BJP promises to safeguard reservations for backward classes in JK
Jammu: The BJP will safeguard reservations granted to backward classes after the abrogation of Article 370, senior leader Devender Singh Rana said on Saturday as he claimed that the Congress-National Conference alliance would deprive these people of their rights. He also said any attempt to rename Shankaracharya Hill as “Takht-e-Suleiman” and Hari Parbat as “Koh-e-Maran” […]
EC sets up 24 polling stations for Kashmiri migrants in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi
Jammu: The Election Commission (EC) has set up 24 special polling stations in Jammu, Udhampur and New Delhi to facilitate voting by Kashmiri migrants in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, a senior official said. People who were displaced from the Kashmir Valley and are residing in Jammu and Udhampur will not have to […]
Congress forged alliance with NC due to its ‘lust for power’, says U’khand CM
Dehradun: The Congress forged an alliance with the National Conference for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir due to its “lust for power”, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday. Dhami also posed 10 questions to the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi and asked them to explain why the party allied with […]
Assembly Elections- Efforts taken to give voters better experience on Poll Day: CEO
Fixes responsibilities of departments to ensure AMFs JAMMU: The J&K Election Department conducted a meeting of the Director level officers under the chairmanship of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Pandurang K Pole on Saturday at Nirvachan Bhawan, Rail Head Complex, Jammu. The CEO reviewed the overall preparations of the Polling Stations to ensure the smooth […]
Terrorist killed, army man injured in shootout with security forces in Sopore
Sopore: A terrorist was killed, and an army man sustained injuries during a shootout after security forces repelled a terrorist attack in the Rafiabad area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. An official said that terrorists attacked security forces during a naka (checkpoint) checking at the Watergam area of Rafiabad in Sopore […]
11-member gang of interstate criminals arrested for killing Jammu cabbie
Jammu: An 11-member gang of interstate criminals, mostly from Haryana, were arrested for killing a cab driver whose body was recovered from here, a senior police officer said on Saturday. The body of Mangal Singh, a resident of Jammu, was recovered from Bajalta forest on Friday, five days after he was reported missing while returning […]
Apni Party to contest elections on 60 assembly seats in J&K: Altaf Bukhari
Srinagar: Apni Party president Syed Altaf Bukhari Saturday said that his party will field candidates from 60 seats including 40 in Kashmir and 20 in Jammu for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to the media persons while visiting Chanapora, Bukhari said that there won’t be any alliance with anyone and they […]
Criminal detained under PSA in Samba
Jammu: An alleged criminal was detained under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Samba district on Saturday, police said. Sourav Slathia, a resident of Garh Mandi village of Vijaypur, was posing a serious threat to public peace and tranquillity. So, he was accordingly detained under PSA and sent to district jail Kathua, a police spokesperson […]
Cong leader, retired SSP, several others join BJP in Jammu
Jammu: A Congress leader and a former police officer on Saturday joined the BJP along with dozens of their supporters here, vowing to work for the party’s success in the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina welcomed the new entrants at two separate functions in the party headquarters. He described […]
Motorcyclist killed in road accident at Chattergam
Srinagar: A motorcyclist died in a road accident at Chattergam area on Saturday, official said. An official said that a motorcyclist identified as Nazir Ahmad Khan, son of Abdul Samad of BK Pora died in a road accident. The two-wheeler skidded off the road resulting in his on spot death, they said. Meanwhile, police have […]
