SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls in the fourth phase of elections next month. Accompanied by NC president Farooq Abdullah, vice president Omar Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Vikar Rasool, Mehdi filed the nomination […]
JAMMU — Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu zone, Anand Jain, on Wednesday chaired a meeting to oversee election preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police said. Reasi is part of the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency, which is going to polls in the second phase on April 26. Accompanied by Deputy Inspector General […]
JAMMU — Campaigning for the election to the Jammu Lok Sabha seat ended Wednesday evening, setting the stage for over 17.81 lakh eligible voters to exercise their franchise on April 26 to decide the fate of 22 candidates in the fray. This is the second Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir to go to […]
ANANTNAG — Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday hit back at National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, saying the people of Jammu and Kashmir will decide who the BJP’s B or C teams are. Abdullah had earlier claimed that Azad’s Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) and the Altaf Bukhari-led Apni Party as […]
JAMMU — The authorities on Wednesday ordered the immediate suspension of VPN services till the end of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. The decision to suspend virtual private networks (VPNs) was taken as a preventive measure to protect information on the Lok Sabha elections and other sensitive data from cyber […]
SRINAGAR — PDP youth president Waheed Ur Rehman Para on Wednesday filed his nomination papers from the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir which is going to polls in the fourth phase of elections on May 13. Accompanied by senior party leaders, including PDP general secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Para filed the […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief and party’s candidate from the Baramulla parliamentary constituency, Sajad Lone has sought the support of former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig for his candidature. Lone called on Muzaffar Hussain Baig and his wife Safina Baig, who is the District Development Council (DDC) chairperson, Baramulla, at their […]
KULGAM — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the Congress’ manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls is “pro-people” and has “unnerved” the BJP, which is showing its “frustration” by trying to fan communal tension. “The manifesto of the INDIA alliance which says 50 per cent reservation will be given to women, MSP will be […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday accused National Conference (NC) leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah of working at the behest of the BJP to polarise voters along religious lines. “The BJP has run out of polarisation issues… Remember Bihar elections, the BJP was falling weak. Farooq sahib gave a statement […]
SRINAGAR — The President of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, has claimed that in pursuit of their agenda against one community, the BJP is destroying the social fabric of the majority Hindu community, “radicalising and criminalising the youth for their lust for power”, according to a PDP statement issued on Tuesday. Speaking to […]