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MP-elect Engineer Rashid moves court for interim bail
New Delhi: Following his victory in Lok Sabha elections from J&K’s Baramulla, former MLA Engineer Rashid on Thursday approached Delhi’s Patiala House Courts for interim bail to take oath as a Member…
- Kashmir
After Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti concedes defeat in J&K
Srinagar: After former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah conceded defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, another former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti too conceded defeat in J&K. While Omar Abdullah conceded defeat to Engineer…
- Kashmir
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…
- News
No family member of terrorists, stone pelters will get govt job in J-K, says Amit Shah
New Delhi: Sending a tough message, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that no family member of any terrorist nor close relatives of stone pelters will get government jobs in Jammu…
- Kashmir
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…
- Kashmir
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…
- Kashmir
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…
- Kashmir
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…
- Kashmir
Elections 2024: Campaigning ends in Srinagar, voting on May 13
Srinagar: Leaders of all political parties made a last-ditch effort to woo voters as campaigning for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir ended on Saturday, May 11. The constituency…
- Opinions
Opinion: New forces are emerging with alternative narratives in Kashmir
It is certain that the people in Kashmir, despite having their loyalties divided between the two traditional parties – NC having its presence and effectiveness for almost a century, and PDP inching…
- Kashmir
Omar Abdullah blames opponents for ‘sabotaging’ his poll campaign
Srinagar: NC’s Baramulla Lok Sabha seat candidate and former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday blamed his opponents for “sabotaging” his election campaign. Abdullah on Thursday wrote a letter to the…
- Opinions
Opinion: New norm of democracy facing test in Kashmir
Many might not have thought of it but the fact remains that Kashmir will determine the parameters that will define many critical elements of the Indian democracy. Kashmir sends three members to…
- Kashmir
J&K: Sajad Lone, 5 others file nomination papers for Baramulla LS seat
Srinagar: Six more candidates, including People’s Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone, filed their nomination papers for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency on Wednesday, May 1. Imran Raza Ansari of the People’s Conference,…
- Kashmir
Srinagar: 5 killed as boat carrying schoolkids capsizes in river
Srinagar: A boat carrying mostly school children capsized in the Jhelum river on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday, leaving five people dead and many others missing, officials said. Among the…
- Kashmir
Farooq Abdullah won’t contest LS polls due to health reasons: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president and sitting MP from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah would not contest the Lok Sabha polls owing to his heath, the party said on Wednesday. The announcement was made by…
