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 […]
Srinagar, Aug 17: National Conference, PDP, JKPC, CPI (M) and Congress on Wednesday reacted sharply to the election commission statement that “non-local residing in Jammu and Kashmir can vote’ in assembly elections. Former Chief Minister in PDP-BJP combine Mehbooba Mufti said that decision to allow non-locals to vote was aimed “obviously to influence election results.” […]
Srinagar, Aug 17: Police on Wednesday arrested three brothers of a militant and “started process” to attach their ancestral house in Shopian district of south Kashmir. The police action comes a day after the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit and injuries to his cousin while they were working in their apple orchard. “On 16 August, […]
Srinagar, Aug 17: National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said that the revival of Village Defence Committees brings back the “haunting memories” of early 1990’s and simultaneously deflates the tall claims of the government of India about the region witnessing peace. Flaying the reconstitution of VDCs, the Party State Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said that the […]
Jammu, Aug 17: A Pakistani militant prisoner was killed and a policeman injured in a firing incident at Toph village near International Border in Arnia area in Jammu, police said on Wednesday. “A Police constable and a Pakistani (militant) Mohammad Ali Hussain alias Qasim/Jehangir R/O Pakistan, Commander of LeT, operating from jail, were injured during […]
Srinagar, Aug 17: Bodies of six persons including a woman and her two daughters and a son were recovered from two houses in Sidhra locality in Jammu. Five of the deceased are from Marmat Doda and one from Barzulla area of Srinagar, officials said. How they died and how long these bodies were lying there […]
Srinagar, Aug 16: A farmer belonging to Kashmiri Pandit community was shot dead, while his brother was injured in Chotigam area of Shopian district on Tuesday, officials said here. An official said that militants fired upon two brothers identified as Sunil Kumar and Pintu Kumar sons of Arjun Nath Kumar in Chotigam area when they […]
