Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to direct the police and local administration to stop electoral malpractices amid allegations of “vote-buying” through money distribution. Earlier, PDP candidate from Budgam, Agha Syed Muntazir, accused the National Conference (NC) of manipulating the […]
Jammu: Taking on Rahul Gandhi for his comments on the prime minister, Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said the leader of opposition will have to talk to India’s farmers, soldiers, scientists, youth and women to understand where Narendra Modi’s confidence comes from. Hitting out at the Congress leader, Reddy also said that if […]
Jammu: A 32-year-old man chargesheeted in the deadly terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district five years ago has died of a heart attack in the Government Medical College Hospital here, officials said. Bilal Ahmad Kuchey of Kakapora’s Hajibal village was among 19 people formally charged in the case. Forty […]
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting of Power Development Department (PDD) to assess progress on Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) tailored to achieve reduction in distribution losses. Besides Principal Secretary PDD, the meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Finance; MD JPDCL/KPDCL; Chief Engineers, representatives from PESL, NTPC and other concerned officers of […]
Katra/Jammu: Two people, including a policeman, were killed when their vehicle carrying a zonal magistrate on poll duty, plunged into a deep gorge in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The zonal magistrate Ajay Kumar, however, escaped with minor injuries as he jumped from the vehicle before it rolled down […]
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a ceasefire in West Asia, the release of hostages and a return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy as he stressed that only a two-state solution will deliver enduring peace and stability in the volatile region. Modi expressed deep concern at the humanitarian crisis unfolding […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought responses from 11 states, including Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand, on a plea alleging that they are yet to set up Right to Information (RTI) portals under the transparency law in pursuance of a 2023 judgment. In the landmark judgment, the top court had on March 20 last year […]
Jammu/Srinagar: Ruling and opposition bigwigs led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi locked horns on the political stage as campaigning for the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir polls ended on Monday evening. The blazing campaign saw emotional appeals to people and uncouth remarks about rivals, as the leaders tried […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is now set for the second phase of assembly elections on September 25. In the second phase, the election will take place in 26 assembly segments including 11 seats from three districts of Jammu. The constituencies include Hazratbal, Khanyar, Habbakadal, Lal Chowk, Channapora, Zadibal, Eidgah, and Central Shalteng in the Srinagar […]
Surankote/Srinagar: Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the Congress wants Jammu and Kashmir to be run by locals rather than from Delhi, and promised the party would pressure the Centre to restore J-K’s statehood after the ongoing assembly polls. Addressing back-to-back rallies at Surankote and Srinagar on the last […]