JAMMU — From a young entrepreneur to a political hopeful, 30-year-old Devyani Rana has stepped into the electoral arena of Jammu and Kashmir’s Nagrota Assembly constituency, determined to carry forward the legacy of her late father and senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana. Riding high on a wave of public sympathy and goodwill, she has […]
SRINAGAR — Thirty-three candidates, including 13 independents and four women, filed their nomination papers from Budgam and Nagrota assembly constituencies, which are going to bypolls in Jammu and Kashmir next month, election officials said. Monday was the last date for the filing of the nomination papers from the two assembly segments going to polls on […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Monday said the ruling National Conference (NC) will fight the bypolls to Nagrota and Budgam assembly seats on public issues, the biggest being the restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. He expressed confidence that the voters in both the constituencies will ensure the […]
JAMMU — The National Conference (NC) has fielded its District Development Council (DDC) member Shamim Begum from the Nagrota assembly constituency, which goes to bypolls next month, after the Congress decided not to contest from there to pursue its ‘larger goal’ of defeating the BJP, despite being offered the seat by its ally. Both coalition […]
JAMMU — The Congress has decided not to contest the Nagrota assembly by-election in Jammu and Kashmir, even though the National Conference (NC) offered it the seat. Both coalition partners had contested last year’s assembly elections together, but ties have been strained since the NC refused to cede a Rajya Sabha seat to the Congress. […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday said the Public Safety Act (PSA) is a draconian law that has been used with impunity by all chief ministers and governors of Jammu and Kashmir. While reacting to a post by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, the MLA from Handwara said the PSA was not […]
JAMMU — Accusing his party of using displaced Kashmiri Pandits for “political gains”, disgruntled BJP leader Jahanzaib Sirwal on Sunday called upon the party leadership to take meaningful steps to address the “longstanding injustice” with the community. “This community has been among the most steadfast, yet unpaid, unrecognised, and unacknowledged campaigners for the BJP. Their […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said his government will revoke the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA) as soon as the Union territory gets statehood. “To remove it (the PSA), we should have a status of the state. Security and law and order should be with the elected government. The […]
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday directed the government to ensure Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik can vote in the upcoming Rajya Sabha election for four seats in the Union Territory. The defence council informed the court that the authorities have already dispatched postal ballots to […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday asserted he will not ally with the BJP to hasten the restoration of statehood to the Union Territory, saying his party has no intention of repeating the “mistakes” committed by others in the past. The chief minister also said he is exploring the possibility […]