JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday arrested a former minister, Jatinder Singh @ Babu Singh in a case pertaining to Hawala money in the Union Territory. The name of former minister from Kathua surfaced in this case when police arrested a man from Kashmir alongwith some Hawala money, however, the former minister was […]
MUMBAI — The Shiv Sena again claimed on Friday that there is a strong movement among a section of Bharatiya Janata Party to make Mumbai – the country’s financial capital – into a Union Territory. Sena MP and chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut claimed that a group of BJP leaders including ex-Mumbai MP Kirit Somaiya are […]
BARAMULLA — Councillors of Municipal Council Baramulla (MCB) on Friday moved a no-confidence motion against the incumbent municipal president. An official said that 12 councillors of Municipal Council Baramulla moved the no-confidence motion against the incumbent president Towseef Ahmad Raina. “It is pertinent to mention that from the last one year major funds lapsed due […]
JAMMU — In a major political development, two former MLAs from Jammu & Kashmir are likely to join Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi on Friday. Sources said that two former MLAs from Panthers Party-Balwant Singh Mankotia and Yashpal Kundal- are likely to join AAP in presence of its supremo […]
Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday questioned former Chief Minister and vice President National Conference- Omar Abdulla, for many hours in a case registered at probing agency headquarter in New Delhi, official sources said. Sources told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that Omar Abdullah is being questioned by […]
KOLKATA — The Trinamool Congress (TMC)’s candidate from Kolkata’s Ballygunge Assembly constituency and ex-Union minister, Babul Supriyo, expressed apprehension Tuesday that his erstwhile party BJP would allegedly use the central agencies like the CBI and the ED against him ahead of the April 12 bypolls, reported The Indian Express. Interacting with media persons, Supriyo said […]
SRINAGAR — Over 400 delegations met the Delimitation Commission on Tuesday here at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), taking the total number of groups to over 400 across Jammu and Kashmir in the last two days. The panel said that it will accommodate all the “genuine suggestions” put forth by the representatives of political parties […]
MUMBAI — Charging Maharashtra Navnirman Sena with attaining a communal approach rather than a developmental one, one of its Muslim leader from Pune on Tuesday resigned from the party citing that the political stand of the party’s chief Raj Thackeray has changed. Majid Shaikh, the branch head of MNS, in his resignation letter stated: “I […]
JAMMU — Former legislator and influential politician from Rajouri district Surinder Choudhary is joining the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Tuesday at Jammu. Sources said that Choudhary is joining the party in presence of its top leaders including national general secretary and BJP in-charge for Jammu & Kashmir Tarun Chugh. Choudhary had resigned from membership […]
SRINAGAR — The delimitation commission constituted by the Central Government to redraw J&K’s electoral map on Monday met different delegations in Jammu region to consider their suggestions/ objections over the draft report put in public domain. The three member delegation headed by Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai met different delegations comprising politicians, Panchayat representatives and […]