Only Congress can defeat communal forces: G A Mir
Srinagar: The Congress is the only unifying force in the country, capable of defeating the “communal and fascist forces” who want to “divide” the people for the sake of power, chief of the party’s J-K unit G A Mir said Wednesday. Addressing a function organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), Mir […]
DRDO achievement pride for nation, let us not play politics on it: Ram Madhav
Jammu: With the Opposition accusing Prime Minister Modi of trying to get electoral mileage by announcing amid the poll process the successful testing of India’s anti-satellite missile ability, the BJP Wednesday cautioned political parties against playing “politics on the issue”. Terming DRDO scientists achievement as a “pride” of the nation, BJP national general secretary Ram […]
Pandit migrants demand reservation of 3 assembly seats
Jammu: The All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC), an organisation of Kashmiri migrant pandits, Wednesday demanded reservation of three assembly seats for the community in Jammu and Kashmir. The pandits are living in exile for the last three decades and reservation of three seats would be an appropriate move to allow the community to rake […]
Indo-Pak relations: Till elections are over in India clouds of uncertainty will continue, says Imran Khan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Indo-Pak relations would remain tense till the general elections in India are over, adding he feared “another misadventure” by Pakistan’s eastern neighbour. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the February 14 attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pulwama. Amid mounting outrage, the Indian Air Force carried out a […]
BJP plans a massive attendance at PM’s rally in Jammu
Jammu: Over two lakh people will attend the rally in Akhnoor, from where Prime Minister NarendraModi will kick-start the BJP’s election campaign in the state, party state president Ravinder Raina said Tuesday. The BJP will retain all three LokSabha seats of Jammu, Udhampur and Ladakh despite the coming together of ‘traitors’ in the state, Raina […]
Omar pins hopes on new govt at Centre
Says steps taken by Pak to resume talks need to be reciprocated
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Tuesday expressed hope that the new dispensation at the Centre will reciprocate steps taken by Pakistan so that New Delhi and Islamabad can move towards resumption of comprehensive dialogue. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to reports that Pakistan has decided to open the ShardaPeeth corridor […]
HC seeks Centre’s response on plea opposing ban on JeI
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued a notice to the Centre and sought its response by April 22 on a petition challenging the recent ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in the state. Acting on a petition by MehrajAzeem (61), a former member of the Jamaat, a single bench of Justice TashiRabstan on […]
Tussle: BJP’s point man in JK faces Dogra Maharaja’s grandson in Udhampur LS seat
Udhampur: Union minister Jitendra Singh will have a direct contest with Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh, the grandson of erstwhile Maharaja Hari Singh, on the Udhampur-Doda parliamentary seat. Jitendra Singh, who is banking on his development report card, has challenged the previous governments to compare their six-and-half decades long work with his government’s performance as he […]
