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Pashmina Artisan Awards Ceremony | LG urges people to buy local products to empower countrys workforce

Srinagar, Oct 24: Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the biggest brand ambassador of Indias artisans, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday urged people to buy local products to empower the countrys great workforce. Addressing the Pashmina Artisan Awards Ceremony organised by Pashmina Entrepreneurs Makers & Artisans Foundation here, LG Sinha expressed gratitude to Prime [] The post Pashmina Artisan Awards Ceremony | LG urges people to buy local products to empower countrys workforce ap

25 Oct 2025 12:22 am
LG greets people on eve of Deepawali

Srinagar, Oct 19: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Deepawali. In his message, the Lieutenant Governor has said, On the sacred occasion of Deepawali, I extend my warm greetings to the people. The festivity will light the lamp of compassion and righteousness and inspire us to move [] The post LG greets people on eve of Deepawali appeared first on Northlines .

19 Oct 2025 11:14 pm
Linking Pahalgam attack with statehood injustice to people: Omar

Actively considering cabinet expansion Never promised to do away with smart meters Budgam candidate announcement within 48 hours PSA to be removed only after statehood Srinagar, Oct 18: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said linking the Pahalgam attack with statehood restoration is an injustice to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He reiterated that [] The post Linking Pahalgam attack with statehood injustice to people: Omar appeared first on Northlines .

18 Oct 2025 11:59 pm
Act responsibly and maintain peace: CS tells people of Ladakh

Leh, Oct 17: Chief Secretary of Ladakh, Dr Pawan Kotwal, on Friday urged the people to act responsibly and maintain peace in the aftermath of the Leh violence on September 24, which left four dead and several injured. He said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident, to [] The post Act responsibly and maintain peace: CS tells people of Ladakh appeared first on Northlines .

18 Oct 2025 12:35 am
India Slams Pakistan at UN: Bombs Its Own People, Commits Genocide

New York, Oct 7: India launched a fierce diplomatic offensive against Pakistan at the United Nations, condemning it as a country that bombs its own people and engages in systematic genocide while attempting to deflect global scrutiny through propaganda and misinformation. Speaking at the UN Security Councils Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, Indias [] The post India Slams Pakistan at UN: Bombs Its Own People, Commits Genocide appeared first on Northlines .

7 Oct 2025 1:04 pm
LG Ladakh lauds people for exercising restraint

Leh, Oct 04:Lauding people of Ladakh for exercising restraint and cooperating with the administration, Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta on Saturday asked the security agencies to ensure that peace is not disturbed. Chairing a high-level security review meeting to assess the prevailing security scenario in Ladakh, LG Gupta, according to the news agency said, The cooperation [] The post LG Ladakh lauds people for exercising restraint appeared first on Northlines .

4 Oct 2025 11:37 pm
Ladakh cannot afford violence, people trying to vitiate atmosphere will not be spared: LG Gupta

Jammu, Oct 3: Surrounded by Pakistan and China, Ladakh cannot afford violence but some people are trying to vitiate the atmosphere in the Union territory and they will not be spared, Lt Governor (LG) Kavinder Gupta said. He said a magisterial probe has been launched into the September 24 violence that left four persons dead [] The post Ladakh cannot afford violence, people trying to vitiate atmosphere will not be spared: LG Gupta appeared first on Northlines .

3 Oct 2025 3:07 pm
Jammu & Kashmirs Political Shift: NCs Waning Grip and the Peoples Awakening

By Girdhari Lal Raina,Ex-Member Legislative Council The Omar Abdullah governments failures during crises, its out-dated blame-Delhi politics, and its inability to inspire confidence highlight a deeper malaise in Kashmirs political class. Citizens must now demand accountability, transparency, and delivery-driven governance. Jammu & Kashmir today stands at a defining crossroads. Socially and politically, the Union [] The post Jammu & Kashmirs Political Shift: NCs Waning Grip and the Peoples Awake

22 Sep 2025 9:24 pm
GST Rate Cut, Tax Relief bonanza for people opens today

New Delhi, Sep 21 : Prices of kitchen staples to electronics, from medicines and equipment to automobiles, will get cheaper from Monday as reduced GST rates on about 375 items come into effect. In a bonanza to consumers, the GST Council, comprising Centre and states, decided to reduce tax rates on goods and services, from [] The post GST Rate Cut, Tax Relief bonanza for people opens today appeared first on Northlines .

22 Sep 2025 12:50 am
President Trump is feeling taste of British people anger in his current UK visit

Opinion Poll indicates that the Maverick leader has approval of only 16 per cent By Anjan Roy In the days prior to World War One, England had a popular song: We dont want to fight, But if we have to, We have the men, We have the ships, We have the money too In [] The post President Trump is feeling taste of British people anger in his current UK visit appeared first on Northlines .

19 Sep 2025 10:01 pm
Centre stands steadfast with flood-hit people of J&K: Minister

Jammu Tawi, Sep 13 : Union Minister Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya on Saturday said the Narendra Modi-led government stands steadfast with the flood-hit people ofJammu and Kashmirand will leave no stone unturned in ensuring their relief and rehabilitation. The minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution visited the flood-hit parts of Nai Basti [] The post Centre stands steadfast with flood-hit people of J&K: Minister appeared first on Northlines .

14 Sep 2025 12:12 am
People Cannot Afford Losses

Thank God that the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has finally woken up from deep slumber and has urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to send special trains to the Valley to carry essential goods and transport fruit to markets across the country. It is over one week that the Jammu Srinagar stretch of National Highway [] The post People Cannot Afford Losses appeared first on Northlines .

10 Sep 2025 11:09 pm
PM stands firmly with flood hit J&K people: Amit Shah

Conducts aerial survey, chairs high-level meet Visits flood affected sites, interacts with people Lauds J&K Govt for rescue operations Directs MeT & NDMA to identify causes, set up early warning SDRF aid for damaged houses soon Jammu Tawi, Sep 1:Reiterating that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands firmly with the flood hit [] The post PM stands firmly with flood hit J&K people: Amit Shah appeared first on Northlines .

2 Sep 2025 12:11 am
Forgotten people of Gorkha Nagar: Poonchi Mohallas Flood Victims Await Relief, Charak Promises Support

By Ashu Kumar While the fury of the Tawi floods dominated headlines and leaders rushed to flood-hit areas with cameras in tow, there remain corners of Jammu where no relief team, no media crew, and no political figure had ventured. One such neglected pocket is **Poonchi Mohalla in Ward No. 48, Gorkha Nagar, Bahu Fort**, [] The post Forgotten people of Gorkha Nagar: Poonchi Mohallas Flood Victims Await Relief, Charak Promises Support appeared first on Northlines .

2 Sep 2025 12:03 am
Inclement Weather: CM Omar directs timely evacuation of people from risk-prone zones

Srinagar, Aug 30: Amid inclement weather prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday directed officials to ensure round-the-clock monitoring and carry out timely evacuation of residents from risk-prone zones. The statement comes in the aftermath of two fresh incidents of cloudburst and landslide in Ramban and Reasi districts that left 11 [] The post Inclement Weather: CM Omar directs timely evacuation of people from risk-prone zones appeared first on Northlines .

30 Aug 2025 1:33 pm
Army rescued 1,000 stranded people from flood-hit areas: GoC

Jammu Tawi, Aug 29: The General Officer Commanding (GoC) Tiger Division, Major General Mukesh Bhanwala, on Friday said that the Army has rescued nearly 1,000 stranded people, including children, students and paramilitary personnel, during large-scale rescue and relief operations carried out in close coordination with the civil administration in the JammuGurdaspur belt. The recent heavy [] The post Army rescued 1,000 stranded people from flood-hit areas: GoC appeared first on Northlines .

29 Aug 2025 11:45 pm
Kishtwar Cloudburst: Search Op intensified to trace 33 missing people

Kishtwar, Aug 21: The multi-agency search operation to trace 33 missing persons in cloudburst-hit Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir entered the eighth day on Thursday, officials said. The death toll in the natural calamity that struck the last motorable village en route to the Machail Mata temple on August 14 during the yatra stands [] The post Kishtwar Cloudburst: Search Op intensified to trace 33 missing people appeared first on Northlines .

21 Aug 2025 4:34 pm
Statehood for Unaccountable Power, Not for Peoples Problems

By Girdhari Lal Raina, Ex-MLC The rising demand for statehood in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly by Kashmir-centric political parties, is being paraded as a fight for peoples rights. In reality, it is a battle for the return of unaccountable political power. Behind the noise of restoring democracy lies the anxiety of an elite class [] The post Statehood for Unaccountable Power, Not for Peoples Problems appeared first on Northlines .

19 Aug 2025 8:27 pm
LG greets people on 79th I-Day

Srinagar, Aug 14: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has greeted the people of J&K UT on the occasion of 79th Independence Day. In a message, the Lieutenant Governor wrote: My dear brothers and sisters of Jammu Kashmir, On the sacred occasion of our 79th Independence Day, I convey my heartiest greetings and good wishes to all [] The post LG greets people on 79th I-Day appeared first on Northlines .

15 Aug 2025 12:53 am
Can people be happy only with development: Wangchuk on Ladakhs core demands?

New Delhi, Aug 9: Ladakh has witnessed rapid infrastructure development since it became a Union Territory, but people cant be happy only with development if their voices are not heard, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said, pressing the demand for statehood and sixth schedule. The Ramon Magsaysay Awardee said locals point out that development is there [] The post Can people be happy only with development: Wangchuk on Ladakhs core demands? appeared first on Northlines .

10 Aug 2025 12:16 am
Bank manager, Ex-Cop among 9 booked in separate cases for duping people

Jammu Tawi, Aug 3: The crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police has booked nine people, including a bank manager and a former policeman, in five separate cases related to duping people, an official said on Sunday. He said these individuals have defrauded people of a cumulative amount of around Rs 3 crore, on various [] The post Bank manager, Ex-Cop among 9 booked in separate cases for duping people appeared first on Northlines .

3 Aug 2025 11:47 pm
Connecting Peoples and Plants through Digital Innovations

World Nature Conservation Day: July 28 Dr. Parveen Kumar Nature has bestowed us with many precious resources. These include soil, water, air, plants, wild life, minerals and many others. Nature has also given us abundance of floral and faunal biodiversity. India is globally one of the most biologically, ethnically and culturally diverse country blessed [] The post Connecting Peoples and Plants through Digital Innovations appeared first on Northlines .

27 Jul 2025 8:44 pm
People, history will judge what changed in 5-yrs: Sinha

Srinagar, Jul 21: Asserting that people and history will judge what has changed in five years compared to what used to happen earlier, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that J&K has broken away from its troubled past and is embracing a brighter, secure, and development-driven future. In an interview to a national news channel, [] The post People, history will judge what changed in 5-yrs: Sinha appeared first on Northlines .

21 Jul 2025 11:54 pm
RJD usurped poor peoples land for jobs, alleges PM Modi at Bihar rally

MOTIHARI (BIHAR), Jul 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that the RJD could not think of providing employment to youths as the party usurped the land of poor people before giving them jobs. He also accused the Congress-RJD combine of playing politics in the name of the poor and socially marginalised people and [] The post RJD usurped poor peoples land for jobs, alleges PM Modi at Bihar rally appeared first on Northlines .

18 Jul 2025 4:07 pm
Invasion by people of one religion altering demography across Assam: CM

Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Tuesday that the indigenous communities of the state are facing invasion from people of one religion, who are allegedly encroaching on land in different parts to alter the demography of those areas. He said the governments eviction drives, through which over 1.19 lakh [] The post Invasion by people of one religion altering demography across Assam: CM appeared first on Northlines .

16 Jul 2025 12:32 am