PAGD not Kashmir centric, don’t underplay win over 35 seats in Jammu: Omar
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of seven political parties which has been formed to fight against “unilateral” August 5 decisions by the government of India, is not a Kashmir-centric as “elucidated by the performance in Jammu”. “I understand the temptation to over play […]
SPO goes missing along with rifle in Kulgam
Srinagar: A Special Police Officer (SPO) has gone missing in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Wednesday. A top police officer while confirming the incident to GNS said that the SPO, Zakir Hussain Malik (Belt no.967A) son of Mohammad Skinder Malik of Ahgar Yarpora Kulgam, is missing along with AK-47 rifle from Tuesday (December […]
PC emerges as single largest party in 2 districts
Srinagar: Peoples Conference has emerged as the single largest party in two districts of Kashmir Valley. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the party has emerged as the single largest party in Kupwara and Baramulla districts of North Kashmir. According to figures, PC has won 5 seats in Kupwara, followed by National Conference 4, […]
J&K records 308 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 308 new coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 1,18,803, while six more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,850, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 134 were from reported from the Kashmir Valley and 174 from the Jammu division, they said. The officials said Jammu recorded the highest […]
Independents win 7 seats in Srinagar DDC
Srinagar: Independent candidates won from seven District Development Council (DDC) constituencies in Srinagar, said the District Election Officer (Deputy Commissioner) Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. He said the results of all 14 DDC constituencies have been declared. The Returning Officers in Srinagar have declared the results of District Development Council elections in all the 14 […]
Srinagar-Leh highway reopens for traffic
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Leh highway which remained closed for over a week due to heavy snowfall and slippery road surface at high-altitude Zojila top was reopened for vehicular traffic on Tuesday, officials said. “The traffic movement was allowed from Srinagar towards Ladakh today,” a Border Roads Organisation official said. A large number of vehicles carrying civilians […]
Police seek help to trace car involved in hit-and-run case
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday sought help from the general public in identifying a car suspected to be involved in a hit-and-run case. “On 17-12-2020 at 1400 hours, one White Color DL number Santro car having Red Cross logo on the back side, going towards Rambagh, hit one pedestrian namely Junaid Ahmad Dar (20) of Kulgam […]
Non-local woman found dead in Eidgah Srinagar
Srinagar: The body of a non-local woman was found on Tuesday in Takanwari area of Eidgah in Srinagar, officials said. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the body of a woman identified as Amrita Lohar, wife of Raja Lohar of Bhutan was found inside the residential house of Hafizulla Dar, son of […]
Jailed PDP youth leader Waheed Para wins DDC election
Srinagar: PDP youth president Waheed Para, who is in custody of the National Investigation Agency for alleged links with militants, on Tuesday won the District Development Council (DDC) elections from Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir. Para defeated BJP candidate Sajad Ahmad Raina. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said she was proud of her party’s youth leader […]
PAGD alliance ahead in 73 seats, BJP in 50 in J-K district polls
Srinagar/Jammu: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of seven political parties, was ahead in 73 seats and the BJP in 50 as votes for elections to District Development Councils in Jammu and Kashmir were counted on Tuesday, officials said. The Congress was trailing in number three position with leads in 21 seats […]
