Omar Abdullah welcomed with ‘Wanwun’ in Hizb chief’s village in Budgam
Soibugh: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah received a rousing reception on Saturday from a large number of women when he reached this central Kashmir village, on the last day of campaign for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls. The women at the ancestral village of Syed Salahuddin, the Pakistan-based supreme commander […]
Demand for statehood, Sixth Schedule in focus: Ladakh Independent candidate
Kargil: Amid a three-cornered fight in Ladakh, Independent candidate Mohammad Haneefa Jan said his focus remains on the demands such as safeguards under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution and statehood raised with the Union government. Haneefa, who was a National Conference (NC) leader till recently, quit the party along with the entire Kargil unit […]
Former police officer arrested for violating Official Secrets Act
Jammu: A former police officer has been arrested under the Official Secrets Act for publishing ‘sensitive information’ in his recently released book here, officials said on Saturday. Retired Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Aslam Sheikh was arrested from his residence at Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu city late Friday night, the officials said. They said […]
Shopkeeper stabbed to death in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: A shopkeeper was stabbed to death at his shop in Perpora, Kachan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday, officials said. An official said that a shopkeeper identified as Fayaz Ahmad Dar (32), son of Ghulam Haasan Dar, from Perpora Kachan, was attacked with a sharp-edged knife in the same area this afternoon, […]
General, Police & Expenditure Observers for Anantnag-Rajouri PC review election preparedness at Shopian
SHOPIAN: General Election Observer, Jenu Devan; Police Observer, B Naveen Kumar and Expenditure Observer, Shyam Manohar Singh for Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary Constituency (PC) today made a joint visit to Shopian district and chaired a review meeting with Nodal Officers on Election preparedness in the Zainpora AC of the Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency. At the outset, District Election […]
DGP visits forward areas in North Kashmir’s Kupwara District
Srinagar: In the context of the information, that to disrupt the ongoing general elections and the hostile intentions of the national security adversaries across and their proxies within, the Director General of Police J&K R.R Swain along with ADGP L&O Vijay Kumar, DIG NKR Vivek Gupta and SSP Kupwara Shobit Saxena paid a visit to […]
RO 1-Baramulla PC briefs press, urges every voter to exercise their franchise on May 20th
BARAMULLA: The Returning Officer (RO), 1-Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency, Minga Sherpa, today called a press conference and briefed the press regarding the arrangements put in place by the administration for successfully conducting the Lok Sabha elections in 1-Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency. During the press briefing, the RO assured the media that the administration has meticulously made all […]
Representatives of Youth Convention J&K, KCCI delegation call on LG
SRINAGAR: Representatives of Youth Convention J&K headed by its President Suhail Farooq today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan and briefed him about their endeavours under the Green India Mission. A delegation of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by its President Javid Ahmad Tenga called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj […]
Sajad Lone urges people to embrace change for North Kashmir’s development
‘Omar Abdullah’s defeat will symbolise triumph of oppressed common Kashmiri’ Uri: J&K Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone made a fervent appeal to the people today while addressing a massive convention in Uri, Baramulla. He urged the people of North Kashmir to vote for PC to usher in transformative change, aiming to propel the region […]
Waheed Parra launches door-to-door campaign in Anantnag
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Youth President Waheed Ur Rehman Parra here on Saturday started his door-to-door election campaigns in Anantnag town in South Kashmir. Parra held numerous meetings with activists and supporters during the campaign. He was accompanied by Najmu Saqib, General Secretary of Youth PDP, and Tariq Ahmad, district president. Parra urged people […]
