individual spot in DDC polls; makes a mark in Kashmir Valley

Initial reports regarding counting of votes for District Development Council (DDC) polls suggested that the BJP was doing well in most of the Jammu region. As also...

Cricket scam of tens of crores, properties gone: Why is Farooq Abdullah silent?

The eighth and final round of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Union Territory (UT) was over at 2 pm on Saturday. A bit later, or around that time, news...

Taking Manoj Sinha’s thoughts further, it’s Kashmiris who get jobs even in Jammu

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha uses a straight bat and minces no words in articulating his thoughts. This became clear when he talked of the problem of unemployment and...

Mehbooba was better off in avoiding DDC elections and concealing the party’s warts

Differences over seat sharing in the fourth District Development Council (DDC) elections threaten to queer the pitch for the People's Alliance for Democratic Alliance...