JAMMU — As the polling dates for the maiden Assembly polls after abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir draws near, several organisations of the Kashmiri Pandit community has decided to refrain from the electoral process in the Union Territory over “persistent denial of their genocide”. The decision to abstain from the polling was […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Police have taken cognizance of an individual accused of assaulting his parents and preventing them from entering their own home for the past year in Srinagar. “Acting on a written complaint from the accused’s mother, Mst Taja Banoo, wife of Gh Ahmad Wani, a criminal case (FIR No. […]
SRINAGAR — Women voters outnumber men in the six assembly segments of Srinagar district that are scheduled to go to polls on September 25 in the second phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. Of the 7,74,462 registered voters, 3,87,778 are female while 3,86,654 are male and 30 people have registered themselves […]
SRINAGAR — Separatist and Jamia Masjid chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was on Friday in the lead-up to assembly polls placed under house arrest and not allowed to deliver his sermon on Friday, the leader said. Castigating his house detention, Mirwaiz expressed apprehensions that he may be detained till the end of the elections, which […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) leader Omar Abdullah said that the visit of US diplomats to Kashmir was only possible with the approval of the Indian government. He said that no foreign diplomat or media person can enter Jammu and Kashmir without the permission of the ministries under the government of […]
SHOPIAN — As the assembly election date draws near, voters in the Zainapora constituency, previously known as Wachi, are sending a clear message: they want concrete solutions to their local problems from their next elected representative. This southern Kashmir constituency, with a voter base of 106,867, spans four tehsils—Zainapora, Chitragam, Imam-Sahab, and parts of Shopian—and […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the BJP has succeeded in reducing the resolution of the Kashmir issue to the conduct of Assembly polls in the Union Territory. “The BJP has succeeded in reducing the Kashmir issue — for which thousands have died, thousands were orphaned and we suffered losses of billions […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar district has taken cognizance against the family members of Noor Mohammad Bhat, a notorious criminal residing Kondenpeth Nigeen area of Srinagar. Police said, “Bhat’s family created disturbance at Nigeen Police Station and shared false information on social media platforms.” They said, “Noor Mohammad Bhat, a […]
SRINAGAR — Jailed Kashmiri cleric Sarjan Ahmad Wagay on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls from two seats, Ganderbal and Beerwah, days after his candidature was rejected from another constituency. Wagay, popularly known as Sarjan Barkati, a prominent face at the protest rallies in the south Kashmir districts of Shopian […]
SRINAGAR — Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar has expressed grave concerns over the suspension of treatment services in private hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Jammu and Kashmir. The disruption, caused by non-payment of funds, has left hundreds of patients in dire straits, Akhtar said in a statement […]