1 Person Killed, 3 Others Injured In Rajouri Road Accident

  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 […]

Delhi court to pass order on MP Engineer Rashid’s bail plea on September 11

    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 […]

Former MLA Bandipora announces to contest assembly elections as Independent candidate

Former MLA Bandipora announces to contest assembly elections as Independent candidate

  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 […]

Definition of Democracy doesn’t fit for a place reduced to UT from a State: Rahul in Anantnag

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 […]

Alliance with Cong need of the hour: Farooq Abdullah

    Srinagar:National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said his party’s alliance with the Congress was not a compulsion but the need of the hour for development of Jammu and Kashmir and restoration of statehood to the union territory.   The former chief minister also said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the […]

Rahul Gandhi donates one month salary to KPCC for rehabilitation work in Wayanad

    WAYANAD(KERALA): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi has donated his one month’s salary — Rs 2.3 lakh — to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) towards rehabilitation activities for the victims of the Wayanad landslides, the party’s state unit said on Wednesday.   KPCC general secretary M Liju, in a […]

INDIA bloc will ensure restoration of statehood to J-K: Rahul

    JAMMU: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday kick-started his party’s election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, assuring people that his party along with the help of INDIA bloc partners will ensure restoration of statehood to the Union territory.   “We wished for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before the holding of […]

India-Brunei elevate bilateral ties to ‘Enhanced Partnership’ as PM Modi holds talks with Sultan Bolkiah

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: India and Brunei on Wednesday elevated the bilateral ties to “Enhanced Partnership” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah discussing defence, trade and energy among other topics along with exchanging views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.   Modi, who is the first Indian Prime […]

Govt sets up Law Comm; UCC, laws which affect poor on agenda

        NEW DELHI: The Government has constituted the 23rd Law Commission which has issues including a Uniform Civil Code, laws which affect the poor and examining existing statutes to promote gender equality as part of its terms of reference.   According to a Law Ministry order issued late Monday, one of the […]

Amit Shah to visit Jammu on Sep 6 to release party manifesto, address rallies

        Srinagar: Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to Jammu from September 6 to release party manifesto and address political rallies, party said on Wednesday.   BJP’s J&K general secretary Ashok Koul said that Shah will release party’s manifesto in a rally on September 6 in Jammu.   […]