Congress forged alliance with NC due to its ‘lust for power’, says U’khand CM
Dehradun, Aug 24 (PTI) 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 […]
BJP promises to safeguard reservations for backward classes in J-K
Jammu, Aug 24 (PTI) 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 […]
Three-day Kailash Kund yatra to begin in Udhampur-Doda hills on August 30
Jammu, Aug 24 (PTI) The three-day annual Kailash Kund Yatra is set to commence on August 30 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district amid tight security arrangements, officials here said on Saturday. The yatra will begin amid threat perception following multiple terror incidents in the Udhampur-Doda mountainous belt in past over the past two months, […]
Apni Party to contest elections on 60 assembly seats in J&K: Altaf Bukhari
Srinagar, Aug 24: 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 […]
JK elections: EC sets up 24 polling stations for Kashmiri migrants in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi
JAMMU, Aug 24 (PTI): 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 […]
Security enhanced at Jammu hospitals to ensure safety of doctors, medical staff
Jammu, Aug 24 (PTI) Security has been beefed up at government hospitals in Jammu with the deployment of armed security personnel to ensure the safety of medical staff and doctors, officials said on Friday. This step was taken in the wake of the rape and murder of a doctor at a hospital in Kolkata and […]
Army Chief reviews security situation along international border in Manipur
IMPHAL, Aug 24 (PTI): Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the international border in Manipur, an army statement said. Gen Dwivedi is on a two-day visit to Manipur. “The Army chief along with the Eastern Army Commander reviewed the security situation along the border and the internal security situation in the […]
NC-Congress poll tie up; Congress risking India’s unity for greed of power: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the Congress for its alliance with the National Conference for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, accusing the party of repeatedly risking the country’s unity and security in its greed for power. The Congress has once again “exposed its ulterior motives by allying with the […]
