Tag: Nirmal Singh

Padma Shri recipient and ex-Hazoori Raagi of Golden Temple Nirmal Singh dies of Coronavirus

62-year-old Singh, who recently returned from the United Kingdom, was admitted to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital after he complained of breathlessness and dizziness on March 31.

April 2, 2020

BJP leader Nirmal Singh removed as speaker of now-revoked J-K Legislative Assembly

Several political parties especially the Jammu based National Panthers Party (NPP), questioned Singh's continuation on the post despite the assembly being dissolved.

November 17, 2019

Jammu Chambers of Commerce alleges discrimination, threatens agitation

JCCI chief Rakesh Gupta accused former deputy CM Nirmal Singh of having failed to check discrimination with Jammu when the PDP-BJP govt was in power

July 16, 2018

JCCI asks PM Modi to sack assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh for his ‘anti-Army’ remark

The JCCI convened an urgent meeting here on Tuesday to discuss the sweeping statement that Nirmal Singh made after being elected Speaker of the Assembly.

May 15, 2018

BJP to induct five new faces in J-K Cabinet

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will induct five new faces in the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet and has also decided to drop three ministers in the much-awaited coalition ministry reshuffle slated to take place on Monday.

April 30, 2018

Mehbooba wants rehabilitation of street vendors

Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday sought proper rehabilitation of street vendors in the Jammu city and adjoining areas while carrying out their relocation to ease traffic movement in the winter capital. Chairing a meeting to review the beautification of Jammu city here on Monday, the Chief Minister directed identification of appropriate spots where the …

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March 27, 2018

J-K govt committed to solve problems of border residents: Dy CM

Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Wednesday said that the state government was committed to solving the problems being faced by people living in areas near the International Border (IB). The deputy chief minister said this in a meeting convened here to discuss issues confronting people living along the IB in Jammu …

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February 21, 2018

Rallies taken out in Jammu on Hari Singh’s birth anniversary

  Several programmes, including armed rallies, were today organised in Jammu region to mark the 122nd birth anniversary of the state’s last Hindu ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, amid demands that the day be declared a public holiday. Participants criticised the PDP-BJP government for failing to declare September 23 as a public holiday in the state. …

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September 23, 2017

J-K deputy CM heckled by Dogra members

JK Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh was today heckled by Dogra community members over the state government’s “failure” to declare Maharaja Hari Singh’s birth anniversary as a state holiday. The deputy chief minister was speaking at a function after paying floral tributes to Maharaja, the last Hindu ruler of the state, on his birth anniversary …

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September 23, 2017

J-K Deputy CM asks devotees to carry on with yatra

Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Tuesday asked the pilgrims from across the country to continue with their plans of Amarnath pilgrimage, saying the state government was alert to the situation. "I want to assure the nation that Jammu and Kashmir government is alert. We are not taking any chances," Singh said. He …

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July 11, 2017

J-K Deputy CM blames Pakistan for terror attack

Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Sunday slammed Pakistan over the terror attack on an army camp in Uri and said the neighbouring country was working only on disturbing the state. Asked how terrorists could infiltrate India and carry out the attack, Singh said: "The border is long."  The minister also blamed …

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September 18, 2016