LATEST UPDATE NEWS (16:20 IST) Assembly adjourned after protest over forest scam JAMMU, The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was today adjourned for nearly two hours amidst uproar over the Kundal Committee report with opposition parties demanding sacking of two ministers, for their alleged involvement in the forest scam..........more Govt fans separatist feelings by floating trial balloons: BJP NEW DELHI, The BJP today attacked the Congress-PDP coalition Government in Jammu and Kashmir for "constantly floating trial balloons that enhance separatist feelings" and sought scrapping of Article 370 and implementation of Uniform Civil Code to bring the troubled State into the national mainstream. .........more

Governor studies report, Speaker meets CM
Oppn to continue uproar, NCLP again meets today
*Discussion on Kundal, CM’s grants listed today

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Jan 27: Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha was said to be studying Kundal Committee report and "serious charges" levelled by National Conference Legislature Party (NCLP) in a memorandum submitted to him the other day while the NCLP, which met at party headquarters tonight, chalked out its strategy for tomorrow when Legislature will meet after three days adjournment....more

BJP national executive reaffirms Advani as PM candidate

NEW DELHI, Jan 27: Buoyed by the saffron surge in States including Gujarat, BJP today reaffirmed L K Advani as its Prime Ministerial candidate in the next Lok Sabha polls and declared NDA as the "need of the hour".....more

‘Decision on troop cut should be left to Govt’
Comparison on troop deployment out of place: Mehbooba

Excelsior Correspondent

NEW DELHI, Jan 27: People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has reiterated her party’s resolve to work for reduction of troops deployed on internal security in Jammu and Kashmir and get the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) scrapped.....more

Out of 27 assigned projects, only 8 taken up
ERA’s road, bridge projects moving at snail’s pace

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Jan 27: Could Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) prove its worth for the timely execution of projects relating to the development of the State? If one goes through the progress on the number of road and bridge projects assigned to it in Jammu division the answer to this million dollar question seems to be contrary to the aims and objectives for which it was established.....more

Govt can sign n deal on its own: SC

NEW DELHI, Jan 27: In a major setback to the opponents of Indo-US nuclear deal, the Supreme Court has held that the Government is not bound to place the nuclear deal before Parliament and can sign the deal on its own......more