NEW DELHI — As Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress on Saturday asked when will full statehood return to the union territory and alleged that the region has “become a bureaucratic fiefdom controlled by the BJP-RSS cabal”. Prime Minister Modi addressed an election rally in the Doda district […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi should focus on the “deteriorating” security situation in Jammu and Kashmir instead of raising the bogey of dynastic politics, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. Addressing an election rally in the Doda district in support of BJP candidates earlier in the day, Modi said political dynasties […]
SRINAGAR — Congress on Saturday accused the Centre of failing to end militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and claimed that militancy has returned stronger in union territory where it had been eliminated many years ago. Addressing a press conference at the party office here, the party’s spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said there have been 25 […]
SRINAGAR — One of the most-watched contests from south Kashmir, the battle for Kulgam, will put CPI(M) veteran Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami’s legacy on the line. The leader, a part of the larger Congress-National Conference alliance, is facing a stiff challenge from Jamaat-backed independent Sayyar Ahmad Reshi. Tarigami is one of the most vocal leaders from […]
JAMMU — Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hit the poll campaign trail in support of his party candidates on Saturday by addressing a mega rally in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, amid tight security arrangements. This will be the first visit by a prime minister to Doda in the last 42 years. Multi-tier […]
JAMMU — Nominations of 37 candidates were rejected during Friday’s scrutiny of papers of hopefuls from 40 constituencies that will go to the polls in the last phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, officials said. The last date for withdrawal of nomination papers is September 16. These seats will go to the polls […]
SRINAGAR — Senior Congress leader Salman Soz Friday said the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was still a part of the INDIA bloc at the national level even as the regional party is contesting the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls on its own. He also said the BJP wants to create divisions in Jammu and Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — The DPAP will introduce a law to ensure protection of jobs and land for residents of Jammu and Kashmir if it is elected to power, party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Friday. Azad on Friday addressed three meetings in south Kashmir’s Dooru, Qazigund and Devsar, as he canvassed for party candidates. “If […]
JAMMU — The Congress on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misleading people of Jammu and Kashmir on the issue of employment, claiming the Union Territory currently faces its highest unemployment rate in 45 years, ranking second highest in the country. “Contrary to claims by Union Minister Anurag Thakur and LG Manoj Sinha, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Ahead of the polling for the first phase of the Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18, 2024, the University of Kashmir has postponed all exams scheduled for September 17 and 18, 2024. According to a communiqué, “It is notified for the information of all concerned candidates that all University […]
