Kishtwar: District Election Officer Kishtwar Rajesh Kumar Shavan has taken stringent action against a government employee and Lambardar found guilty of violation of Model Code of Conduct. Lambardar, Vikram Singh resident of Panjdhara, Loharna and Adil Irshad, Groundsman, ZEPO Office Paddar were found involved in activities amounting to violation of the Model Code of Conduct […]
Jammu: A suspected drug peddler from Chhattisgarh was arrested along with nine kilograms of narcotics in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday, police said. The accused Umesh Kumar Sahu was intercepted at the Kallar Chowk checkpoint on Jammu-Poonch national highway and arrested with the contraband substance, a police spokesperson said. In a separate arrest, […]
Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that Article 370 has become “history” and will never make a comeback. Releasing the BJP’s manifesto for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls at a press conference here, Shah also questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his party’s alliance with the National Conference (NC), and urged […]
Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India is not in favour of talks with Pakistan until terrorism ceases, emphasizing that “talks and bombs cannot go together”. Shah made these remarks while releasing the BJP’s manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir, dismissing any possibility of dialogue with Pakistan amidst the ongoing terrorist activities. “We […]
Jammu: The BJP on Friday released its manifesto for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, providing 25 guarantees which include issuing a white paper and ensuring accountability for all the victims of terrorism besides restoring 100 “ruined temples” in Kashmir. The manifesto, released by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a press conference on the […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah over the government’s policy on Jammu and Kashmir, asking when full statehood would be restored and why the security situation there had “deteriorated under your watch”. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh also asked why the Centre was attempting to […]
Jammu: In accordance with the election schedule issued by Election Commission of India (ECI) for the conduct of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024, the scrutiny of nomination papers for 26 Assembly Constituencies which are going to polling in 2nd phase was held on Friday, in the office of the respective Returning Officers across six […]
Jammu: Acting tough against the violations of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines imposed across the Jammu and Kashmir after the announcement of General Elections to Legislative Assembly, the Election Department has registered 9 FIRs, suspended 5 government employees, besides issuing warning in 23 such cases, even as the inquiry has been initiated in 48 […]
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday claimed that the BJP-ruled Centre was fielding independent candidates against him in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections in a bid to silence him. “I always knew that Delhi would want to silence me in some way but I never thought that they would go to […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the BJP has succeeded in reducing the resolution of the Kashmir issue to the conduct of Assembly polls in the Union Territory. “The BJP has succeeded in reducing the Kashmir issue — for which thousands have died, thousands were orphaned and we suffered losses of billions — […]