JK Assembly elections were historic: Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended hearty congratulations to the voters of the third phase of Assembly Elections for the record turnout. In a social media post, the Lieutenant Governor said, the great enthusiasm among voters in all three phases to exercise their franchise is a testimony to vibrant democracy in J&K and people’s […]
Enthusiasm visible as people vote for ‘own govt’
Jammu: From narrow lanes of the walled city to sprawling fields close to the border with Pakistan, the third and final phase of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday witnessed voters thronging the polling stations with great enthusiasm to choose their “own government” after six years of central rule. Though the issues raised […]
Cyber attacks major threat to national security: President Murmu
New Delhi: President DroupadiMurmu on Tuesday said cyber attacks have emerged as a major threat to the national security and the civil services and armed forces must join hands to create a secure nationwide system capable of thwarting them. She said the country’s security concerns extend beyond preservation of territorial integrity and encompass other areas […]
77 years after migrating, jubilant WP refugees vote for first time
R S Pura (Jammu): Ruldu Ram’s joy knew no bounds after he voted for the first time in his life at the age of 90, nearly eight decades after migrating from Pakistan during the Partition. He was among hundreds of West Pakistan refugees in the border town of R S Pura who cast their votes […]
Eastern Ladakhrow- Situation stable but not normal: Army Chief
New Delhi: The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is stable but sensitive and not normal, Chief of Army Staff Gen UpendraDwivedi said on Tuesday on the dragging military standoff between China and India in the region. Though a “positive signalling” is coming out from the diplomatic talks between the […]
Remember this election is about self-respect, rights of J&K people: Rahul
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers in the third and final phase of the assembly polls, with Rahul Gandhi calling on them to remember that this election is about their self-respect and rights. Congress president MallikarjunKharge appealed to the voters to “teach a […]
Nalin Prabhat assumes office as DGP J&K
Srinagar: IPS officer NalinPrabhat on Tuesday, took over as 18th Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir at police headquarters in Srinagar and replaced R R Swain. An official said that NalinPrabhat was received by senior officers at the police headquarters here. A 1992 batch IPS officer Prabhat is considered as having great […]
Kashmiri Pandits vote with hope of return to their homeland
Jammu: Thousands of displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Tuesday once again cast their vote with the hope that the new government in Jammu and Kashmir will facilitate their return to the Kashmir valley. Seventy-six-year-old BadriNath, who have participated in several parliamentary and assembly elections, voted optimistically in the third and last phase of assembly polls, expressing […]
JK polls: Baramulla, Sopore shun boycott, see highest voter turnout in 3 decades
Srinagar: The three border districts of Kashmir — Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara — registered a voter turnout of 60 per cent with traditional boycott bastions of Sopore and Baramulla towns witnessing the highest turnout in an election in the last three decades. However, the turnout in the 16 Assembly segments of these three districts on […]
Lt Guv greets people on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti
SRINAGAR: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has greeted the people on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, which will be celebrated tomorrow. In a message, the Lieutenant Governor has said, “On the occasion of the 155th birth anniversary of our Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, I extend my greetings to the people and pay my […]
