No ‘secular govt’ can be formed in J&K without PDP’s support: Mehbooba

No ‘secular govt’ can be formed in J&K without PDP’s support: Mehbooba

R S Pura/Jammu: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday asserted that Jammu and Kashmir will never have a BJP government and no “secular government” can be formed without the support of her party. She expressed readiness to support the formation of any “secular government” in Jammu and Kashmir to keep the BJP out of power. […]

PDP district president joins BJP

PDP district president joins BJP

Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) district president Dapinder Singh Romi, along with several others, joined the BJP here on Wednesday. The new members were welcomed by Jammu and Kashmir BJP working president Sat Sharma, along with deputy in-charge Ashish Sood. Sharma expressed confidence that the inclusion of new members would strengthen the party further. “More […]

Women voters concerned about rising electricity bill amounts

Women voters concerned about rising electricity bill amounts

Srinagar: The election campaign of all the major political parties in Jammu and Kashmir revolved around the revocation and restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status but women voters are more worried about the rising electricity bill amounts. An elderly woman, waiting for her turn to vote at a polling station in the heart of […]

Peace on border must for progress in India-China ties

Peace on border must for progress in India-China ties

New York: The India-China relationship would influence the future of the entire world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said while making it clear that peace needed to be restored on the border first for bilateral ties to move forward. Addressing an event hosted by the Asia Society and the Asia Society Policy Institute here on […]

Cong allies don’t like peace in JK, they want Art 370 back: PM Modi

Cong allies don’t like peace in JK, they want Art 370 back: PM Modi

Sonipat (Haryana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked the Congress, saying the grand old party and its allies do not like peace in Jammu and Kashmir and they want to bring back Article 370. Bringing back Article 370 will be an insult to the sacrifices of the bravehearts who fought against terrorism in J&K, […]

JK Polls History In Making: CEC

JK Polls History In Making: CEC

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday described the ongoing Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir as “history in the making”, saying people are standing in long queues outside polling booths at places where calls were once given to boycott the democratic exercise. Taking to reporters here as the second phase of […]

No voter prevented: Sgr admin refutes allegations

No voter prevented: Sgr admin refutes allegations

Srinagar, September 25: The District Administration, Srinagar has rebutted the claims of one candidate from Khanyar Assembly Constituency (AC) wherein he has alleged that voters are not allowed to come to the booth in cars, terming them false and devoid of merits. In an official communiqué, it was given out that “As verified by the […]

Shobhit Saxena posted SSP Kathua

Jammu: The Home Department of Jammu and Kashmir Government has transferred Shobhit Saxena, SSP (Hqrs) CID and posted him as Senior Superintendent of Police Kathua vice Deepika, who has been asked to await further posting in the Police Department. “In the interest of administration and pursuant to the approval conveyed by the Election Commission of […]

Woman dies, 4 injured in Rajouri accident

Jammu: A woman died and her two minor kids were among four persons injured when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said. They told a local news agency GNS that an Alto 800 vehicle (JK11A’3395) on its way from Shahdhara Sharief to Thannamandi met with […]

Phase-II: Key players in fray as 26 assembly segments vote today

Phase-II: Key players in fray as 26 assembly segments vote today

Srinagar: Amid heightened security measures, over 2.5 million voters will decide the fate of 239 candidates in the fray for 26 assembly seats in the second phase of the election to be held in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. These assembly constituencies are spread over six districts – three in the Valley and as many […]