JAMMU — The BJP announced a 132-member State Election Management (SEM) committee on Thursday for the forthcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls. Three-time MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, who was recently appointed as a whip in the Lok Sabha, has been nominated as the chairman of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) election campaign committee, a spokesperson […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Thursday announced the formation of a committee which would reach out to the people in Kashmir to get their feedback for the framing of its manifesto. “The announcement for the assembly elections in J&K is the prerogative of the Election Commission of India. They will decide when to hold the […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State (MoS) for social justice and empowerment, Ramdas Athawale said on Thursday that statehood could be announced for J&K before October this year. Addressing the media here, the MoS said, “Centre may announce restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before October this year. The legislative Assembly elections may also […]
JAMMU — National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday attacked the BJP over its claims of a “new and prosperous” Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 and alleged that the situation on the ground was the complete opposite. “I am compelled to ask what the people (of the Union Territory) have got […]
JAMMU — The Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held in September, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Monday, urging people in the Union Territory to vote the BJP to power for maintaining the “development tempo” and rooting out terrorism. He said the activities of Pakistan and its intelligence agency ISI have […]
JAMMU — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is organising the ‘Ekatma Mahotsav Rally’ on Monday to commemorate the complete unification of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country. The rally is being organised at the Bana Singh Stadium in R.S. Pura town of Jammu district. “August 5, 2019, is a very important day […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Wednesday demanded the restoration of the Union Territory’s statehood before the assembly elections, saying otherwise, a “puppet” government would have no powers. “Had we come to power at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections, we would have restored J-K’s statehood in one week. The […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Thursday held a protest rally against the BJP-led central government’s alleged failure to check militancy in the union territory. They also protested against Pakistan for “aiding and abetting” militancy in Jammu and Kashmir. Led by Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Waqar Rasool Wani and working president Raman […]
JAMMU — The president of BJP in Jammu and Kashmir condemned the killing of five army personnel by militants in an ambush on their vehicle in Kathua district, asserting that those responsible for the attack will face imminent retribution. He attributed the surge in such “cowardly” attacks to the militants’ frustration following the elimination of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday lifted the suspensions of two of its members from Srinagar, following recommendations from the BJP Disciplinary Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory (JK-UT). Mr. Asif Massodi and Mr. Manzoor Bhat, who were previously suspended from the party, have been reinstated. The decision comes after […]
