JAMMU — Bypoll to Nagrota assembly constituency is set to be held on Tuesday amid tight security arrangements, with over 97,000 voters to decide the fate of ten candidates. The segment is witnessing a three-cornered contest among the BJP, National Conference (NC) and the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP). The bypoll was necessitated […]
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‘J&K locked in cage’ since Article 370 abrogation, says Mehbooba Mufti; Calls for reopening cross-border routes from all sides
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday reiterated her call for restoration of revival of traditional trade routes “from all sides”, saying Jammu and Kashmir has been “locked in a cage” since the abrogation of Article 370. Mehbooba, a former J-K chief minister, said the matter goes beyond the question of statehood and must […]
NIA requests Delhi HC to hold in-camera hearing on plea seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday asked the Delhi High Court for in-camera proceedings while hearing the agency’s appeal seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in the 2017 terror funding case. A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain said the plea would be considered after NIA’s […]
Swear on Quran, I did not: Omar Abdullah on BJP’s charges of seeking alliance in 2024
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday refuted allegations made by the BJP that he sought an alliance with the ruling party at the Centre in 2024 for the restoration of statehood. “I swear on the Holy Quran that I didn’t seek an alliance with the BJP in 2024 for Statehood […]
Poll campaigns end in Budgam; NC, PDP hold roadshows on last day
SRINAGAR — The campaigning for Budgam assembly bypoll in Jammu and Kashmir came to an end on Sunday, even as the ruling National Conference and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party made last-ditch efforts to woo voters. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his advisor Nasir Aslam Wani joined party candidate Aga Syed Mehmood for a roadshow, […]
Dare Omar Abdullah to deny he had ‘secret dealings’ with Centre: BJP leader Sunil Sharma
SRINAGAR — Following Omar Abdullah’s steady attack on the ruling party at the Centre, BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Sunday claimed the chief minister reached out to the party after the 2014 elections, and dared him to take an oath that he had no “secret dealings” with the Narendra Modi-led government. While addressing an election […]
Campaigning ends for Nagrota Assembly bypoll; 10 candidates in fray
JAMMU — Campaigning for the high-stakes Nagrota Assembly by-election in Jammu region concluded on Sunday evening, with all 10 candidates making their final appeals to voters ahead of polling on November 11. The bypoll was necessitated by the death of BJP legislator Devender Singh Rana last year and has shaped up into a triangular contest […]
Bollywood set to return to Kashmir for film shoots: Suniel Shetty
JAMMU — Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty on Sunday said the film industry is all set to return to Kashmir for shooting and expressed confidence that the region would regain its “lost glory”. Shetty’s remarks come months after terror attack in Pahalgam, which occurred in April. The government has since been trying to revive tourism which […]
Jitendra Singh campaigns for niece Devyani Rana in Nagrota
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday addressed a public rally in support of his niece and BJP candidate Devyani Rana in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nagrota assembly constituency. Addressing a rally in Jindrah, the Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office highlighted the Narendra Modi-led Central government’s achievements in the last 10 […]
Congress supports NC-led Govt in J&K but not part of it: Tariq Hameed Karra
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday said that while his party supports the National Conference-led government in the Union territory, it is not part of it. He said the NC, despite having a pre-poll alliance with the Congress, unilaterally announced its candidates for the recent Rajya Sabha elections and […]









