SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP from the Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid on Saturday met Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here and apprised him of the issues faced by people. “Engineer Rashid briefed the LG about the demands of the people of north Kashmir. The Lok Sabha member also urged the […]
SRINAGAR — More than 70 per cent of the 90 MLAs elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly have declared their minimum educational qualification as graduates, including three who hold doctorate degrees. According to data compiled by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), all three doctorate degree holders who emerged victorious in the recently-held Assembly […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi’s Patiala House Court has extended the interim bail of Engineer Rashid, Member of Parliament from Baramulla, till October 15 in the Jammu and Kashmir militant funding case, India Today reported. Earlier, Rashid was granted interim bail until October 2, which was extended by 10 days on October 1. Now, the court […]
JAMMU — Sunil Sharma, a prominent leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday described the recent assembly election in Jammu & Kashmir as a clash between two opposing ideologies. He characterised one side as representing the legacy of the National Conference (NC) founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, supported by separatist forces and stone-pelters, while […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti said on Friday that PDP will raise voice not only for restoration of statehood but also for Article 370 and for resolution of other issues” concerning the union territory. Iltija Mufti, who lost the assembly elections from the Srigufwara-Brijbehara assembly constituency, extended her best […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance Friday staked the claim to form government in Jammu and Kashmir as chief minister-designate Omar Abdullah called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here. During his meeting with Sinha, Abdullah presented the letters of support from the coalition partners, hours after Congress extended its support to the NC vice […]
SRINAGAR — BJP’s 29-year-old Shagun Parihar is the youngest member of the newly elected Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, while National Conference veteran Abdul Rahim Rather aged 80 is the oldest member. Parihar, who lost her father and uncle in a militant attack in 2018, is the only member of assembly below the age of […]
SRINAGAR — Around 150 militants are waiting at launchpads across the Line of Control (LoC) to infiltrate into the Kashmir valley as winter approaches, but security forces would foil any such bid, a senior BSF officer said on Friday. “Attempts of infiltration continue to take place. Based on the intelligence inputs we receive from various […]
JAMMU — Following the announcement of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election results, the Election Commission of India (ECI) today declared that the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is no longer in effect in the Union Territory. As per the order No. 37/6/1/INST/ECI/FUNCT/MCC/2024 issued on October 10, the ECI stated, “Now that the results for […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Congress Legislature Party will meet Friday afternoon in Srinagar to choose its leader. “The Congress MLAs will meet today afternoon in Srinagar under the chairmanship of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief Tariq Hameed Karra to elect the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party,” the spokesperson said. The elected […]