JAMMU — Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday said that the EC was committed to conducting polls in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest and would not allow any internal or external forces derail the electoral process. Addressing a press conference here, Kumar said all parties in Jammu and Kashmir are “batting strongly” for […]
JAMMU — A 25-year-old man allegedly died by hanging inside a police station after he was detained in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The death of Anmol Dogra, a resident of the Mathyal village in Katra, triggered protests by his family following which Sub-divisional Magistrate Piyush Dotra ordered an […]
JAMMU — The security wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has taken charge of the M A M Stadium, the venue of the Independence Day function in Jammu, in view of the high degree of threat perception following au chain of terror attacks in the region, officials said on Tuesday. Security has been beefed […]
JAMMU — Yuva Rajput Sabha (YRS), a leading non-political organisation of Rajputs, took out a rally here on Tuesday to press for early restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. This came a day after fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir and its […]
JAMMU — The Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held in September, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Monday, urging people in the Union Territory to vote the BJP to power for maintaining the “development tempo” and rooting out terrorism. He said the activities of Pakistan and its intelligence agency ISI have […]
JAMMU — Army troops opened fire after noticing the movement of two groups of infiltrators along the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor and Sunderbani sectors of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Monday, officials said. Though there was no exchange of fire, a massive search operation is underway in both areas to […]
JAMMU — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is organising the ‘Ekatma Mahotsav Rally’ on Monday to commemorate the complete unification of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country. The rally is being organised at the Bana Singh Stadium in R.S. Pura town of Jammu district. “August 5, 2019, is a very important day […]
JAMMU — Security measures have been escalated in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district on Monday marking the 5th anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 in the Union Territory. The Jammu and Kashmir Police have increased patrolling in the Akhnoor LoC area by setting up checkposts at various places. Along with the Jammu and […]
JAMMU — Atleast two Children died and fifteen other fell sick due to Poisoning in Satyalata village in Udhampur district on Friday. Officials told GNS that during a wedding in Udhampur two Children died and 15 others fell sick after taking food. Those two dead Children have been identified as 3-year-old Mohit son of Parshotam […]
JAMMU — A migrant Kashmiri Pandit group on Thursday criticised the BJP-led government for “rising” militancy incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and demanded a review into the “political and strategic” perspectives in the war against militancy. Panun Kashmir also opposed dialogue between the Centre and separatist Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) which has expressed its willingness to participate […]