Day before polling, Omar Abdullah seeks chance to ‘fight for rights of J&K’ in Parliament
Baramulla, May 19 (PTI) A day before Baramulla goes to the polls, National Conference candidate Omar Abdullah on Sunday sought a chance to represent the electorate in Parliament and seek answers for the “injustices” committed against Jammu and Kashmir, particularly after the abrogation of Article 370. In a video message posted on ‘X’, he urged […]
Ladakh at receiving end of worst of govt’s ‘anyay kaal’: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: A day before polling for the Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency, the Congress on Sunday alleged that over the last 10 years, the union territory has been at the receiving end of the Modi government’s “malicious and step-motherly treatment”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Ladakhis have been protesting in freezing temperatures over the […]
Kashmir’s Big Electoral Fight: North Kashmir gears up for clash of titans
Baramulla: Campaigning has ended. All the political parties have done everything to attract voters towards their parties. The D-Day is here – May 20. Would it be a Monday for NC’s Plough, PC’s Apple, PDP’s Pen and Inkpot or Er Rasheed’s Pressure Cooker; the EVM alone can answer. Here in this analytical piece, we will […]
Scorching heat continues in Jammu, mercury crosses 41 deg C
Jammu: The mercury continued its upward trend in Jammu on Saturday with the maximum temperature settling at 41.6 degrees Celsius, over three notches above the season’s average, the meteorological department said. However, the minimum temperature recorded in the winter capital city was near normal at 23.9 degrees Celsius, the official said. Jammu is reeling under […]
PM contradicts his own slogan of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’: Farooq Abdullah
Poonch/Jammu: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday of dividing the people of the country on the basis of religion, saying his recent statements have even contradicted his own slogan of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas”. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister claimed that the hatred for […]
In jail since 2019, Engineer Rashid declares assets increased, liabilities reduced in five years
Baramulla: Independent candidate from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who is lodged in Tihar for alleged terror-funding activities, has significantly reduced his liabilities and increased assets in the last five years, his poll affidavit shows. Better known as ‘Engineer Rashid’, the former MLA’s assets are now valued at Rs 1.55 crore compared […]
Northern Army commander reviews security situation in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Saturday reviewed the security situation and counter-terror grid in south Kashmir. “#LtGenMVSuchindraKumar, #ArmyCdrNC accompanied by #ChinarCorps Cdr visited Victor Force to review the prevalent security situation,” Army’s Northern command said in a post on X. Victor Force is the Army’s counter-terror force based in […]
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 […]
