Kashmir

Final results will be in our favour: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he is hopeful of winning the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, even as he was trailing behind Independent candidate Sheikh Abdul Rashid…
Counting of votes begins for three LS seats in Kashmir

Srinagar: The counting of votes for the Srinagar, Baramulla and the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seats in J-K’s Kashmir region began on Tuesday amid tight security. There are 66 candidates in the fray,…

J&K: Encounter breaks out between security forces, militants in Pulwama

Srinagar: An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Nihama area…
Hope govt will rethink policy on releasing J&K political prisoners, says Mirwaiz

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday, May 31, expressed hope that the government would rethink its policy on the release of political prisoners by adopting a “humane approach” and…
Srinagar-bound aircraft carrying 177 passengers receives bomb threat

Srinagar: A Vistara flight bound for Srinagar, carrying 177 passengers and one infant received a bomb threat on Friday, prompting swift action by the airline and security forces. Flight no-UK-611, which departed…
Security forces launch search for terrorists in Poonch

Poonch: Security forces and police launched a cordon-and-search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday following reports of movement of suspected terrorists, officials said. They said there were intelligence inputs…
21 killed, 47 injured as bus falls into gorge in Jammu

Jammu: Twenty-one people were killed and 47 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said. Jammu and…

Atmospheric data collection tool Radio-Sonde launched from ISRO centre at Samba

Samba: Centre University of Jammu (CUJ) on Wednesday announced that its Radio-Sonde, a crucial tool for atmospheric data collection, was launched successfully from its ISRO centre in Samba district of Jammu and…
FIR against Mehbooba Mufti for ‘violation’ of poll code

Srinagar: Election authorities in Kashmir have registered an FIR against former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct, officials said on Wednesday. The FIR…
J&K records highest voter turnout in 35 years, assembly polls soon: CEC

New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) The Election Commission on Monday said the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir this time was the highest in a Lok Sabha election in the last 35…
Cash, liquor, drugs worth Rs 95 crore seized during Lok Sabha polls in J-K

Srinagar: Election authorities in Jammu and Kashmir seized about Rs 95 crore worth of cash and other freebies like liquor that were meant for influencing the minds of voters during the staggered…
Assembly polls, statehood next for Jammu & Kashmir: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the Modi government’s Kashmir policy has been vindicated by the successful polling in Jammu and Kashmir, where even separatists have voted “overwhelmingly”,…
Local parties accuse BJP of misusing law enforcement to help ‘proxies’ in Kashmir

By Anzar Mehraj and Sajid Abbasy The regional parties in Jammu and Kashmir have accused BJP of hindering their campaign by misusing law enforcement to detain party workers amid the ongoing Lok…
6th phase: 6 hurt in clash outside polling booth in J-K’s Poonch

Mendhar/Jammu: Six persons including four women suffered minor injuries in a clash between supporters of two candidates outside a polling station in Mendhar sub-division in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday,…
J&K: People voting to register their protest, says CPI(M)

Tarigam (J-K): In the midst of intense political activities in the Kashmir Valley and despite the presence of Jamaat-e-Islami strongholds in the area, Kulgam stands firm as a bastion of the hammer,…