Srinagar, Nov 7: The world famous ski-resort, Gulmarg and other higher reaches of Kashmir here have experienced fresh snowfall today while the various roads across Jammu and Kashmir including the Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed as a precautionary measure. The higher reaches of Kashmir including the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in Baramulla, Gurez in Bandipora, […]
Srinagar, Nov 06: PDP President and former chief minister J&K Mehooba Mufti on Sunday said she will not contest assembly election in J&K. Mehooba is not alone in the fray. Earlier National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah also announced that his son and former chief minister J&K Omar Abdullah will not contest assembly elections till […]
Srinagar, Nov 05: In a major setback to the Peoples Democratic Party, former minister and senior leader Advocate Abdul Haq Khan on Saturday resigned from the basic membership of the party. In a statement, Khan said that due to the current political situation in Jammu and Kashmir, he had suspended his political activities and today […]
Srinagar, Nov 04: The President of India has empowered the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Union Territory to exercise the powers and functions discharged by the “state government “and the “appropriate government” under two more laws. The Union Home Ministry has issued two separate notifications to empower LG Ladakh to exercise the powers and functions […]
Kupwara, Nov 04: National Conference (NC) Provincial President Kashmir, Nasir Aslam Wani on Friday said the party will contest polls as a party and won’t allow space to others. He was speaking to reporters during his visit to famous shrine Shah Wali Muqam in north Kashmir’s Kupwara. “NC will take part in polls, whenever it […]
Srinagar, Nov 4 : “Fairly to widespread light to moderate rain, snow and thunders” are expected in Jammu and Kashmir this weekend. A meteorological department official here told GNS that while “mainly dry weather, although cloudy at most places,” was expected to continue today, “fairly to widespread light to moderate rain, snow and thunders” are […]
Srinagar, Nov 04: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached the house of Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmad Shah under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002. An official said that ED has provisionally attached an immovable property situated at Botshah Colony, Sanat Nagar, Srinagar in the name of Shabir Ahmad Shah S/o Gulam Mohd. […]
Srinagar, Nov 03: With National Conference dropping enough hints of going solo in assembly polls, Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday said the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has not been formed for contesting elections. PDP general secretary, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura said that it is not clear whether NC will contest the polls […]
Srinagar, Nov 03: National Conference President and former chief minister J&K, Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said “Omar Abdullah will not contest assembly elections till statehood is not restored to J&K. He also said the party has formulated new constituency heads with an aim to reinvigorate the enthusiasm into party workers at grassroots level, he […]
Srinagar, Nov 3, KNT: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) said that some mischief makers and agencies with vested interests are planting fake stories in some Jammu-based newspapers about incarcerated APHC Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq meeting with a former deputy mayor of Srinagar and joining so called “mainstream politics. APHC in a statement said that these […]
