Srinagar, Aug 22: National Conference (NC) chief Dr Farooq Abdullah Monday said that the leaders who participated in the All Party Meet( APM) at his Gupkar residence unanimously decided to oppose the recent announcement of Election Commission about giving voting rights to non-J&K residents. Senior Abdullah said the decision of voting rights to outsiders was […]
Srinagar, Aug 22: J&K unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that no demographic change would be made by special summary revision of voters. “Anyone living in Jammu and Kashmir from two, three or four years has the right to vote here. If leaders from Jammu and Kashmir can contest elections from outside J&K, […]
Srinagar, Aug 22: Peoples Conference (PC) Chairman, Sajad Gani Lone on Monday did not attend the All Party Meeting, called by National Conference (NC) Dr Farooq Abdullah. Addressing a presser at his Srinagar residence, Lone said that he was invited for the meeting. “Politics apart, I have a lot of respect for Dr Farooq Abdullah. […]
Srinagar, August 21: Couple of civilians were injured in a grenade blast that took place at Nishat area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Sunday. The blast took place at vehicle parking lot at Nishat. “There was an incident of grenade throwing in nishat area by terrorists, causing a low intensity blast. A couple of […]
Jammu, August 20: A high level security huddle was held at Rajouri as militant activities have shown an upward trend in the Jammu region. The meeting was attended by Additional Director General of Police Jammu zone, GOC 25 Division and GOC Romeo force at Rajouri in the light of fast changing “Counter Terrorism scenario in […]
Srinagar, August 21: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti Sunday said that she has been placed under house arrest and barred from visiting the slain Pandit’s house in South Kashmir’s Shopian. She said her attempt to visit slain Kashmiri Pandit’s family has been scuttled by the administration “GOI wants to […]
Jammu, Aug 20: Former minister and senior politician Choudhary Lal Singh on Saturday termed the news about the granting of voter rights to outsiders unfortunate and said that democracy here is under threat. Addressing press conference here at Jammu, Singh questioned that under which law non-local residents are being given the right to vote in […]
Srinagar, Aug 18: National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday invited leaders of all political parties for a meeting to discuss the recent announcement by the J&K government regarding inclusion of non-locals in the voter lists. “He personally spoke to the leaders and requested them to attend the meet at 11 AM on Monday […]
Srinagar, August 18: Coming down heavily on the ruling BJP, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said that the latest ‘diktat’ from Chief Election Officer to allow outsiders to vote in Jammu and Kashmir is the last nail in the coffin of electoral democracy. Mehbooba Mufti was addressing a press […]
Jammu, Aug 17: Jammu & Kashmir’s chief electoral officer Hirdesh Kumar on Tuesday said that anyone ordinarily residing in J & K can enroll themselves as voters of the Union Territory and 20-25 lakh voters are expected to be added during the special summary revision of voters. Addressing a news conference here, Kumar said anyone […]
