SRINAGAR — A temple located atop a hillock in the tourist resort of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir was gutted in a blaze early Wednesday, officials said here. The blaze erupted in the Shiv Temple, which is also known as Rani Temple, before dawn. Police assisted by locals put out the fire but could not […]
SRINAGAR — A day after losing the Lok Sabha elections from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to voters for “keeping the flame of democracy alive”. Abdullah was defeated by jailed former MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid by a margin of 2,04,142 […]
JAMMU — Sitting MP Jugal Kishore Sharma retained his seat and secured a third consecutive victory in the Jammu Lok Sabha seat. He attributed his success to people and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sharma, who has been an MP since 2014, received 6,87,588 votes, defeating his closest competitor Raman Bhalla, Jammu and Kashmir Congress vice […]
JAMMU — BJP leader and Union minister Jitendra Singh has won the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat for the third time, defeating Congress candidate Choudhary Lal Singh. After maintaining a narrow lead in the early rounds of counting, Jitendra Singh emerged victorious, equalling the feat of veteran Congress leader Karan Singh, who held the seat in […]
SRINAGAR — Celebrations broke out in Langate area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district after former MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid defeated National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah by a huge margin in the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat. Hundreds of supporters of ‘Engineer Rashid’, as the jailed leader is popularly known, thronged his native village […]
SRINAGAR — The defeat in Lok Sabha polls has come as a setback for the political careers of former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti in view of their vows not to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir till it remains a Union Territory. While Abdullah was defeated by former MLA […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Nihama village in Kakapora area of Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said, a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Nihama village in Kakapora area of the district following […]
SRINAGAR — Exit Polls on Saturday projected three seats for the National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir and two seats for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Most of the Exit Polls have predicted Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seats to the NC and the two seats of Jammu and Kathua-Udhampur to the BJP. The […]
SRINAGAR — A policeman died Saturday allegedly after his service weapon went off accidentally at Zewan area of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Head constable Bashir Ahmad sustained injuries when the rifle went off accidentally, the officials said. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to the injuries, […]
PULWAMA [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — Since Abdul Gani Dar took charge as the Medical Superintendent of District Hospital Pulwama, the hospital has seen remarkable improvements in infrastructure, services, and overall patient care. His dedication and visionary leadership have transformed the hospital, resulting in numerous positive changes that have greatly benefited the community. Under Dar’s leadership, […]