SRINAGAR/JAMMU — The NC leader Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked the Election Commission not to postpone polls in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. The former chief ministers made the appeal after the EC sought a report from Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and the Chief Electoral Officer on representations submitted by some […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday registered a case under relevant sections of law against the miscreants who attempted to desecrate shrine and a mosque during the intervening night of Thursday-Friday in Tral town of Pulwama district. “Yesterday night, some miscreants attempted to disrespect the local shrine and a mosque in Dadsara […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said here on Thursday that the INDIA bloc is fighting against Prime Narendra Modi’s attempts to “create a rift among people” and the opposition alliance will “undo the wrongdoings” committed during the BJP rule. “The Election Commission has to be changed and made independent. The judiciary has to […]
JAMMU — Amid tight security arrangements, voting began in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu constituency on Friday, with more than 17.81 lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 22 candidates. The Jammu Lok Sabha seat is one of the 89 constituencies in […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police has established 10 new cyber cells in the Jammu region to address emerging cyber frauds, officials said. One cell was set up in each district in the early months of 2024 in Jammu, they said. The goal behind forming these district cyber cells is to ensure effective and […]
RAMBAN — Several houses developed cracks and road connectivity between Gool and Ramban snapped on Thursday evening following the “sinking of land” in the Union Territory’s Ramban district. The Ramban-Gool road near Parnote started sinking in the evening and caused damage to more than 20 houses and other structures, authorities said. “Massive subsidence and sinking […]
JAMMU — The Jammu parliamentary constituency is all set to go to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections amid tight security arrangements on Friday. Over 17.81 lakh eligible voters are set to exercise their franchise across 2,416 polling stations to decide the fate of 22 candidates. The Jammu Lok Sabha seat […]
JAMMU — Three drug peddlers were arrested on Thursday from Kathua district here, and over 250 grams of heroin was recovered from their possession, police said. The accused have been identified as Sharief alias Bulli, Bhag Hussain alias Bhaga and Maskeen Ali, they said. A police team intercepted the trio in the Bhagthali area and […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls in the fourth phase of elections next month. Accompanied by NC president Farooq Abdullah, vice president Omar Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Vikar Rasool, Mehdi filed the nomination […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Directorate of School Education, Jammu (DSEJ) on Wednesday ordered change in school timing falling in Summer Zone of Jammu division. According to an order, the schools shall observe timing as 08:00 AM to 02:00 PM w.e.f 01-05-2024 to 30-09-2024. “All the Government and Private (recognized) Schools upto Higher Secondary level falling […]