J-K: Barkati’s daughter accuses MP Rashid of not supporting family, tears father’s nomination papers

    Kupwara,: Jailed cleric Sarjan Ahmad Wagay’s daughter on Thursday accused Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid of not supporting her family “in the time of need” and tore her father’s nomination papers from the Langate assembly seat, represented twice by the Awami Ittehad Party chief in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.   […]

Will support INDIA bloc candidates if they promise to restore Article 370, says Engineer Rashid

SRINAGAR: ) Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) supremo Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer on Thursday said that he would support the INDIA bloc candidates in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections if the opposition group promises to restore Article 370 of the Constitution whenever they come to power at the Centre.   “If INDIA alliance assures […]

One CISF Personnel Killed, 4 Others Injured In Reasi Bus Accident

        Jammu,: One Personnel of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was killed, while as four others were injured in a bus accident in Reasi district on Thursday.   Officials said that a bus carrying CISF personnel was coming from Dera Baba to Shringi Chasana when it met with an accident.   In […]

Nobody can suppress our voice, truth is with us: Engineer Rashid in Srinagar

  SRINAGAR: Returning home after more than five years in prison, Member of Parliament Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, on Thursday said no one needs peace more than the people of Kashmir but they want it on their conditions and not on terms set by the Centre.   The Awami Ittehad Party […]

J&K Polls: Banned JeI leader files nomination for Bandipora seat

  Bandipora,: Former district president of the banned Jamat-e-Islami, Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik Thursday filed nomination papers for Bandipora constituency as independent candidate for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly election.   Malik, a resident of Gundpora, Bandipora has served as district president of JeI until organisation was banned.   He was arrested in 2019 […]

Chris Gayle, Ian Bell among 124 legends to land in Kashmir for Legends League Cricket

      Srinagar:Cricketer enthusiasts are quite excited in the Valley as 124 legends are set to land in Kashmir on October 9 to play the last leg of Legends League Cricket (LLC) in Srinagar.   Co-founder LLC, Raman Raheja while addressing media persons said that the final leg of LLC will be held at […]

NSA Doval holds talks with Russian counterpart

    NEW DELHI: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has held wide-ranging talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in St Petersburg and discussed important issues of “mutual interests” amid fresh calls for India’s possible role in finding a solution to the Ukraine conflict.   The Doval-Shoigu meeting on Wednesday evening took place on the […]

Tribunal upholds ban on 6 J&K separatist groups

  NEW DELHI: A judicial tribunal of the Delhi High Court has upheld the Centre’s ban on two factions of the separatist group Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir and four factions of another secessionist organisation, Jammu and Kashmir People’s League (JKPL), for threatening India’s integrity by promoting, aiding and abetting the secession of Jammu and […]

Farooq Abdullah accuses BJP of using those ‘released from jail’ as proxies

  Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir should unite to defeat the BJP and those who are “being released from jails” to take part in elections. Addressing an election rally, he said the alliance with the Congress was not easy but was necessary to save J-K’s […]

BJP should stop making efforts to break alliances: Kharge in J&K

    SRINAGAR: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the BJP should stop making efforts to break alliances and political parties opposed to it as they have a minority government at the Centre which depends on TDP and JD-U for survival.   “The Congress and National Conference are contesting the (Jammu and Kashmir) elections […]