SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kashmir is only meant to address and drum support among the BJP’s core constituency in the rest of the country in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Thursday, alleging that government employees were “forcibly” ferried to the venue of the […]
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‘Dictatorial’ J&K govt has pulled out all stops to gather crowd for PM Modi’s rally: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of “pulling out all stops” for ensuring a crowd for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally here and said that the BJP would not be able to do so on its own. “Tomorrow the godi media and agencies will be gushing […]
Statehood should be restored to J&K immediately: Azad
SRINAGAR — DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that statehood should be restored to Jammu and Kashmir immediately after the assembly elections are held in the Union territory. “The prime minister and the home minister have promised in the Parliament to restore the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. We had insisted that it […]
India has nearly 97 crore voters now, says EC
NEW DELHI — The Election Commission on Friday said nearly 97 crore Indians will be eligible to vote in this year’s Lok Sabha elections. It also said over two crore young electors in age group of 18 to 29 years have been added in the voters’ list. There has been a six per cent increase […]
Only party capable of addressing challenges, sufferings of people is NC: Assadullah Ellahi
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu And Kashmir is grappling with numerous hardships. However, I believed that the only party capable of addressing these challenges and alleviating the suffering of the people is the (NC) National Conference, the party leader Assadullah Ellahi said on Wednesday. Assadullah Ellahi while talking to Media persons said, “I decided to join […]
Confident that INDIA bloc will win LS polls: Congress leader Solanki
JAMMU — Senior Congress leader Bharat Singh Solanki on Saturday said there is “huge support” for the INDIA bloc in the country and exuded confidence that it will win the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. He also said Rahul Gandhi’s Manipur-to-Maharashtra Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra will have an unifying impact on the nation. “People of India […]
Farooq Abdullah rules out any delay in talks with INDIA bloc over seat sharing in J&K
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday ruled out any delay in talks with the INDIA bloc over the seat sharing in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that talks have already begun in this direction. Abdullah’s statement comes after he recently flagged that there is a threat to the INDIA bloc if a consensus […]
BJP engaging in politics of hatred, Congress can restore atmosphere of peace: Solanki
JAMMU — AICC Jammu and Kashmir incharge Bharat Singh Solanki on Thursday accused the BJP of engaging in politics of hatred and communal division, and said the Congress can restore the atmosphere of peace and harmony in the country. The former Union minister also accused the BJP of bulldozing democratic institutions in the country. Solanki […]
BJP holds ‘marathon’ meet to devise strategy for LS, Assembly polls in J&K
JAMMU — The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday conducted a high-level meeting to assess feedback on the party’s outreach programmes and devised a fresh strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The primary focus of the meeting was to formulate a winning strategy for all five seats in Jammu […]
Swami Vivekananda’s vision being realised under PM Modi’s leadership: Jitendra Singh
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has effected Swami Vivekananda’s vision for India on the ground and now the country can lead the world in multiple ways. Addressing an event here on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, he said, “We have seen India moving in the direction […]









