Jammu, September 29: Taking cognizance of participation of government employees in election campaigning and related political activities, the J&K Election Office has suspended 23 officials besides disengaging six contractual/Adhoc employees for violating MCC guidelines. Moreover, 20 employees have also been shifted from their incumbent offices to offices in other tehsils/districts against whom there where complaints […]
Srinagar: Police on Sunday said to have attached property of person in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. In a handout to GNS, the police said that it has attached property of an accused namely Bilal Ahmad Lone son of Gh Qadir Lone resident of Nehama, Pulwama in case FIR No. 20/2024 under Sections 307 IPC, 7/27 […]
Delhi: The government is likely to bring three bills, including two to amend the Constitution, to put in place its plan to hold simultaneous elections. One of the proposed Constitution amendment bills, that deals with aligning the local bodies elections to that of the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies, will require an endorsement from at […]
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the decision to transform Jammu and Kashmir into a Union Territory is “temporary” and the BJP-led government will restore the statehood to the region. Launching a scathing attack on the opposition Congress, National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he accused them of ‘inflicting wounds’ on […]
Srinagar: For the first time, there will be a BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir with a full majority, stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, while addressing a rally in Jammu ahead of the last phase of the assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir on October 1. “There would be a full majority government […]
Bishnah: The Congress will restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Saturday while she slammed the BJP for using the Union territory as a pawn to “stir emotions” elsewhere in the country. Gandhi, the Congress’s national general secretary, also criticised Lt Governor Manoj Sinha saying the current administration was a […]
Urges People To Be Beware Of Individuals ‘Sent By Delhi’ Srinagar: Ahead of the final phase of voting in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah urged voters to prioritise their honour and dignity by rejecting candidates whom he described as “devils in disguise” and “sent by Delhi”. The third and […]
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday claimed that the National Conference-Congress alliance has been able to keep BJP at bay in the first two phases of polling in Jammu and Kashmir. “We (alliance) have foiled the efforts of the BJP at government formation in the first two phases of polling. We now hope […]
Says Islamad Must Realise Cross-Border Terrorism Will Invite ‘Consequences’ United Nations: In a strong retort, India has slammed Pakistan in the UN General Assembly, saying its “fingerprints” are on terrorist incidents across the world and the country should realise that cross-border terrorism against India will “inevitably invite consequences”. India exercised its Right of Reply in […]
Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Saturday a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Kulgam that also left a senior police officer and four soldiers injured. The gun battle erupted in the wee hours at Adigam Devsar Kulgam when joint forces were carrying out a cordon and a search operation following an input about terrorists presence in […]