Kharge, Gandhi to begin 2-day visit to J-K from Srinagar

Jammu, Aug 21 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Wednesday for key meetings ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Earlier the two leaders were scheduled to visit Jammu first and then travel to Srinagar. But […]
America is ready for President Kamala Harris, says Barack Obama

Chicago, Aug 21 (PTI) Americans are ready for a “better story” with Kamala Harris as their president, Barack Obama has asserted, as he made a forceful case for her, saying they don’t want “four more years of bluster and bumbling and chaos” under her opponent Donald Trump. Former president Obama, in his speech to the […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit US from August 23 to 26

New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay a four-day visit to the US beginning Friday to further boost the comprehensive global strategic partnership between the two countries. In Washington, Singh will hold talks with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan among others. India’s plan to procure 31 […]
Poll manifesto: Apni Party promises statehood restoration, 500 units free electricity in winter

Srinagar, Aug 21: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party Wednesday released the poll manifesto for the upcoming assembly polls in the Union Territory, stating that it will fight for the restoration of full statehood. It also said that the party will ensure quashing of public safety acts against Kashmir youth with no heinous crimes. Addressing a […]
Large quantity of Alcohol seized in Kalaroos Kupwara, couple held: Police

Srinagar, Aug 21: Police in Kupwara north Kashmir during a joint nakka intercepted a vehicle and seized a large quantity of illicit alcohol while two persons were also arrested, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that a joint naka was established at Madmadow Kalaroos, where a vehicle bearing registration number JK09B-6808 was stopped for […]
Assembly Elections-2024: Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Rolls concludes in JK

Electorate reaches 88.03 lakh: 44.89 lakh male; 43.13 lakh female, 168 third-gender voters SRINAGAR: With the stage all set for the Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, the region has witnessed a significant increase of over 93 thousand new voters, courtesy the corresponding rise in the number of young and women voters, […]
Notification issued for first phase of polls in JK
Srinagar: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued notification for the first phase of the three-phased assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir in which 24 segments will go to polls on September 18. With the issuance of the notification, the nomination process for the candidates has started. The last date for making nominations for the first […]
Rahul, Kharge to visit JK amid talks of Cong’s pre-poll alliance with NC
Jammu: In what could be a significant move ahead of the upcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge are scheduled for a two-day visit to the region, beginning Wednesday. The visit comes amid discussions of a potential pre-poll alliance between the Congress and […]
Assembly polls: Around 300 paramilitary companies deployed in Kashmir
Srinagar: The Centre has so far deployed nearly 300 companies of paramilitary forces for election duties in the Kashmir valley, officials said on Tuesday. The companies have been deputed in Srinagar, Handwara, Ganderbal, Budgam, Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora, Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama, Awantipora, and Kulgam, they said. As many as 298 companies of paramilitary forces, including Central […]
Cong’s doors open for pre-poll alliance in JK: JKPCC Chief
Jammu: Newly-appointed Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said the doors of his party are open for pre-poll alliance in the Union territory with parties opposing BJP’s policies and way of its functioning. He also accused the BJP of destroying the “communal fabric” of the “mini-India” due to its policies and […]