Altaf Bukhari Promises Youth-Centric Reforms if Elected to Power
Srinagar: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday said that his party, if it receives a public mandate in the upcoming elections, will ensure a dignified life for the people, especially the youth, who have been struggling with various challenges in Jammu and Kashmir. Bukhari was addressing a public gathering in the Hyderpora […]
Assembly Elections-2024: EVMs Transported to Strong Rooms across three Poonch Constituencies amid tight security
POONCH: Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been securely transported from the Mini Secretariat, Poonch, to the strong rooms of Surankote, Mendhar, and Haveli constituencies here today. The movement was conducted under a heavy security blanket, with Returning Officers and representatives from various political parties present to oversee the process […]
Special medical stores to be opened in every tehsil for AYUSH medicines: Union Minister
Indore: Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav on Monday said special medical stores will be opened in every tehsil of the country to ensure adequate availability of AYUSH medicines. The Union AYUSH Minister also said the government is mulling on ways to ensure Ayurvedic medicines based on traditional knowledge get due recognition. “The traditional knowledge of Ayurveda […]
PDP suffers setback in south Kashmir
DDC member quits to support former MLA Aijaz Mir Srinagar: Another DDC member from Shopian on Monday resigned from Peoples Democratic Party and extended support to former MLA Aijaz Ahmad Mir. DDC member Harmain Abdul Rashid Lone said that he is resigning from basic membership of PDP and will support Aijaz Mir. Lone said that […]
Pr Secy Culture reviews preparations for Basohli Festival
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Culture, Suresh Kumar Gupta, conducted an extensive visit to Basohli as part of the comprehensive preparations for the forthcoming Basohli Festival scheduled to take place from October 10 to 12, 2024. He was accompanied by senior officials, including Harvinder Kour, Secretary, J&K Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages; Sanjeev Rana, Additional Secretary, […]
Three of family missing after cloudburst in Ramban
RAMBAN/JAMMU, Aug 26 (PTI) : A woman and her two children were reported missing following a cloudburst in a remote area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Monday, officials said. Deputy Commissioner, Ramban Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary said the cloudburst occurred in Panchayats Kumate, Dhraman and Halla and rescue teams are on the spot as district […]
NC, Cong finalise seat-sharing formula for J&K assembly polls
SRINAGAR. Aug 26 (PTI): Following hectic negotiations, the National Conference (NC) and the Congress Monday agreed on a seat-sharing formula for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, with the parties set to contest 51 and 32 seats respectively. The alliance partners also allotted one seat each to the CPI(M) and the Jammu and Kashmir […]
Gunmen kill 23 bus passengers in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan
Karachi, Aug 26 (PTI) Unidentified gunmen in a targeted attack shot and killed at least 23 people from Pakistan’s Punjab province on Monday in the restive Balochistan province after offloading them from buses and checking their identities. The incident happened in Balochistan’s Musakhel district. Senior Superintendent of Police Ayub Khoso said that militants of an […]
Creation of 5 districts in Ladakh step towards better governance, prosperity:PM
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the creation of five new districts in Ladakh as a step towards better governance and prosperity. Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang will now receive more focused attention, bringing services and opportunities even closer to people, he said, congratulating them. He said on […]
Differences over seat-sharing: Cong, NC leaders hold deliberations
Srinagar, Aug 26 (PTI) Senior Congress leaders arrived here on Monday to hold deliberations with the National Conference to iron out differences over seat-sharing for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls. Congress leaders, including party’s general secretary organisation, K C Venugopal, Salman Khurshid, and J-K in-charge Bharat Solanki, arrived at the residence of NC president […]
