JAMMU — More than 1,500 healthcare staff, including specialist doctors, will be deployed for the upcoming pilgrimage to 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Wednesday. Two 100-bedded hospitals, one each at Chandanwari-Pahalgam and Baltal, along with more than 100 medical centres would be set up from Lakhanpur to […]
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People of J&K to decide who BJP’s B or C teams are: Ghulam Nabi Azad
ANANTNAG — Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday hit back at National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, saying the people of Jammu and Kashmir will decide who the BJP’s B or C teams are. Abdullah had earlier claimed that Azad’s Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) and the Altaf Bukhari-led Apni Party as […]
Kashmir issue should be resolved through ‘peaceful means’: Pak-Iran joint statement
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Iran have agreed that the Kashmir issue should be resolved through “peaceful means based on the will of the people” of the region, said a joint statement issued by the two countries after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s maiden visit on Wednesday. President Raisi paid an official visit to Pakistan from April […]
PDP leader Waheed Para files nomination from Srinagar Lok Sabha seat
SRINAGAR — PDP youth president Waheed Ur Rehman Para on Wednesday filed his nomination papers from the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir which is going to polls in the fourth phase of elections on May 13. Accompanied by senior party leaders, including PDP general secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Para filed the […]
Lok Sabha Election: Sajad Lone seeks support of Muzaffar Baig
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief and party’s candidate from the Baramulla parliamentary constituency, Sajad Lone has sought the support of former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig for his candidature. Lone called on Muzaffar Hussain Baig and his wife Safina Baig, who is the District Development Council (DDC) chairperson, Baramulla, at their […]
Congress’ manifesto has ‘unnerved’ BJP: Mehbooba Mufti
KULGAM — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the Congress’ manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls is “pro-people” and has “unnerved” the BJP, which is showing its “frustration” by trying to fan communal tension. “The manifesto of the INDIA alliance which says 50 per cent reservation will be given to women, MSP will be […]
Be vigilant against ‘mischievous’ persons posting photos with DGP, other officers on social media: Police
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday appealed to the public to be vigilant against ‘mischievous’ persons posting their photos with Director General of Police and other officers on social media platforms without permission. “It has come to the notice that some persons who have photographs along with DGP, J&K or with […]
Farooq, Omar Abdullah working at BJP’s behest to polarise voters: Sajad Lone
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday accused National Conference (NC) leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah of working at the behest of the BJP to polarise voters along religious lines. “The BJP has run out of polarisation issues… Remember Bihar elections, the BJP was falling weak. Farooq sahib gave a statement […]
BJP’s ‘divisive agenda’ equally harmful for Hindus and Muslims: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — The President of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, has claimed that in pursuit of their agenda against one community, the BJP is destroying the social fabric of the majority Hindu community, “radicalising and criminalising the youth for their lust for power”, according to a PDP statement issued on Tuesday. Speaking to […]
PDP has become BJP’s C-team: Omar Abdullah
KOKERNAG — The PDP has become the BJP’s C-team and people should only look towards INDIA bloc candidates in the Lok Sabha elections to defeat the communal forces, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday. Abdullah made the remarks while speaking to reporters after an election rally in south Kashmir’s Kokernag. He said, “We […]









