JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Thursday filed his nomination papers from the Nowshera Assembly constituency in Rajouri district. Raina held a roadshow in Nowshera with RSS functionary and former BJP general secretary Ram Madhav. This marks Raina’s second contest from the seat. “This isn’t just my candidacy, it represents the […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Lone Thursday said his party would support any resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly that seeks to restore Article 370. Lone, however, said that passing a resolution would only be a “moral thing” and that only the Parliament can restore J&K’s special status. “If there is a […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Thursday filed his nomination papers to contest the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls from Budgam. “Omar Abdullah filed his nomination for the Budgam constituency for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls,” an NC spokesperson said here. Abdullah was accompanied by senior NC leaders Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three election rallies in J&K, said BJP’s J&K general secretary Ashok Koul on Thursday. Koul told local reporters here that PM Modi will address two rallies in the Jammu division and one in Kashmir. He added that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the BJP poll […]
RAMBAN — Congress candidate from Banihal Assembly seat Vikar Rasool Wani said that the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will see a good fight from the Congress and that the party will lead with a huge majority. “I am confident that Congress will give a good fight in the elections. We will lead […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday filed nomination papers from the Central Shalteng Assembly constituency. He urged the people to vote wisely asserting that it was not just an election after 10 years, but a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape Jammu and Kashmir’s destiny for the next 100 years”. The […]
JAMMU — Amid growing rebellion in the BJP over ticket distribution for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, senior party leader Chander Mohan Sharma on Wednesday announced his decision to contest the polls as an independent candidate from the Jammu East constituency. The BJP is facing significant discontent over ticket distribution, with leaders and […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Wednesday deferred till September 11 its order on the regular bail plea of Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, who is in jail in connection with a militant-funding case. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, defeated former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Omar […]
JAMMU — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lost his confidence after the recently held Lok Sabha elections and the time is not far when his government will be removed. At a poll rally at Sangaldan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Banihal Assembly constituency, he claimed the Central government […]
SRINAGAR — The Election Commission has prohibited the release of exit polls by media outlets or in any other manner during the assembly elections-2024 for Jammu and Kashmir under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, an official spokesman said. It is a routine exercise by the EC during elections to ensure a level playing […]