Jammu And Kashmir Governor

The government has decided to deploy security forces at vital infrastructure projects in Jammu and Kashmir to prevent any security breach -- a precautionary measure after Sunday's terror attack on workers involved in the construction of key road tunn

Five BJP members will be nominated as MLAs by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the party's J&K unit vice president has said, underscoring, "It is our government at the Centre, so our names will go".

The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor's power to nominate five members to the assembly sparked a massive row ahead of the counting of votes today.

Manoj Sinha, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has questioned the controversy over the alleged increase in the powers of Lieutenant Governor of the union Territory.

The election for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly's 90 seats - pending since 2014 with the former state under Governor's Rule since 2018 - will be held on September 18, September 25, and October 1, with results on October 4.

Pakistan has been pushing highly trained foreign terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir to destabilize its security situation, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha claimed.

As people await the date for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday that, as the Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Parliament, there will be delimitation first, then assembly election.

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday chaired a high-level security review meeting which was attended by Army chief, Gen Upendra Dwivedi.

Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) J&K Lt Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that the neighbour is getting unnerved by J&K’s transformation adding that the security forces will wipe out terrorism in the Jammu division as the they did in the Valley.

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.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting searches at 30 locations linked to former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in a probe linked to alleged corruption in the awarding of a contract for a hydel projects.

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 statehood of Jammu and Kashmir should be restored before assembly elections are held there, Karan Singh, the erstwhile state's first Governor, said hours after the Supreme Court backed the Centre's decision.

The CBI is conducting searches at six locations in four cities in connection with the alleged graft flagged by former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in awarding the contract for the Rs 2,200-crore civil work for the Kiru Hydro Power

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said his administration is ready to hold assembly polls in the Union Territory whenever the Election Commission of India directs it to do so.

The government has decided to deploy security forces at vital infrastructure projects in Jammu and Kashmir to prevent any security breach -- a precautionary measure after Sunday's terror attack on workers involved in the construction of key road tunn

Five BJP members will be nominated as MLAs by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the party's J&K unit vice president has said, underscoring, "It is our government at the Centre, so our names will go".

The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor's power to nominate five members to the assembly sparked a massive row ahead of the counting of votes today.

Manoj Sinha, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has questioned the controversy over the alleged increase in the powers of Lieutenant Governor of the union Territory.

The election for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly's 90 seats - pending since 2014 with the former state under Governor's Rule since 2018 - will be held on September 18, September 25, and October 1, with results on October 4.

Pakistan has been pushing highly trained foreign terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir to destabilize its security situation, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha claimed.

As people await the date for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday that, as the Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Parliament, there will be delimitation first, then assembly election.

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday chaired a high-level security review meeting which was attended by Army chief, Gen Upendra Dwivedi.

Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) J&K Lt Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that the neighbour is getting unnerved by J&K’s transformation adding that the security forces will wipe out terrorism in the Jammu division as the they did in the Valley.

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.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting searches at 30 locations linked to former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in a probe linked to alleged corruption in the awarding of a contract for a hydel projects.

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 statehood of Jammu and Kashmir should be restored before assembly elections are held there, Karan Singh, the erstwhile state's first Governor, said hours after the Supreme Court backed the Centre's decision.

The CBI is conducting searches at six locations in four cities in connection with the alleged graft flagged by former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in awarding the contract for the Rs 2,200-crore civil work for the Kiru Hydro Power

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said his administration is ready to hold assembly polls in the Union Territory whenever the Election Commission of India directs it to do so.