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 […]
SRINAGAR — Article 370 is the heartbeat of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and will be restored, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said on Friday. Abdullah responded to a question about Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion that Article 370 which was abrogated by the Centre on August 5, 2019, would never be […]
NEW DELHI — Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot has expressed confidence that the party and its allies are set to achieve significant victories in the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir. With campaigning already underway, Pilot said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s recent change in chief minister of Haryana reflects their anticipated […]
KUPWARA — People’s Conference President, Sajad Lone, on Thursday counterattacked his critics who accused him of being a ‘poster boy’ of the BJP and appealed to voters to focus on development and work in the upcoming assembly elections. “I would like to tell the people that you rejected me in the last election. A campaign […]
ANANTNAG — Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chief, Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Thursday advocated for independent candidates contesting in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. Addressing a public rally in Anantnag, Azad appealed that all the independent candidates should be made successful in the polls. “Democracy means a system where everyone has the right to […]
JAMMU — As many as 483 candidates have filed their nomination papers across 40 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) of seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir which are going to polling in the third and final phase of the J&K Assembly polls. Thursday was the last day to file nomination papers for the third phase of the […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti defended her party’s contributions to Jammu and Kashmir, particularly South Kashmir, during a media briefing on Thursday. Mufti claimed the PDP has been crucial in addressing the region’s challenges. “The people of South Kashmir have understood what the PDP has done for them. The biggest difficulties […]
SRINAGAR — The Baramulla district in north Kashmir is preparing for the third and final phase of elections to the Assembly, with more than 7.22 lakh registered voters set to cast their votes on October 1. The Baramulla district comprises seven Assembly constituencies of Sopore, Rafiabad, Uri, Baramulla, Wagoora-Kreeri, Gulmarg and Pattan with a total […]