First list released after resolving differences over sharing of seats Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a conglomerate of seven political parties formed for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, on Thursday released the first list of candidates who will contest the District Development Council polls beginning November 28. The list has […]
Over 8 phases, will end on Dec 22, along with polls for vacant panchayat, urban bodies’ seats Srinagar: The State Election Commission on Wednesday announced the first District Development Council (DDC) elections in J&K, which will begin in eight phases from the last week of this month. The elections will be held alongside polls for […]
Srinagar: Instead of the promised development, the abrogation of Article 370 has worsened every development indicator in Jammu and Kashmir, be it governance, growth or equity, reveals a study done by thinktank Public Affairs Index (PAI). Among Union Territories, J&K figures at the very bottom of the index. According to the new study, which has […]
Says ‘laanat’ on political leaders if they are still after ‘chair’ Srinagar: Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that disunity among the region’s political parties in the past had made their voices weaker and New Delhi’s job easier. Speaking to party workers at the headquarters of the National Conference in Nawa-e-Subah complex […]
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out raids on 10 locations in the valley including offices of NGOs, residences of human rights defenders and journalists, and the premises of daily newspaper Greater Kashmir in Srinagar. Among the places where raids were conducted were the office and residence of human rights activist Khurram […]
Congress secures 9 seats, AAP fails to open account Srinagar: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged on the top securing 15 seats in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) polls on Monday. According to the Leh electoral office, BJP has won 15 seats out of total 26. It had contested from all the seats and lost […]
Srinagar: After being attacked by “a bunch of local goons”, SRO, a non-profit organisation in Srinagar, has resumed its work of helping people in distress. SRO has done yeoman’s service during the Covid-19 pandemic, reaching out to people who needed food and money, and now its volunteers are supplying oxygen cylinders free of cost across […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday was all up in arms against her former alliance partner, BJP, accusing it of wanting the “territory” of J&K. In her first press conference after being released from detention, Mehbooba said that for the BJP the people in JK are expendable. […]
Srinagar: Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections saw about 65 percent poll voter turnout on Thursday. With two regional parties National Conference and PDP staying away from the polls, the contest was between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Aam Aadmi Party. As per the figures, more than 54,000 people voted in the elections […]
Overwhelmed by gesture, says Kashmir Times editor Anuradha Bhasin SRINAGAR: Several eminent Kashmiri journalists have come forward to do their bit for the Kashmir Times newspaper, which is under attack from the government for taking up the cudgels on behalf of the Kashmir media. The journalists have offered their professional services for free as their […]