Kashmir

Arrangements in place for counting of J-K votes on Tuesday

Jammu/Srinagar: A day before the counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir, all procedural formalities have been completed to ensure smooth, fair and flawless counting of votes on Tuesday, said officials here,…
J&K: Protests over blasphemous remarks by priest Yati Narsinghanand

Massive protests erupted across districts of Jammu and Kashmir following ‘blasphemous’ remarks against Prophet Muhammad made by far-right Hindu priest Yati Narsinghanand. The protesters while holding the Tricolor marched through streets and…

Sonam wangchuk seeks new venue for fast after Jantar Mantar denial

New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday, October 6 expressed his frustration on being denied permission to sit on a fast demanding Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh at the Jantar Mantar…
Except Congress, J-K political parties skeptical of exit polls

Srinagar: Almost all political leaders except those belonging to Congress have dismissed the exit polls with former J&K Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) vice president, Omar Abdullah calling these “pass time…
Large cache of arms, ammunition recovered in J-K

Jammu: Army said on Sunday that it seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Officials said that the Army’s Romeo Force seized a huge cache…
J&K exit polls: Cong-NC leading but missing the majority mark

New Delhi: The National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance is seen as the clear winner in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, but may miss the majority mark by a whisker, a couple of…
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq files plea in J-K HC against ‘house arrest’

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has filed a petition in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court challenging his “house arrest”, the separatist amalgam said on Wednesday, October 2. It said…

J&K polls: 69.65% turnout in final phase

Jammu: A voter turnout of 69.65 percent was recorded in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Tuesday, with the democratic exercise passing off peacefully amid…
No repoll recorded in J&K assembly polls: EC

New Delhi: The Election Commission said no repolls have been recorded so far in the three-phased Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls which concluded on Tuesday. It also noted that despite an increase…
Voting begins in final phase of J-K Assembly elections

Jammu/Srinagar: Voting commenced on Tuesday for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, covering 40 seats across seven districts, including the winter capital Jammu. More than 39.18…
Netanyahu ‘biggest terrorist’, says Mehbooba Mufti

The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday, called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the “biggest terrorist after Adolf Hitler,” accusing him…
J&K Polls: Seizures worth Rs 130 cr made, 1,263 MCC violations reported

Jammu: A total of 1,263 violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) were reported and cash and other materials worth Rs 130 crore were seized during the ongoing assembly elections in…
J&K wants article 370 back, no expectations from BJP: Azad

Jammu: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said that the people in J&K want Article 370 reinstated but they have no expectations from the BJP. “We all…
J&K: Pak terrorist, policeman killed in Kathua encounter

Jammu: A Pakistani terrorist and a J&K policeman were killed while two police officers were injured in the continuing anti-terrorist operation in J&K’s Kathua district, police said on Sunday, September 29. Police…
Kharge vows to persist in politics until PM Modi is ‘Removed’ from power

Jammu: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, who fell ill while addressing a poll campaign rally in J&K’s Kathua district on Sunday, said that he won’t die till Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “removed”…