Pak frustrated after revocation of Article 370: Rajnath at Gurez rally

Pak frustrated after revocation of Article 370: Rajnath at Gurez rally

Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India would have given a larger bailout package to Pakistan than sought by Islamabad from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had the neighbouring nation maintained friendly relations with New Delhi. Addressing an election rally in Gurez assembly segment of Bandipora district, Singh referred to the prime minister’s […]

Farooq seeks end to ‘bloodshed’ in Palestine, Lebanon

Farooq seeks end to ‘bloodshed’ in Palestine, Lebanon

Asks PM Modi To Put Pressure On Israel Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the Union government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should put pressure on Israel to end the “bloodshed” in Palestine and Lebanon. “What has happened yesterday (killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah), it looks like war is hovering […]

Karra reaches out to voters

Karra reaches out to voters

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday reached out to the voters here and underscored the need to protect and preserve its “spirit of harmony and coexistence”. Forty assembly segments spread across seven districts — Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Udhampur in Jammu region and Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora […]

Mehbooba cancels poll campaign in ‘solidarity with martyrdom of Hassan Nasrallah’

Mehbooba cancels poll campaign in ‘solidarity with martyrdom of Hassan Nasrallah’

Srinagar: A day after Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a Israeli airstrike, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supremo Mehbooba Mufti cancelled her poll campaign on Sunday ahead of the third phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Mufti said she is cancelling her campaign in solidarity with “the martyrs of Lebanon and Gaza, especially […]

IGP chairs security, L&O review meeting in Kashmir

IGP chairs security, L&O review meeting in Kashmir

Asks Officers To ‘Meticulously Plan, Monitor Respective Areas Of Responsibilities’ Srinagar: The Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone V. K Birdi-IPS chaired a meeting at Police Control Room Kashmir to review the law & order situation of the zone. The meeting was attended by the senior officers of Police, Security Forces & intelligence agencies, all […]

Militant killed in Kathua, fresh gunfight in Rajouri

Militant killed in Kathua, fresh gunfight in Rajouri

Jammu: A militant, suspected to be affiliated with the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, was killed in a remote village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Sunday. Also, a fresh encounter broke out in the Thanamandi area of Rajouri district on Sunday evening when security forces launched a cordon and search operation after […]

MCC violations: 23 employees suspended

MCC violations: 23 employees suspended

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 […]

Police attach house under UAPA in Pulwama

Police attach house under UAPA in Pulwama

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 […]

Centre mulls 3 bills to implement ‘one nation one election’ plan

Centre mulls 3 bills to implement ‘one nation one election’ plan

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 […]

JK’s UT status ‘temporary,’ will restore statehood: PM Modi

JK’s UT status ‘temporary,’ will restore statehood: PM Modi

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 […]