Srinagar: The Election Commission has prohibited the release of exit polls by media outlets or in any other manner during the assembly elections-2024 for Jammu and Kashmir under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, an official spokesman said. It is a routine exercise by the EC during elections to ensure a level playing field. […]
New Delhi: Ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, the Congress released a “chargesheet” on Wednesday, reflecting “the reality of the BJP’s betrayal”, and alleged that the voice of the people there is being suppressed. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared on X the “chargesheet”, which said an unelected lieutenant governor (LG) […]
Srinagar/Dooru (JK): National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said his party entered into an alliance with the Congress for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir to counter the BJP’s “communal and divisive politics”. The former chief minister made the remarks while addressing an election rally in support of Congress candidate G A Mir […]
Ganderbal: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday filed nomination papers from the Ganderbal assembly seat. Abdullah, accompanied by senior leaders of the party and his sons, filed the papers before the returning officer at the Mini-Secretariat here. He reached the Mini-Secretariat sitting atop a vehicle, surrounded by a huge number of enthusiastic supporters. […]
Srinagar: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, has greeted the teachers on the eve of Teachers’ Day. In a message, the Lt Governor said, “On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, I extend my heartiest greetings and felicitations to all the teachers. Tributes to great educationist, philosopher and former President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Ji on […]
Chairs high-level flood preparedness meet of J&K Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high-level meeting at Civil Secretariat regarding flood preparedness and response review in the UT of J&K. At the outset, Chief Secretary praised the Divisional and District administration for the steps they have already taken regarding flood preparedness and said that […]
Srinagar: A scuffle broke out between two groups of inmates inside the Central Jail in Srinagar on Tuesday evening, police said. Srinagar Senior Superintendent of Police, Imtiyaz Hussain, said a minor scuffle broke out among the detainees at the prison located in Rainawari area of the city. He further said the situation was brought under […]
Joins BJP Lal Chowk Candidate Er Aijaz Hussain in mega rally SRINAGAR: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the prestigious Lal Chowk Assembly segment Engineer Aijaz Hussain was accompanied by the BJP National Executive Member & senior party leader Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi on Wednesday in a mega rally. The rally started from Balhama to the […]
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has expressed its solidarity with the fruit growers of Kulgam and Shopian, whose orchards were devastated by high-speed winds on Monday. “These strong winds ravaged large areas across the districts, knocking ripened apples from trees in orchards spread over thousands of kanals. Some of the hardest-hit […]
Inaugurates int’l symposium on ‘Semiconductor Materials and Devices-2024’ SRINAGAR: To encourage collaboration and innovation in the field of semiconductor materials and devices and to provide a platform for advancing the semiconductor industry, the University of Kashmir (KU) on Wednesday inaugurated a three-day international symposium here. Titled ‘International Symposium on Semiconductor Materials and Devices (ISSMD)-2024’, the […]