BANIHAL — Former president of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Vikar Rasool Wani was among the early voters to cast their ballot at a polling station here in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Wednesday. Wani, a former minister who won the Banihal constituency seat in the 2008 and 2014 elections, expressed confidence in […]
SRINAGAR — Expressing satisfaction over assembly elections being held in Jammu and Kashmir, CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami said that people of the union territory are now hoping for a change and relief. He added that the delayed electoral process created discontent amongst the people in J&K. “The chief election commissioner announced the electoral schedule of […]
NEW DELHI — Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday urged voters in Jammu and Kashmir to remember who is responsible for the “travesty” of downgrading a state to a Union Territory when they cast their vote. Kharge asserted that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are eager to safeguard their rights and embark on a […]
ANANTNAG — Congress general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Wednesday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir will come out to vote in large numbers to seek restoration of statehood and their rights. Mir, who is contesting the polls from the Dooru Assembly segment in this south Kashmir district, said the intent behind voting is […]
SRINAGAR — Voting began for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, first time since the abrogation of Article 370, as 24 constituencies spread over seven districts of the Union Territory went to polls in Phase 1 amid tight security arrangements, officials said. This is the maiden assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir […]
JAMMU — Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is waiting for assembly elections to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. He accused the Congress and the National Conference (NC) of trying to take credit for something that has already been assured to the people by the BJP leadership. The […]
JAMMU — BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday strongly condemned National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah for promoting what he described as a “terror agenda” in Jammu and Kashmir at a time when people want peace and prosperity. Chugh, who is also the party in-charge for J&K, addressed several election meetings here during […]
LOHARU — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress, alleging that the party has an agenda with the National Conference to release all militants after the elections in Jammu and Kashmir and bring back Article 370. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should make it clear whether scrapping Article 370 in J&K […]
MORADABAD — After Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised that only the central government and Prime Minister Modi are authorised to give statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader Kunwar Danish Ali on Tuesday said that how can anyone trust their intentions as they are the ones who snatched it by removing Article 370? Danish […]
RAJOURI — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said the pre-poll alliance with National Conference for the assembly polls is reflective of people’s desire to fight the BJP’s “divisive policies” and “dangerous designs”. Karra made the remarks amid criticism by the BJP over the Congress joining hands with the NC for […]