On July 14, the Central Administrative Tribunal ruled that it would no longer be mandatory for an applicant to the post of a naib tehsildar in Jammu and Kashmir to know Urdu. To insist on it, the ...

Signboards displaying information in Hindi and English in Kashmir have stoked criticism that Urdu, which served as the Valley’s official language for over a century, is being sidelined. Social media ...

Amid raging controversy on the issue of Urdu designated as compulsory for the recently advertised posts of Naib-Tehsildars in Jammu and Kashmir, top BJP leaders on Thursday met the Lt. Governor Manoj ...

Language issue has heated up in Jammu and Kashmir with the BJP batting for the use of Hindi in official work and exams, while local Kashmiri politicians and activists are crying hoarse over neglect of ...