SRINAGAR — Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to divide the nation to stay in power, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said the PM should remember he may not be in power in the future but the country will survive. Speaking to reporters after a public rally in Shangus area of Anantnag in south […]
Tag: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)
J&K High Court modifies interim order to pave way for stalled key police projects
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has paved the way for the construction of key police projects involving national security matters, modifying an interim order passed in March last year. The interim order had stalled important police projects such as the construction of a battalion headquarters in Kishtwar and an […]
Azad, Mehbooba differ over Srinagar Lok Sabha polls voter turnout
SRINAGAR — Reacting to the voter turnout DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti reacted differently to the voter turnout in the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, which went to polls on May 13. The constituency witnessed 37.98% voter turnout in the first Lok Sabha election in the valley since the scrapping of […]
Govt should raise issue of atrocities on PoK at UN: Ravinder Raina
JAMMU — BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Ravinder Raina on Tuesday urged the central government to raise at the United Nations the issue of “atrocities by the Pakistan army” on the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. He also urged the government to send rations to the suffering people of PoK. “It is very unfortunate that […]
Lok Sabha polls: Srinagar records 38 pc voter turnout, highest since 1996
SRINAGAR — A voter turnout of 38 per cent was recorded in the redrawn Srinagar Lok Sabha seat without any untoward incident on Monday, the highest since 1996 when the constituency in Jammu and Kashmir witnessed nearly 41 per cent polling. The Srinagar constituency, which saw the first general election after the abrogation of Article […]
Kashmiri Pandits flock to booths to vote for safe return to valley, more jobs
JAMMU — Despite a hot weather, Kashmiri Pandits from the Srinagar constituency flocked to special polling stations in Jammu on Monday and voted for the rehabilitation of their community on “social, economic, and political” fronts. The community which was forced to flee from the valley in the early 90s under fear of militancy demanded their […]
Enthusiastic voters line up outside polling stations in J&K’s Srinagar LS seat
SRINAGAR — Polling started on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency as voter lines were seen in many polling stations, including the old city area of Srinagar city. Braving an overcast sky, voters came out in large numbers in Pulwama, Kangan, Ganderbal, Budgam, and Pampore areas to exercise their franchise. This is […]
Campaigning ends for Srinagar LS seat, voting on May 13
SRINAGAR — Leaders of all political parties made a last-ditch effort to woo voters as campaigning for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir ended on Saturday, May 11. The constituency goes to the polls on May 13. Twenty-four candidates are in the fray from the constituency, which has been represented by three […]
Mehbooba accuses J&K admin of trying to ‘fix’ Lok Sabha elections
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of trying to “fix” the Lok Sabha elections by “selectively targeting and harassing” her party and its supporters. Addressing a press conference at the PDP headquarters here, Mufti also alleged that the authorities have imposed restrictions for 48 hours from 6:30 […]
Waheed Para defends ‘referendum’ remark in response to J&K poll body’s notice
SRINAGAR — The PDP’s Srinagar Lok Sabha seat candidate Waheed Para on Friday wrote to the Jammu and Kashmir election department, defending his remark appealing to Kashmiri youngsters to consider the ongoing general election as a “referendum” to send New Delhi a “message”. Para’s response comes after the poll body issued a notice objecting to […]









