BJP legislator elected as speaker of J&K assembly

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Kavinder Gupta was on Thursday elected unanimously as Speaker of the 12th Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. The Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Basharat Bukhari......

JK speaker okays arrest of ex-minister Khan's arrest in molestation case

In more trouble for former Health Minister Shabir Khan, the Jammu and Kashmir assembly speaker on Monday gave his nod to police for the members of arrest on molestation charges, saying they should......

J-K speaker seeks privilege committee's opinion on V K Singh

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly speaker has sought the opinion of the members of the privilege committee on the reply submitted by the former army chief, General (Retd) V K  Singh......

Now democracy shamed in Kashmir assembly, PDP MLA slaps Marshal

An opposition Peoples Democratic Party MLA on Wednesday slapped a marshal in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly as proceedings were marred by unruly scenes. During discussion of the grants......