Segment to witness triangular contest between NC, PDP, AP
Campaigning ends in Srinagar LS seat Srinagar: Campaigning for the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency ended Saturday evening as the segment goes to polls on Monday (May 13) in the fourth phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections. The campaigning ended today as the authorities declared ‘Dry Day’ in Srinagar from May 11, 6 pm to May […]
Police release sketches of 6 terrorists involved in Basantgarh encounter
Jammu: Police on Saturday released the sketches of six terrorists, “who infiltrated from Pakistan into Basantgarh area of Udhampur district and killed a village defence guard in a gunfight before fleeing deep into the forest”, officials said. Udhampur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Joginder Singh announced the first breakthrough in the case with the arrest […]
Ikhwan being revived to pave way for 1987-like rigging in J&K: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Saturday claimed that the government is trying to revive ‘Ikhwan’ to pave the way for 1987-like poll rigging in Jammu and Kashmir. She said it is surprising that Section 143 CrPC has been imposed in district Pulwama and a spree has been started […]
HC upholds CRPF man’s dismissal from service for failing to act against his colleague on fratricidal spree
Says spineless personnel does not deserve to be part of paramilitary force Srinagar: Rejecting a petition by a CRPF man against his dismissal for failing to act against his colleague who went on a killing spree at the Chief Minister’s residence in 2006 in Jammu, the J&K High Court has held that a spineless security […]
Sajad Lone addresses joint rally with DDC Chairman Nazir Khan in Beerwah-Budgam
Thousands of supporters of PC and Nazir Ahmed Khan attend rally Srinagar: J&K Peoples Conference President Sajad Lone electrified a massive joint rally in Beerwah today, alongside DDC Chairman Budgam Nazir Ahmad Khan, garnering strong support for the party ahead of the Baramulla segment Parliamentary elections. Notable leaders, including PC Senior General Secretary Imran Reza […]
BJP, its cronies frustrated due to growing wave of support for NC: Omar
Addresses series of election rallies in Keran, Melyal Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah addressed a series of public meetings and workers conventions at Keran and Melyal on the fifth consecutive day of his ongoing campaign trail in Kupwara district. The public meeting at Keran was organised by Shahrukh Nasir […]
Fool-proof security arrangements in place for polls in Kashmir: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar: Inspector General of Kashmir V K Bhirdi Friday said that elaborate security arrangements have been put in place for elections in Kashmir with inter-district checkpoints and area domination exercises intensified. Talking to media persons in his office, the IGP, as per news agency KNO, said that all arrangements have been finalised to ensure smooth […]
It is a fight between oppressors and oppressed: Sajad Lone
Addresses poll rally in Pattan, says, NC leaders’ hands are drenched in blood of Kashmiris Baramulla: J&K Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone today said that the ongoing Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir is the most crucial one since 1947, especially given the absence of Assembly elections and a fight between oppressors and […]
Parra relates to common Kashmiris’ pain and agony, will become their voice: Mufti
Srinagar: Emphasizing that the ongoing elections are not merely about civic amenities, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that they are a crucial battle for the J&K’s dignity, honor, and freeing of its innocent youth who are languishing in jails without trials. She highlighted the plight of the youth languishing in jails without trials, […]
First batch of over 600 Hajj pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia
Div Com & IGP review departure arrangements for pilgrims Srinagar: The first batch of over 600 Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia on Thursday, officials said. They said 642 pilgrims on board two flights were headed for the 40-day pilgrimage to the Islamic pilgrimage sites in Makkah and Medina. More than […]