JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina, seeking re-election from Nowshera assembly constituency of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, is facing a major challenge from his former party colleague Surinder Choudhary. A former MLC, Choudhary is fighting the elections on a National Conference (NC) ticket and enjoys the Congress support. There are […]
SRINAGAR — Jailed MP Engineer Rashid has been granted bail to fetch votes from the people of Kashmir, not serve them, National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday. Abdullah’s remarks came after Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, was granted interim bail in a terror funding case by a Delhi court. “We […]
JAMMU — The BJP’s “mishandling” of the situation led to the revival of militancy in otherwise peaceful Jammu, NC vice president Omar Abdullah alleged on Tuesday. The National Conference (NC) along with its coalition partner Congress will ensure to make the region free once again from militancy after forming the next government in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday asserted that only her party advocates the resolution of Kashmir issue and speaks about the youths “languishing in jails”. She targeted jailed Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid’s Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), saying a person in jail is contesting elections, while a poor person’s family is […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC) chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday said that the ‘Azadi’ sentiments in Jammu and Kashmir are not over and have “gone underground,” adding that as Kashmiris, they can feel it. In an exclusive interview with ANI, when asked, is the Azadi concept over?, the JKPC chairperson […]
NEW DELHI — Intensifying its campaign right upto grass roots level for the Assembly elections, the BJP will start the ‘Har Ghar Bhajapa Campaign’ from September 10, with an aim to connect with the people and make them aware of the party’s programmes and achievements, said the party in a release. “The massive door-to-door campaign […]
WASHINGTON — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged the general elections in India this summer were not fought on a level playing field, asserting that the polls have destroyed the idea of Modi. The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, who is currently on a four-day visit to the United States, made the remarks […]
ANANTNAG — The Bijbehara constituency of Anantnag has been a bastion of Mufti family since 1990s. The Peoples Democratic Party – formed by Mehbooba Mufti’s father and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed — has been winning from this seat since 1996. This time, the third generation of the Mufti family – Mufti’s grand-daughter Iltija […]
BANIHAL — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday exuded confidence that his party along with its coalition partner Congress is all set to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing an election rally in support of party candidate Sajjad Shaheen in this assembly segment of Ramban district, Abdullah lashed out at […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Monday disassociated itself from the “derogatory remarks” made by senior party leader Vikar Rasool Wani against its alliance partner National Conference (NC). JKPCC president Tariq Hameed Karra strongly condemns the derogatory remarks and unparliamentary language used by Congress leader and its candidate from Banihal, Vikar […]