Kashmir

Kashmir logs hottest May day in 13 years; Advisory issued

Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir issued an advisory on Friday, May 24, amid soaring temperatures in the Valley, with Srinagar recording its hottest May day in 13 years. The maximum temperature in Srinagar…
Women stop Vande Bharat train in Jammu to protest against water crisis

Jammu: Women stopped the Vande Bharat train on Thursday by staging a protest at a railway station here against water crisis compounded by heatwave conditions. The demonstrators threatened to block all incoming…

Campaigning for Lok Sabha polls concludes in J&K

Srinagar: The high-pitch electioneering for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls ended in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as the campaigning for the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency came to a close in the evening. The…
Kashmir has changed after abrogation of Article 370: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said a lot has changed on the ground in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing…
What steps did NDA govt take in 10 yrs to reclaim POK, asks Owaisi

Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, while reiterating that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) has always been an integral part of India, has questioned what steps has the BJP-led NDA government taken to reclaim…
We don’t have many Muslim leaders on national stage: Omar Abdullah

Kashmir: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah highlighted the absence of prominent Muslim leaders on the national stage when the community faces challenges, and said Ghulam Nabi Azad could have…
Congress, Nehru broke India, PM Modi will reclaim PoK: Shivraj Chouhan

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday accused the Congress and India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru of “breaking the country” and asserted that PM Narendra Modi “will bring…

J&K: Imran Ansari assaults policeman at polling booth in Baramulla

The Jammu Kashmir People’s Conference leader Imran Reza Ansari assaulted a policeman when the politician and his supporters tried to barge into a polling booth in Pattan town of Baramulla district and…
PDP supports INDIA bloc on ideological basis, Constitution must be guarded: Mehbooba

Rajouri: Despite fielding her party’s candidates against the National Conference on three Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said her party continues to be a…
Article 370 abrogation wasn’t needed in Kashmir: Kapil Sibal

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday said the abrogation of Article 370 was a “political decision” and there was no need for it as 99 per cent of the…
LS polls: At 59%, J&K’s Baramulla sees all-time high voter turnout

Baramulla: The Baramulla parliamentary constituency in Jammu and Kashmir has recorded the all-time highest voter turnout of 59 per cent, J&K Chief Electoral Officer Pandurang Kondbarao Pole said during a press conference…
J-K: At 45 pc till 3 pm, Baramulla records highest voter turnout in 40 years

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency recorded a voter turnout of more than 45 per cent till 3 pm on Monday, May 20, already registering its highest polling percentage in…
After years of threats, people step out to vote in J-K’s Baramulla

Baramulla (Kashmir): “I didn’t get a chance to vote in the past and voted today to choose a government which will work for the country’s development,” said Ghulam Qadir Darzi, 52, as…
Restoration of J&K statehood a ‘solemn promise’, will stand by it: PM Modi

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government has made a “solemn promise” for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and will stand by it, adding the Centre was working very…
Tourist arrivals in Kashmir not right barometer of normalcy: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday said tourism should not be linked to the security situation in Kashmir as tourist arrivals are not the right barometer of normalcy…