CS takes stock of security, other arrangements for upcoming Assembly Polls
SRINAGAR, AUG 20: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today held a meeting of top Civil Administration and Police Department to take stock of the security arrangements made for smooth conduct of assembly elections here in the UT. Besides the DG Police and Principal Secretary, Home the meeting was also attended by Spl DGP; Spl DG Crime; […]
PDP chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari quits party ahead of Assembly polls
SRINAGAR, Aug 20 (PTI): PDP chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari Tuesday quit the party ahead of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Bukhari told PTI he has quit the PDP, but he did not elaborate further. Bukhari was apparently miffed at not being given the mandate to contest the polls. He had hoped to contest […]
Kolkata rape-murder:SC raps West Bengal govt, questions delay in filing of FIR
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (PTI): Terming the rape and murder case of a medic at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital as horrific, the Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the West Bengal government over delay in filing FIR in the matter. Taking suo motu cognisance of the case, the top court […]
ECI issues notification for Ist phase of polls in J&K
Srinagar, Aug 20: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday issued notification for 24 assembly seats of Jammu & Kashmir where voting will take place on September 18. The ECI issued the election notification after the Lieutenant Governor, in a separate notification, called upon each of these 24 constituencies to elect members of Jammu & […]
Rahul Gandhi to visit JK tomorrow, will discuss pre-poll alliance with NC: Sources
Jammu, Aug 20: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days from tomorrow, sources said on Tuesday. They said that Rahul Gandhi will visit Jammu and Srinagar to hold meetings with National Conference leadership to finalise modalities for pre-poll alliance […]
Man suffers injuries after jumping through window following two earthquakes in Baramulla
Baramulla, Aug 20: Following two back to back tremors that shook Jammu and Kashmir early this morning, a man was injured after jumping from a building in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The injured man, driven by fear during the tremors, leapt from a building (Ahmed Complex) and suffered a leg injury in Baramulla. He was […]
Nine people injured in canine attack at Poonch
Jammu, Aug 20: At least nine people were injured on Tuesday in stray dog attack in Mendhar area of Poonch district, officials said. They said that today early morning some stray dogs attacked pedestrians, resulting in injuries to nine people. Medical officer Mendhar, Dr Javid Iqbal when contacted said that we have received nine people […]
PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on 80th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 80th birth anniversary on Tuesday. India’s youngest prime minister, Gandhi held office from 1984 to 1989. He was assassinated by a suicide bomber of the LTTE in 1991. “Tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv […]
Two earthquakes jolt Kashmir Valley, residents rush out of homes
Srinagar, Aug 20: Two back to back earthquakes shook the Valley on Tuesday morning forcing the residents to rsh out of their homes in panic. An earthquake of Magnitde 4.9, On: 20/08/2024 06:45:57 IST, Lat: 34.17 N, Long: 74.16 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir shook the valley, officials said. The earthquake […]
Nomination process for first phase of J&K assembly polls begins
24 seats in south Kashmir and Chenab Valley to go to polls in 1st phase Srinagar: The nomination process for 24 assembly constituencies, where polling will be held in the first phase of Jammu & Kashmir assembly polls on September 18, will begin on Tuesday. The poll body will issue the notification for 24 assembly […]
