Kashmir

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”…
J&K police warns people against inflammatory content after protests erupt

Srinagar: Cyber Police Kashmir has warned social media users against fanning communal or sectarian tensions in the valley in the wake of the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Israeli strikes…
J&K Polls: PDP’s campaign halt a sign of defeat, claims Kishan Reddy

Jammu: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Secunderabad MP and their Jammu and Kashmir election in-charge, G. Kishan Reddy, on Sunday, September 29, said that People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti’s decision to…
BJP slams PDP of backing terrorists after halting poll campaign

Jammu: BJP National Spokesperson R.P. Singh on Sunday slammed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti for suspending her Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election campaign following the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan…
Watch: Protests rocked across Srinagar following killing of Hezbollah chief

Soon after the Lebanese Hezbollah group confirmed the death of leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, protests rocked across Srinagar, Kashmir on Saturday evening, September 28. Thousands took to the streets, carrying banners and…
J&K ex-Deputy CM Gupta slams Mehbooba for halting campaign over Hezbollah chief’s death

New Delhi: Former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Kavinder Gupta, on Sunday, reacted to Mehbooba Mufti’s remarks on cancelling her campaign in support of Lebanon and Palestine following the…