SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said his party will not enter into a pre-poll alliance with any other party for the Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir. “We will not enter into any alliance, totally not,” Abdullah told reporters here. The NC chief’s comments came on the eve of the […]
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Omar targets BJP over Article 370 abrogation, says holding assembly polls no favour to people
JAMMU — National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday attacked the BJP over its claims of a “new and prosperous” Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 and alleged that the situation on the ground was the complete opposite. “I am compelled to ask what the people (of the Union Territory) have got […]
Bangladesh crisis lesson for India; dictatorships don’t last long: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the situation in Bangladesh was a lesson for India that the youth should not be pushed to the wall and dictatorships do not last long. Bangladesh has plunged into uncertainty after weeks of violent street protests over job quota forced Sheikh Hasina to quit […]
J&K CEO invites bids for helicopter & helicopter ambulance for Assembly Elections
SRINAGAR — J&K’s Chief Electoral Officer has invited bids for the hire of a helicopter and helicopter ambulance for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the UT. The full Election Commission is visiting J&K on August 8 to interact with the representatives of various political parties to get feedback from them regarding the Assembly polls likely […]
Election Commission to meet political parties in J&K on Thursday
SRINAGAR — The Election Commission of India will meet political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to get feedback on conducting Assembly polls in the Union Territory. The office of the chief electoral officer, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday issued letters to various political parties, inviting them for a meeting with the Election Commission […]
All dictators will face the same fate as those in Bangladesh: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said India should be extremely careful and watch the situation on its eastern front in Bangladesh with great care in wake of the developments in the neighbouring country. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also said that all dictators must remember they will face the […]
“Assembly Elections in J&K scheduled for September”: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy
JAMMU — The Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held in September, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Monday, urging people in the Union Territory to vote the BJP to power for maintaining the “development tempo” and rooting out terrorism. He said the activities of Pakistan and its intelligence agency ISI have […]
Former MLA Noor Mohammad Sheikh Quits Apni Party
SRINAGAR — In a latest political development, Noor Mohammad Sheikh, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Batamaloo and the District President Srinagar for the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, has resigned from the party. Noor Mohammad confirmed the resignation to Srinagar based news gathering agency Kashmir Dot Com, without disclosing his future plans. […]
J&K BJP to organise ‘Ekatma Mahotsav Rally’ today to commemorate abrogation of Article 370
JAMMU — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is organising the ‘Ekatma Mahotsav Rally’ on Monday to commemorate the complete unification of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country. The rally is being organised at the Bana Singh Stadium in R.S. Pura town of Jammu district. “August 5, 2019, is a very important day […]
Election Commission to visit J&K on August 8 to review Assembly poll preparedness
SRINAGAR — The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and SS Sandhu, will visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 8-10 to review the preparedness for the upcoming assembly elections in the Union Territory. In Srinagar, the Commission will first meet with political parties. They will also […]








