EC changed vote-counting date at BJP’s behest: Mehbooba

EC changed vote-counting date at BJP’s behest: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday alleged the Election Commission has changed the date of counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls at the behest of the BJP. “They (ECI) do what suits the BJP. When I contested the (Lok Sabha) elections, they unnecessarily changed the date (of polling). Everything is […]

Hurriyat leader Salim Geelani joins PDP

Hurriyat leader Salim Geelani joins PDP

Srinagar: Separatist leader and Hurriyat member Syed Salim Geelani on Sunday joined the People’s Democratic Party here. Geelani joined the PDP in presence of party president Mehbooba Mufti at party office here. “PDP is a party which talks about democratic rights, human rights and political rights of people. It talks about political solution to Kashmir […]

Suhail Bukhari Joins Congress

Suhail Bukhari Joins Congress

Srinagar: Suhail Bukhari, the former Chief Spokesperson of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) joined the Congress party on Sunday. The move comes shortly after his resignation from the PDP on August 20. Bukhari was displeased with the PDP leadership, as he was denied a mandate to contest the forthcoming elections, leading to his decision of […]

Assembly polls: Battle lines drawn on eight seats in Chenab valley

Assembly polls: Battle lines drawn on eight seats in Chenab valley

Jammu: On the eight seats of Chenab valley going to polls in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections, the NC-Congress alliance is hoping to tip the scales in its favour after DPAP leaders withdrew from contest in four seats, while the BJP and PDP are going all out to checkmate their rivals. The […]

ADGP Jammu conducts ‘comprehensive’ review of security ahead of polls

ADGP Jammu conducts ‘comprehensive’ review of security ahead of polls

Jammu: A senior police officer has called for robust coordination among various security agencies to meet any potential challenge during the upcoming assembly elections across Jammu. Several districts in Jammu were rocked by a spate of terror incidents between April and July this year as terror handlers from across the border continued their attempts to […]

DGP Hails Humayun’s ‘Unique Blend Of Courage, Compassion’

DGP Hails Humayun’s ‘Unique Blend Of Courage, Compassion’

Visits fallen officer’s home Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief RR Swain paid a heartfelt tribute to DSP Humayun Bhat, who was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra recently, describing him as a “unique blend of courage and compassion” and emphasising his commitment to both his family and the community. Bhat (32), a deputy superintendent of […]

Gender mainstreaming helps create ‘just, equitable society’: HC Judge

Gender mainstreaming helps create ‘just, equitable society’: HC Judge

Srinagar: The two-day program, titled “POCSO Act and POSH Act with Special Reference to SAMVAD’s Training Manual and Combating Gender Stereotypes concluded today at J&K Judicial Academy, Mominabad, Srinagar. The program was organized by J&K Judicial Academy for Judicial Officers, PPs /Addl. PPs/ Assistant PPs, Medical Officers, officers of Forensic Science laboratory, officers of Police […]

Kashmir Valley Braces For Moderate Rainfall

Kashmir Valley Braces For Moderate Rainfall

Srinagar: A Western Disturbance (WD) is likely to hit and trigger light to moderate rainfall over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, officials said. “There is a possibility of snowfall over a few higher reaches during the period also,” the Meteorological Department officials said. The MeT forecast of the weather will remain generally […]

Govt employee suspended for violating MCC

Govt employee suspended for violating MCC

Srinagar: Acting tough against the violations of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines, a Government employee was placed under suspension by the authorities in Srinagar today. The order issued in this regard reads that “one Government employee namely Ghulam Mohammad Mir posted as Jr. Lineman in KPDCL has been found violating the MCC guidelines by […]

‘Criminal’ Held With Firearm

‘Criminal’ Held With Firearm

Jammu: A “criminal” was arrested along with a 12-bore double-barrel gun and two live cartridges here on Sunday, police said. Jeet Raj, a resident of Galwadey Chak, was arrested near his house in Marh tehsil when he was moving in his private vehicle, a police spokesman said. The illegal firearm and ammunition was found concealed […]