Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau on Saturday arrested a forester and a guard in a bribery case in Kathua district. The spokesman said that the Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that public servants, namely Rashpaul Singh (BO) Forester and Avdesh Singh, Forest Guard, demanded a bribe of […]
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 40 Assembly Constituencies which are going to polling in third and final phase was held on Friday, in the office of the respective Returning Officers […]
UDHAMPUR: Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Pandurang K Pole today undertook an extensive tour of Udhampur district to assess the preparations for upcoming Assembly Elections 2024. During the tour, the CEO also chaired a review meeting at Conference Hall of DC Office Complex in which District Election Officer Udhampur, Saloni Rai; Nodal Officers and other key […]
JAMMU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit J&K on Saturday for an election rally, his first campaign event in the union territory after the Assembly polls were announced. PM Modi is scheduled to address a BJP election rally in Doda district where voting for eight Assembly seats in three districts of Chenab Valley is scheduled […]
Srinagar: Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid on Friday said his struggle is not against the National Conference (NC) or People’s Democratic Party (PDP) but is focused on the broader cause of restoring Jammu and Kashmir’s special status which was revoked by the Centre in August 2019. Rashid, the MP from Baramulla and popularly known […]
Jammu: The Congress on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misleading people of Jammu and Kashmir on the issue of employment, claiming the Union Territory currently faces its highest unemployment rate in 45 years, ranking second highest in the country. “Contrary to claims by Union Minister Anurag Thakur and LG Manoj Sinha, Jammu […]
Samba/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has undergone a remarkable transformation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, shifting from a region known for terrorism to a thriving hub of tourism, Union minister G Kishan Reddy said on Friday. Reddy, who is the BJP’s election in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir, reaffirmed that the Union Territory remained the heartbeat […]
Jammu: Two soldiers were killed and as many others injured during an encounter with militants in Kishtwar district on Friday, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Naidgham area in Chhatroo belt, police officials said. There was an exchange of fire between search teams of security […]
Srinagar: Article 370 is the heartbeat of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and will be restored, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said on Friday. Abdullah responded to a question about Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion that Article 370 which was abrogated by the Centre on August 5, 2019, would never be restored. […]
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday asked Baramulla’s Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid to clarify whether his party would support the BJP if the saffron party needs it after the Jammu and Kashmir elections. The Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) supremo, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, was behind bars in Delhi’s Tihar Jail […]