Srinagar: Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone is likely to fight from two assembly segments of Kupwara district. Sources said that the party’s rank and file wants Lone to contest from Kupwara assembly segment, apart from Handwara seat where the party has maintained domination over National Conference over more than a decade now. […]
Budgam: Former minister and People’s Democratic Party senior leader Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura Thursday criticised National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah for contesting assembly election from two seats. Omar Abdullah on Wednesday filed nomination papers for Ganderbal seat, while he will submit papers for Budgam constituency today. Lone, while speaking with […]
Srinagar: Stating that they are committed to fight for restoration of Article 370, Article 35A and statehood, Peoples Conference on Thursday promised a judicial commission to probe electoral rigging of 1987. In its election manifesto, which was released by the party president Sajad Gani Lone and senior leaders today, the party said that […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Commitee (JKPCC) President, Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday said that BJP leader Ram Madhav seems unaware about his own party that recruited ex-militants a few years ago. Karra prior to filing his nomination papers today, visited famous shine of Hazrat Sheikh Dawood (RA) at Batamaloo. Karra […]
Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a militant associate along with a grenade in Karimabad area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. In handout , the police said that in a major breakthrough against terrorism, Pulwama Police arrested a terrorist associate during a Naka checking at Karimabad crossing, where the suspect was intercepted. […]
Srinagar: The government of J&K has accepted Er. Rashid’s brother application for voluntary retirement from services. In an order, the School Education department said that it has accorded sanction to voluntary retirement of Khursheed Ahmed Sheikh, who was working in a school in his native area of Mawar. As per the order, […]
Jammu: At least one person was killed while three others were injured after a vehicle carrying them skidded off the road in the Gambhir Mughalan area of Rajouri district on Thursday. Officials said that a Tata mobile bearing registration number JK12A9878 was coming from Poonch and moving towards Rajouri when suddenly its driver […]
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday deferred till September 11 its order on the regular bail plea of Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, who is in jail in connection with a terror-funding case. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, defeated former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference […]
Bandipora: Former MLA and senior political leader Bandipora Nazim-ud-din Bhat on Wednesday announced to contest assembly elections as an independent candidate from the Bandipora constituency. Addressing media at his office, Bhat pledged to work for the betterment of Bandopora if he gets elected and also promises to create employment opportunities for unemployed youths […]
Dooru (Anantnag): Reiterating that J&K has to get back the Statehood, senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Parliament Rahul Gandhi said that definition of democracy doesn’t fit with the J&K that has been reduced to a UT from being a State. “Either BJP will announce restoration of Statehood to J&K […]