BJP issues third list of candidates for J&K assembly polls
Srinagar, Aug 27: BJP on Tuesday released third list of candidates for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls a day after it withdrew the same list, making just one change from Vaishno Devi seat. As per the details the party changed just one candidate from Vaishno Devi and fielded Baldev Raj Sharma in place of Rohit […]
Authorities set up helpdesk in JK to reach out to Kashmiri migrant voters across country
JAMMU, Aug 27 (PTI): As preparations for assembly elections gain momentum in Jammu and Kashmir, the relief and rehabilitation department has established a helpdesk to assist eligible voters from the displaced Kashmiri community residing across the country. This initiative aims to facilitate smooth polling at special polling stations and through postal ballots, according to officials. […]
Bear injures man at Ganderbal in central Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 27: A 50-year-old man was injured in a bear attack at Lar area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday afternoon. An official said that a man identified as Waseem Ahmad, son of Majeed Maima of Bihar, was attacked by a black bear in the nearby feilds at Lar, leaving him in a […]
Omar to contest from Ganderbal as NC releases 2nd list of 32 candidates for assembly polls
Srinagar, Aug 27: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah is all set to contest from Ganderbal assembly elections as the party has released the list of candidates for the second phase on Tuesday. According to party the list of 32 candidates has been made public in which Omar has been given mandate from Ganderbal assembly […]
Bodies of two cloudburst victims recovered in Ramban, search on for 5 missing persons
RAMBAN/JAMMU, Aug 27 (PTI): Two bodies, including that of a 12-year-old boy, were recovered on Tuesday as rescue operation continued in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district to trace five other missing people following a cloudburst, officials said. The cloudburst occurred in Panchayats Kumate, Dhraman and Halla in Rajgarh tehsil late Monday afternoon, causing flash floods […]
Man dies of electric shock in south Kashmir’s Shopian
Srinagar, Aug 27: A man died after receiving a severe electric shock in Hurpora area in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, an official said Tuesday. He said that a person was electrocuted while repairing electricity at his home in Makani Dangarpora in Hurpora this morning. “The person was soon after evacuated to District Hospital Shopian, where […]
Assembly polls: Srinagar Admin imposes ban on carrying licenced arms
Srinagar, Aug 27: Ahead of the coming Assembly elections in, District Magistrate Srinagar has issued prohibitory orders for carrying licenced arms within the district till the completion of elections. In an order, district magistrate Srinagar Dr Bilal Mohi Ud Din Bhat said the directive has been issued under Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha […]
Jailed south Kashmir cleric Sarjan Barkati to contest assembly polls as independent candidate
Srinagar, Aug 27: A popular religious cleric Sarjan Ahmad Wagay, who is in jail in a terror funding case, is set to contest the upcoming legislative assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir as independent candidate. Family sources said that they are filing nominations papers today at DC office Shopian. They said that they have already […]
VDGs open fire on observing suspicious movement in Rajouri
JAMMU, Aug 27 (PTI): A group of Village Defence Guards opened fire on observing suspicious movement in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The guards noticed two unidentified persons near the house of a political activist at village Meira-Nagrota, eight km from Rajouri district headquarters, late Monday night, […]
PM Modi to lead BJP’s election campaign in poll-bound JK
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the BJP’s campaign in the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the first such democratic exercise after the erstwhile state was downgraded to Union Territory in August 2019. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP national president J P Nadda and Uttar Pradesh Chief […]
