BJP goes on ‘expel’ spree, shunts out six more workers

Jammu: BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Saturday expelled six more workers for “anti-party” activities, taking the number of such expulsions over the past four days to 28. A majority of those expelled from the primary membership of the party have filed their nomination for the Urban Local Body (ULB) polls as independent candidates against […]

NC leader sees BJP-RSS hand in workers killing

Says governor's rule responsible too

Srinagar: A day after two of her party workers were killed here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC) MLA Shameema Firdous Saturday blamed the BJP-RSS and the governor’s administration for the killings. “I have no hesitation in saying that the BJP-RSS killed my workers. I have no doubt about it,” […]

90 pc people in JK keen to participate: Rajnath

New Delhi: Blaming Pakistan for the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday claimed that 90 per cent people in the state would like to participate the panchayat and urban local body polls scheduled this month. The home minister, however, admitted that there were difficulties in bringing back underworld don and 1993 […]

Kathua rape and murder case: SC rejects plea by accused to transfer probe to independent agency

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday rejected two pleas by the accused in the Kathua gang rape and murder case, with one seeking a fresh investigation alleging “motivated” probe by the state police and the other demanding that the probe be transferred to an independent agency like the CBI. A bench comprising Justices U U […]

Pol parties condemn killings

Jammu: The Congress, PDP and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) condemned the killing of two NC workers by suspected militants in Srinagar. “We strongly condemn the terrorist attack on political workers and killing of two workers of NC in Srinagar,” Spokesperson of Jammu and Kashmir BJP, Priya Sethi said. Expressing her condolences, she said her […]

JK local polls bad for state’s democracy, says Tarigami

Srinagar: Senior CPI(M) leader and Kulgam MLA M Y Tarigami Friday warned that “ignoring” the non-participation of major political parties in the upcoming local body polls in Jammu and Kashmir would have “serious implications” for the future of the state’s democratic process. “The ongoing electoral process in the state, particularly in the Valley, can be […]