Former Tripura PCC president and five-time MLA Birajit Sinha has been skipping the campaign for party candidate Asish Kumar Saha in West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency. Mr. Sinha is maintaining a visible distance from Mr. Saha, who is the incumbent PCC president as well as the party’s candidate. Mr. Sinha is also keeping away from … Read more
Imran Reza Ansari. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Prominent Kashmiri Shia leader Imran Reza Ansari on July 24 walked out of a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha after a heated exchange with Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta over the arrangements made for this year’s Muharram, an Islamic month where the … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha | File Photo | Photo Credit: PTI Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday defended the move to introduce property tax in the Union Territory for the first time, saying “people have money for iPhones, data, games but don’t want to pay for services”. “There is … Read more
A file photo of Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha at Parliament House complex, in New Delhi. Amid growing protests, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said only influential and powerful people who misused their position to encroach upon the State land would be evicted in the Union Territory (UT). | Photo Credit: … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered a magisterial probe into Monday’s controversial encounter in Hyderpora area of Srinagar. Four persons, including a Pakistani militant, were killed in the incident. Lieutenant governor Sinha said in Srinagar on Thursday that an additional district magistrate level officer would head the inquiry and the administration would take suitable … Read more
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said government officials must take proactive steps to facilitate the return of Kashmiri Pandits who were forced to flee their homes and are now settled in various parts of the country. At a meeting on Saturday to review the functioning of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction … Read more