SRINAGAR — Umer Farooq, the Mirwaiz of Kashmir and head of the Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema, has expressed grave concern over the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, saying they threatened the interests of the Muslim community and violated fundamental rights. In a two-page correspondence to Jagdambika Pal, who chairs the joint committee of Parliament examining the […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Inspector General of Police V K Birdi Tuesday directed security forces to take proactive measures and maintain close vigil on anti-national elements ahead of the first phase of the assembly polls on September 18 to ensure smooth and peaceful elections in the Valley. The police chief of Kashmir chaired a security and […]
JAMMU — Counter infiltration measures have been put in place along the borders to ensure that militants don’t infiltrate and disturb the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, a top BSF officer said on Tuesday. Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF), Jammu frontier, D K Boora was speaking to reporters in Bhaderwah area of […]
NEW DELHI — Intensifying its campaign right upto grass roots level for the Assembly elections, the BJP will start the ‘Har Ghar Bhajapa Campaign’ from September 10, with an aim to connect with the people and make them aware of the party’s programmes and achievements, said the party in a release. “The massive door-to-door campaign […]
ANANTNAG — The Bijbehara constituency of Anantnag has been a bastion of Mufti family since 1990s. The Peoples Democratic Party – formed by Mehbooba Mufti’s father and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed — has been winning from this seat since 1996. This time, the third generation of the Mufti family – Mufti’s grand-daughter Iltija […]
JAMMU — A special drive to plant one lakh saplings under ‘green election initiative’ commenced here on Monday with Chief Electoral Officer Pandurang K Pole directed officers to plant more than 100 plants in the premises of polling stations. Jammu and Kashmir is scheduled to go to assembly polls in three phases on September 18, […]
BANIHAL — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday exuded confidence that his party along with its coalition partner Congress is all set to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing an election rally in support of party candidate Sajjad Shaheen in this assembly segment of Ramban district, Abdullah lashed out at […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Monday disassociated itself from the “derogatory remarks” made by senior party leader Vikar Rasool Wani against its alliance partner National Conference (NC). JKPCC president Tariq Hameed Karra strongly condemns the derogatory remarks and unparliamentary language used by Congress leader and its candidate from Banihal, Vikar […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has withdrawn its support for senior leader Taj Mohiuddin in Uri constituency after Apni Party extended its support to him. The PDP states that it will now field their own candidate for the upcoming elections from Uri constituency. Confirming the development to the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO), […]
SRINAGAR — The Apni Party on Monday announced support to former Jammu and Kashmir minister Taj Mohiuddin, who is contesting as an independent candidate from Uri assembly segment in Baramulla district. The support was announced by Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari at a press conference here. “The Apni Party has decided to back Mohiuddin. We […]