Assembly Polls: 3-tier security for counting of votes in Kashmir

Assembly Polls: 3-tier security for counting of votes in Kashmir

Srinagar: Stringent security arrangements have been put in place at all district headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir for the counting of votes on Tuesday for the 90-member assembly, paving way for first elected Government in the Union Territory following the abrogation of Article 370 five years ago. A three-tier security set up has been put […]

Farooq Exudes Confidence On NC-Cong ‘Majority’

Farooq Exudes Confidence On NC-Cong ‘Majority’

Terms ‘Great Thing’ PDP’s Hint Of Supporting Alliance Srinagar: Exuding confidence that the Congress-NC alliance would be coming to power in Jammu and Kashmir with a “majority,” National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that it is a “great thing” that People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is ready to join them. When asked about the […]

PDP ‘Confident’ Of Being ‘Indispensable’ In Any Govt Formation

PDP ‘Confident’ Of Being ‘Indispensable’ In Any Govt Formation

Srinagar: Amid exit poll predictions that there could be a hung Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has hinted that they may support front-runners Congress-National Conference alliance in forming a government can win between 40-48 seats, with the BJP coming second at 27-32 and the PDP at 6-12. There are 90 […]

Doors open for like-minded parties, individuals: Karra

Doors open for like-minded parties, individuals: Karra

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hamid Karra said the NC-Congress alliance will get a “comfortable majority” in the assembly elections, and added that the doors are open for like-minded parties and individuals to keep the BJP out of power. Talking to reporters after a meeting with party candidates here that lasted over three […]

Going to Pak for SCO event, not to discuss bilateral ties: EAM

Going to Pak for SCO event, not to discuss bilateral ties: EAM

New Delhi: A day after India announced that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Islamabad to attend a key meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) mid-October, he said he was going to Pakistan for a “multilateral event” and not to discuss Indo-Pak relations. He said this in response to a query during […]

Israel Removes Map From It’s Website Which Shows J&K As Part of Pakistan

Israel Removes Map From It’s Website Which Shows J&K As Part of Pakistan

New Delhi: The Israeli government has taken down a map that wrongly depicted a part of Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan on the country’s official website following massive outrage on social media. Reuven Azar, Israel’s ambassador to India, addressed the issue, saying that the map was taken down and it was the website’s editor’s mistake. […]

China Violated Border Agreements With India: EAM Jaishankar

China Violated Border Agreements With India: EAM Jaishankar

Washington: China has violated border agreements, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, noting that continued tension will cast a natural shadow over the rest of this relationship. “In terms of our own relationship with China, I think it’s a long story. But the short version is that we had agreements on how to keep the […]

Netanyahu ‘biggest terrorist after Hitler’: Mehbooba

Netanyahu ‘biggest terrorist after Hitler’: Mehbooba

Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday condemned Israel’s military operations in the region, saying the country has turned both Palestine and Lebanon into gas chambers. In an interview, Mufti also called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the “biggest terrorist after Adolf Hitler”. “Hitler set up gas chambers to kill people but […]

Cong-NC alliance formed to challenge ‘BJP’s divisive’ politics: Karra

Cong-NC alliance formed to challenge ‘BJP’s divisive’ politics: Karra

Srinagar: J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Tariq Hameed Karra Monday said that Congress-NC alliance is not about parties rather it is an alliance of people to challenge BJP’s divisive politics. He claimed that the spirit of voters is “very high” who voted to alliance during phase 1 & 2, and hoped with the culmination […]

INDIA Alliance Will Take Decision On Waqf Bill: Farooq

INDIA Alliance Will Take Decision On Waqf Bill: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Monday said the INDI alliance will take the decision on the Waqf bill after it is sent back by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to Parliament. Farooq said this while replying to a question that Home Minister Amit Shah had said in Haryana today that the Waqf bill […]