Tribunal scraps Urdu requirement for Jammu and Kashmir revenue jobs, sparking political controversy over language and ...

PDP and JKPC leaders oppose dropping Urdu as mandatory for Naib-Tehsildar posts in J&K, citing linguistic marginalization.

Urdu has been a requirement for Revenue Dept posts going back to before Partition, as all land records are in the language.

Mehbooba Mufti took to X to express her disagreement over the CAT order. “It is deeply unfortunate that our judiciary appears to be influenced by divisive politics. Urdu, a recognised official ...

Acting on a petition from job aspirants challenging the condition, the CAT directed the JK Services Selection Recruitment ...

Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said it was “deeply unfortunate” that the judiciary appears ...

Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone on Wednesday voiced deep concern over the exclusion of Urdu as a ...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed optimism on Wednesday about a record turnout for the ongoing ...

Para expressed concern over the CAT’s (Central Administrative Tribunal) order staying the requirement of basic Urdu knowledge for the naib tehsildar exam, calling it a worrying sign of judicial forums ...

The BJP has praised the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision to suspend a government order requiring Urdu for Naib ...

A tribunal has held as “discriminatory” a Jammu and Kashmir government notification making Urdu compulsory for naib tehsildar ...

A two-member CAT bench has stayed the operation of the relevant provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Revenue (Subordinate) ...