Srinagar, Mar 23: The Central Election Committee of the Congress on Saturday named two candidates from Jammu and Kashmir for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in its fourth list of candidates. According to the list, the grand old party has named 46 candidates from 11 states including 2 candidates from Jammu and Kashmir in the […]
SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday raided multiple locations across Jammu and Kashmir as part of its crackdown on the proscribed Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in a militant funding case. In a statement, a spokesperson said, ” NIA teams swooped down on the premises of various suspects at five locations in Srinagar, three in Budgam, two […]
Srinagar, Feb 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up to announce its candidates for the crucial Lok Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir with the aim of winning all five seats in the Union Territory. Sources within the BJP have disclosed that the party is steadfast in its determination to emerge victorious in […]
New Delhi, Feb 09: The Rajya Sabha on Friday cleared three Bills related to Jammu and Kashmir including the historic Bill that seeks to add Pahari Ethnic Community to the list of Scheduled Tribes in the Union Territory. Rajya Sabha earlier took up for consideration and passage three bills on Jammu and Kashmir that seek […]
SRINAGAR: A day after a militant attack in Srinagar resulted in the deaths of two residents from Punjab, security measures around minority clusters were intensified. A police spokesman in a statement said that a meeting, co-chaired by the Inspector General of Police and the Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir, was convened with Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendents […]
SRINAGAR: Police in north Kashmir’s Sopore busted a secret concrete hideout, resulting in the retrieval of arms and ammunition. Additionally, two individuals involved in subversive activities have been arrested. Quoting an official, Kashmir Scroll reported the breakthrough came during the investigation of FIR No. 370/2023 at Police Station Sopore, when certain individuals were summoned for questioning, […]
SRINAGAR: A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against its verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370. Muzaffar Iqbal Khan, one of the petitioners in the Article 370 case, submitted the review petition to the top court. Speaking to the news agency KNO, Khan confirmed that he filed the petition on Wednesday. On […]
Srinagar, Jan 10: National Conference Vice-President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday alleged that though India is being called mother of democracy, but the same is being murdered in Jamu and Kashmir. He was responding to State Election Commission’s statement that final Panchayat Electoral Rolls will be made public on Feb 26, 2024. “India […]
Jammu, Jan 08: National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that it was NC that played a crucial role in revitalizing the democratic process in Jammu & Kashmir after the tumultuous 1990s saying in 1996 elections, when few were willing to participate, JKNC took the bold step of entering the political […]
Srinagar, Jan 07: A considerable drop in applications for the Haj pilgrimage in 2024 has been attributed to the escalating costs, with only 7000 applications received against the expected quota of 11500 by J&K Haj committee. In a stark contrast, last year witnessed a robust 14200 applications, of which 12067 pilgrims successfully embarked on the […]
