Anantnag-Rajouri-Poonch LS seat gears for a triangular contest
Poll percentage on this side of Pir Ki Gali besides ethnic divide of Gujjars, Paharis may impact voting pattern Anantnag: The prestigious south Kashmir Lok Sabha seat is going to polls today with Rajouri and Poonch added to, and some areas of Pulwama, Shopian taken away from it. The constituency is going to witness a […]
18.36 lakh voters set to decide fate of contests for Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat
Anantnag/Rajouri: All is set for elections in the redrawn Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency Saturday, May 25, 2024, to decide the fate of twenty contests in fray. Contesting from the seat is PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, who is facing the National Conference’s Mian Altaf Ahmad and JK Apni Party’s Zafar Iqbal Manhas and 17 others. Nothing is […]
26,000 displaced KPs to vote at 34 special polling stations set up in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi
Jammu: More than 26,000 displaced Kashmiri Pandit voters from across the country are eligible to vote at 34 polling stations in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency on Saturday. This marks the conclusion of voting in the Union Territory, with polling already completed in the other four […]
LS polls: Over 11 crore voters to decide fate of 889 candidates in penultimate phase
New Delhi: Over 11 crore voters will decide the fate of 889 candidates contesting in the penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections across 58 seats. Polling for the kasAnantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir will also be held on Saturday. The election there was postponed from phase three to six due to logistical issues […]
Measures be taken to ensure well-being of Indian students in Kyrgyzstan: JKSA to Jaishankar
New Delhi: A students’ association of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday wrote to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and requested that “proactive measures” be taken immediately to ensure well-being of the Indian students in Kyrgyzstan. This comes days after mobs targeted the foreigners in the capital city Bishkek triggering concerns about their safety. Jammu and […]
Search operations conducted in Samba after ‘suspicious movement’ along IB
Jammu: Security forces on Friday conducted search operations at many villages along the International Border in Samba district following reports of “suspicious movement” in the Bein-Lalachak forward area, officials said. Drones were also deployed for surveillance during the operation, launched as a precautionary measure, they said. Security forces conducted house-to-house verification in the border belt […]
Hope you don’t disappoint me: Mufti to voters ahead of polls in Anantnag-Rajouri
Srinagar: “Hope you don’t disappoint me and give me an opportunity to be your advocate in Parliament,” PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday in her appeal to voters on the eve of polling in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. The PDP chief, working to revive her party’s fortunes following its alliance with the BJP […]
Excess amount paid to employee due to mistake or wrong interpretation of rules cannot be recovered after his retirement: HC
SDA directed to release pensionary benefits including gratuity to the widow and children of petitioner pump operator Srinagar: Coming to the rescue of a widow and five children of an expired and retired government employee, the J&K High Court has held that excess salary paid due to mistake in the pay scale up-gradation cannot be […]
Voter turnout shows people’s will to make Kashmir part of India’s growth story: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday that the heavy voter turnout in four of the total five Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir reflects the people’s will to make Kashmir a part of India’s growth story. He said even as the Kashmir-centric regional political parties like the National Conference (NC) and […]
Ajay Devgn appreciates Kashmir’s film policy
Srinagar: Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Jammu and Kashmir Government’s film policy during the shooting of his upcoming movie, ‘Singham-3’, in Kashmir, saying Kashmir is a breathtakingly beautiful location to film. Exuding confidence, Bollywood star Ajay Devgn posed in his Bajirao Singham avatar in a new photo shared on Friday. […]
