Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah Wednesday lashed out at the Centre for inviting foreign diplomats to observe the ongoing assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the polls were an internal matter of India and “we do not need their certificate”. “I don’t know why foreigners should be asked to check elections here,” […]
Rajouri: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Jammu and Kashmir, P K Pole, today visited Rajouri on the polling day to ensure smooth voting process across all five constituencies of the district including Nowshera, Darhal, Rajouri, Kalakote and Thanamandi. District Election Officer (DEO) Rajouri, Abhishek Sharma, briefed the CEO regarding polling process in the district. He informed […]
Jammu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said restoration of statehood was the “right” of people of Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the INDIA bloc will hit the road and use “full force” in Parliament and outside if the Centre fails to restore it after assembly polls. In an election rally here, he said the […]
Sopore: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said if the NC-Congress alliance comes to power in Jammu and Kashmir, it will promote the famous Sopore apple in international markets. The Congress leader lamented that while walnuts, cashews and resins were put on his table, the famous Sopore apple, the main […]
Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) district president Dapinder Singh Romi, along with several others, joined the BJP here on Wednesday. The new members were welcomed by Jammu and Kashmir BJP working president Sat Sharma, along with deputy in-charge Ashish Sood. Sharma expressed confidence that the inclusion of new members would strengthen the party further. “More […]
Srinagar: The election campaign of all the major political parties in Jammu and Kashmir revolved around the revocation and restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status but women voters are more worried about the rising electricity bill amounts. An elderly woman, waiting for her turn to vote at a polling station in the heart of […]
Srinagar, September 25: The District Administration, Srinagar has rebutted the claims of one candidate from Khanyar Assembly Constituency (AC) wherein he has alleged that voters are not allowed to come to the booth in cars, terming them false and devoid of merits. In an official communiqué, it was given out that “As verified by the […]
Jammu: The Home Department of Jammu and Kashmir Government has transferred Shobhit Saxena, SSP (Hqrs) CID and posted him as Senior Superintendent of Police Kathua vice Deepika, who has been asked to await further posting in the Police Department. “In the interest of administration and pursuant to the approval conveyed by the Election Commission of […]
Jammu: A woman died and her two minor kids were among four persons injured when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said. They told a local news agency GNS that an Alto 800 vehicle (JK11A’3395) on its way from Shahdhara Sharief to Thannamandi met with […]
‘Er Rashid knew about Article 370 revocation but supported BJP’s decisions’ SRINAGAR: The Vice President of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah on Wednesday cautioned people against “repeating the mistake” of electing individuals who will only serve to further the agenda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Addressing a series of election […]