Jammu: Three women, including former minister Sakeena Masood (National Conference), won elections on Tuesday to enter the male-dominated Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir. While two women made it to the Assembly in 2014, three women, including Mehbooba Mufti, won elections in 2008. Among them, the lone BJP female candidate Shagun Parihar won the Kishtwar Assembly […]
New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday suffered shock defeat in Haryana, considered a low-hanging fruit by the party which was hoping to cash in on a 10-year anti-incumbency and carry forward the Lok Sabha election gains against the BJP. Even though the Congress managed over 39 per cent vote share, the difference with BJP being less […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the BJP’s win in the Haryana Assembly polls as a victory of its politics of development and good governance, assuring people that the party will leave no stone unturned to fulfil people’s aspirations. In a series of posts on X, Modi also complimented the National Conference […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said it cannot accept the Haryana Assembly polls verdict as there were “serious issues” about the integrity of the counting process and functioning of the EVMs in some districts, and asserted that it would take up the matter with the Election Commission. Alleging a conspiracy, the opposition party said […]
Srinagar: BJP candidate Devender Rana won from Nagrota segment with the highest margin while the PDP’s Tral candidate Rafiq Ahmad Naik had the lowest margin for victory in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections whose results were declared on Tuesday. Rana, who had won the 2014 assembly elections on the National Conference (NC) ticket, retained […]
Srinagar: The results of assembly elections in the Kashmir Valley have culminated in a significant rejection of separatist candidates, including those from Engineer Rashid-led Awami Ittehad Party and Jamaat-e-Islami, who failed to make a meaningful impact in the polls. The standout performance came from Sayar Ahmed Reshi, a proxy candidate for Jamaat-e-Islami from Kulgam, and […]
Srinagar: Going by the mandate in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti faces an uphill task to keep the PDP flag flying. The PDP, which formed a government in the erstwhile state 2014 in alliance with the BJP, won just 3 seats of the total 84 it contested in the assembly elections. Mehbooba, who was chief […]
Pulwama: The town of Pulwama in South Kashmir on Tuesday witnessed a scene of celebration as People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Waheed Para held a jubilant victory march following his win in the assembly polls. Standing atop a vehicle with sunroof, Para expressed his gratitude to supporters who rallied behind him during the assembly elections. […]
Srinagar: On the recommendation of Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh, Tashi Rabstan, the J&K government and Ladakh Administration has appointed Justice Atul Sreedharan as Executive Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Legal Services Authority and Justice Sanjeev Kumar as Executive Chairman of Ladakh Legal Services Authority respectively. These appointments have been made vide […]
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday continued his indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Ladakh Bhawan along with his supporters and appealed that the Centre should resume talks on their demands. Wangchuk, who is spearheading an agitation for Ladakh’s Sixth Schedule status, had started his fast on Sunday afternoon. According to the protesters, they […]