BJP names 15 candidates for first phase of J-K assembly polls, withdraws earlier list

New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The BJP on Monday released its first list of 15 candidates for the first phase of elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to be held on September 18. An earlier BJP list, released a couple of hours before the revised one was put out, included 10 names for […]
MHA announces creation of five new districts in Ladakh

Srinagar, Aug 26: In a significant move, the Ministry of Home Affairs Monday announced the creation of five new districts in the union territory of Ladakh. In a post on X, home minister Amit Shah said that the new districts include Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang He said that the districts will take the […]
PDP suffers setback in south Kashmir, DDC member quits to support former MLA Aijaz Mir

Srinagar, Aug 26: 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 when the party failed to do justice […]
BJP names 44 candidates for JK Assembly polls

New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The BJP on Monday released its first list of 44 candidates for the elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, fielding Devender Singh Rana from Nagrota. The candidates include 15 for the first phase of polls, 10 for the second phase and 19 for the third phase. The party […]
IMD warns of intense rains in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra

New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) A depression over northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining east Rajasthan has intensified into a deep depression, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday and warned of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in parts of the two states and Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra over the next two to three days. At […]
Criminal wanted in many cases escapes from police custody in Samba

Samba/Jammu, Aug 26 (PTI) A hardcore criminal escaped from police custody in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Mohd Latief alias Latief Punjabi, a resident of Malpur in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, was arrested near his rented house in Chak Dayala near Basantar bridge on Thursday, police said. A pistol and five […]
BJP’s poll body holds meet to finalise candidates for J-K assembly elections

NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (PTI): The BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) met here on Sunday evening to finalise the party’s candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president J P Nadda were joined by other CEC members, including Home Minister Amit Shah, as they deliberated with […]
Article 370 will never be restored: Amit Shah

Says Census to be conducted at appropriate time Raipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, will never be restored. Shah’s comments came as Jammu and Kashmir’s two principal regional parties — the National Conference and the PDP — promised […]
800 officers trained on election expenditure monitoring in poll-bound JK
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir department of election conducted a one-day online training programme on election expenditure monitoring on Saturday for nearly 800 officers, an official said here. The training programme was inaugurated by J&K Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pandurang K Pole and was attended by district nodal officers and assembly constituency nodal officers of […]
PDP releases its manifesto for Assembly elections
Srinagar: The PDP on Saturday released its manifesto for the Assembly elections, promising to pursue the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir to its “original status”, and advocate for confidence-building measures (CBMs) and regional cooperation between India and Pakistan. The manifesto was released during a function at the party headquarters here by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti […]