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

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

Mehbooba Mufti slams CAT's stay on Urdu for Naib Tehsildar posts, calls it politically driven; blames BJP for communalizing ...

Mufti said that most revenue records and government paperwork in Jammu and Kashmir are still maintained in Urdu ...

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 ...

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

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

Despite the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) staying the mandatory Urdu requirement for the Naib Tehsildar post, the ...

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

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that appointing officers in the Revenue Department without knowledge of Urdu ...

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