51 independent candidates among 107 in fray for 7 Bla ACs
Nine nominations rejected Srinagar: In a highly anticipated political battle, 107 candidates including 51 independents are set to contest across the seven assembly constituencies in north Kashmir, with several prominent figures entering the race. Details revealed that in Sopore assembly constituency, a total of 22 candidates are in fray including 14 independents. The contesting candidates […]
Lt Guv visits ‘Chotay Taray’ Foundation Centre in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday visited Chotay Taray Foundation Centre at Bemina, Srinagar. During his visit, the Lt Governor met with the children with special needs. The Lt Governor toured the facility and interacted with office bearers of the foundation. He appreciated the members associated with the Chotay Taray Foundation for their endeavours for […]
Article 370 will be restored one day: Farooq
Srinagar: Article 370 is the heartbeat of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and will be restored, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said on Friday. Abdullah responded to a question about Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion that Article 370 which was abrogated by the Centre on August 5, 2019, would never be restored. […]
Sustainable development of tourist destinations our priority: Chief Secretary
Chairs valedictory meet with World Bank Team on 4-day visit to JK SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo Friday held a wrap-up meeting with the World Bank team to discuss the way forward for development of new Tourist destinations in J&K and for promotion of Handicrafts sector here. The World Bank Team while concluding their 4-day […]
Kejriwal walks out of jail after SC grants bail in excise policy case
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal walked out of Tihar Jail on Friday, hours after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the CBI case linked to the alleged excise policy scam holding that prolonged incarceration amounts to “unjust deprivation of liberty”. The court also held that the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) must dispel […]
Truck falls into deep gorge in Doda, two dead
Jammu: Two people were killed on Friday, when a truck skidded off the road and rolled down into 250-feet gorge in Doda district, officials said. A truck, which on its way to Doda to Kishtwar, met with an accident near Mahlori area, they said. The truck skidded off the road and fell into a 250-feet […]
SC again compares CBI to ‘caged parrot’, asks agency to dispel notion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s stinging observation in 2013 that the CBI is a “caged parrot” came back to haunt the agency on Friday when the apex court said it is “imperative” for the probe agency to have a perception of being an “uncaged parrot”. A top court bench headed by Justice R M Lodha […]
Will Er Rashid back BJP if need arises after polls: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday asked Baramulla’s Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid to clarify whether his party would support the BJP if the saffron party needs it after the Jammu and Kashmir elections. The Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) supremo, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, was behind bars in Delhi’s Tihar Jail […]
Govt scraps minimum export price thresholds on onion, basmati rice
New Delhi: The government on Friday scrapped the minimum price thresholds for onion and basmati rice to boost outbound shipments and enhance farmers’ income. The decision to remove the Minimum Export Price (MEP) on both onion and basmati rice comes ahead of assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana. Haryana along with Punjab is the major […]
Congress issues show-cause notices to party leaders who filed nominations as Independents
Srinagar: The Congress in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday issued show-cause notices to several party leaders for breach of alliance unity after they filed nominations as Independent candidates for the assembly elections in the Union territory. J-K Congress has taken notice of the breach of alliance unity by various party leaders, a spokesperson of the […]
