Governor Rule In Jammu And Kashmir

In a significant move, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization rules enhancing some powers of the Lieutenant Governor of the erstwhile state.

Jammu and Kashmir has better security than Bengal, the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory, Manoj Sinha, said, drawing a sharp reaction from the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state.

The situation for civilians in Jammu and Kashmir has taken a "new turn for the worse" under the Lieutenant Governor's rule with activists and journalists targeted with sedition and anti-terror laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and

Jammu and Kashmir is no longer a state and as of midnight on Wednesday, is two union territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Following the birth of two union territories nearly three months after the central government scrapped Jammu and Kashmir's decades-old special status under Article 370, President's rule imposed in undivided Jammu and Kash...

By scrapping the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir, the ruling BJP has fulfilled the dream of its founder, Syama Prasad Mookerjee, whose slogan was: "Ek desh mein do vidhaan, do nishaan, do pradhaan nahin chalega". These words, which translate to "In one country, there can't two law codes, two prime ministers and two national symbols", were...

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Wednesday said his administration wants the President's Rule to end in the state at the earliest but the final call on the timing of assembly elections will be taken by the Election Commission.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik today recommended against holding the state assembly elections in June, and asked the Election Commission to consider pushing the exercise to November instead. He cited the upcoming holy month of Ramzan, Amarnath Yatra, tourism season and movement of the nomadic Bakarwal tribe as some of the reasons for de...

Jammu and Kashmir, which has been under Governor's Rule, is likely to have a double helping of elections -- national and state - over the coming months. Sources said the announcement is likely this evening, when the Election Commission declares the dates for the national polls. After the Commission's press meet in Delhi, its unit in Jammu and Kashm...

While the government went into a huddle this morning to dissect the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama that left more than 40 security personnel dead, the opposition blowback has already begun. From the two main parties in Jammu and Kashmir, both out of power because of Governor's rule in the state, to some Congress leaders, the governmen...

The centre on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that there was no other option left with the Governor but to recommend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir as no party or alliance staked claim to form government and asserted that it was ready to hold assembly polls in the state.

President's rule will come into force in Jammu and Kashmir from midnight Wednesday after expiry of six months of Governor's rule, an official order said Wednesday.

The centre is learnt to have recommended imposition of President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir after the expiry of six-months of Governor's rule on December 19.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Sunday his administration was not considering any changes to the legislation governing permanent resident certificates or PRCs in the state, after National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said his party would oppose any move aimed at changing the act.

All three political parties in Jammu and Kashmir - the National Conference (NC), People's Democratic Party (PDP) and BJP ally People's Conference - have opposed Governor Satyapal Malik's move to bring changes to the contentious Permanent Residential Certificates or PRCs.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today ruled out approaching the court against Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's decision to dissolve the state assembly. The assembly was abruptly dissolved on November 21, hours after the PDP staked claim to form a government with the backing of rival National Conference and the Congress, followed by another...

In a significant move, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization rules enhancing some powers of the Lieutenant Governor of the erstwhile state.

Jammu and Kashmir has better security than Bengal, the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory, Manoj Sinha, said, drawing a sharp reaction from the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state.

The situation for civilians in Jammu and Kashmir has taken a "new turn for the worse" under the Lieutenant Governor's rule with activists and journalists targeted with sedition and anti-terror laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and

Jammu and Kashmir is no longer a state and as of midnight on Wednesday, is two union territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Following the birth of two union territories nearly three months after the central government scrapped Jammu and Kashmir's decades-old special status under Article 370, President's rule imposed in undivided Jammu and Kash...

By scrapping the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir, the ruling BJP has fulfilled the dream of its founder, Syama Prasad Mookerjee, whose slogan was: "Ek desh mein do vidhaan, do nishaan, do pradhaan nahin chalega". These words, which translate to "In one country, there can't two law codes, two prime ministers and two national symbols", were...

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Wednesday said his administration wants the President's Rule to end in the state at the earliest but the final call on the timing of assembly elections will be taken by the Election Commission.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik today recommended against holding the state assembly elections in June, and asked the Election Commission to consider pushing the exercise to November instead. He cited the upcoming holy month of Ramzan, Amarnath Yatra, tourism season and movement of the nomadic Bakarwal tribe as some of the reasons for de...

Jammu and Kashmir, which has been under Governor's Rule, is likely to have a double helping of elections -- national and state - over the coming months. Sources said the announcement is likely this evening, when the Election Commission declares the dates for the national polls. After the Commission's press meet in Delhi, its unit in Jammu and Kashm...

While the government went into a huddle this morning to dissect the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama that left more than 40 security personnel dead, the opposition blowback has already begun. From the two main parties in Jammu and Kashmir, both out of power because of Governor's rule in the state, to some Congress leaders, the governmen...

The centre on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that there was no other option left with the Governor but to recommend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir as no party or alliance staked claim to form government and asserted that it was ready to hold assembly polls in the state.

President's rule will come into force in Jammu and Kashmir from midnight Wednesday after expiry of six months of Governor's rule, an official order said Wednesday.

The centre is learnt to have recommended imposition of President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir after the expiry of six-months of Governor's rule on December 19.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Sunday his administration was not considering any changes to the legislation governing permanent resident certificates or PRCs in the state, after National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said his party would oppose any move aimed at changing the act.

All three political parties in Jammu and Kashmir - the National Conference (NC), People's Democratic Party (PDP) and BJP ally People's Conference - have opposed Governor Satyapal Malik's move to bring changes to the contentious Permanent Residential Certificates or PRCs.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today ruled out approaching the court against Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's decision to dissolve the state assembly. The assembly was abruptly dissolved on November 21, hours after the PDP staked claim to form a government with the backing of rival National Conference and the Congress, followed by another...