Div Com Chairs Meeting on Handover of Centaur Lake View Hotel
SRINAGAR, NOV 14: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, today chaired a meeting of the ‘Committee for Handing Over of Centaur Lake View Hotel’ to review the progress of the handover process. The meeting was attended by Commissioner SMC, Managing Director of JKTDC, Director SKICC, Secretary JKAACL, Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, and representatives from the KPDCL, […]
Budgam voters reacted to ‘broken promises, Govt misconduct’: Tariq Karra
Srinagar, Nov 14: Hours after BJP and PDP won the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly bypolls on Friday, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President, Tariq Hameed Karra Friday said the outcome in Budgam reflected public anger over “broken promises” and “government misconduct.” Karra, said there was nothing unexpected about the Nagrota result, noting that […]
PDP creates history, wins Budgam seat for first time by over 4,400 votes
Srinagar, Nov 14: In a landmark political shift, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Budgam Assembly constituency for the first time in history, breaking the decades-long dominance of the National Conference (NC) in the central Kashmir seat. PDP’s Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi, secured a winning margin of 4,496 votes, marking a significant breakthrough […]
Bihar polls: NDA heading for landslide win; BJP to emerge as single-largest party
PATNA, Nov 14 (PTI): The BJP-led NDA appeared to register a landslide victory in Bihar, opening up impressive leads in more than 180 of the state’s 243 assembly seats, with early trends also indicating that the saffron party was on track to post its biggest tally with an excellent strike rate. According to trends available […]
BJP retains Nagrota as Devyani Rani wins by 24,522 votes
Jammu, Nov 14: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Devyani Rana clinched the Nagrota Assembly constituency by-election, securing 42,183 votes in the decisive 11th and final round of counting. The win, with a commanding margin 24,522 votes, ensured the BJP retains the seat in Jammu district, which fell vacant following the demise of Devyani’s father and […]
NDA leads in 166 seats, surpassing majority mark of 122; INDIA bloc ahead in 59
Patna, Nov 14 (PTI) The ruling NDA was leading in 166 seats, surpassing the majority mark of 122, in early trends as counting was underway for the Bihar assembly polls on Friday morning, according to the Election Commission. The opposition INDIA bloc was way behind, leading in 59 of the 243 seats in the assembly. […]
JK bypolls: BJP leads in Nagrota, NC in Budgam
Jammu/Srinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has increased its lead by 7401 votes in the Nagrota Assembly seat. BJP candidate Devyani Rana has secured 11581 votes, while Harshdev Singh of the Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (India) has polled 4180 votes. In Budgam, ruling NC has taken a lead of 624 votes over the […]
Pulwama house of Dr Umar Nabi involved in Delhi blast demolished
SRINAGAR, Nov 14 (PTI): The house of Dr Umar Nabi, who drove the explosive-laden car involved in the Delhi blast, has been demolished by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Friday. The demolition was carried out during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, they said. The car blast near […]
Forces launch search operation in 6 border areas of Poonch
MENDHAR/JAMMU: Nov 13 (PTI): Security forces on Thursday launched a search operation in six border areas of Poonch district as part of beef-up security measures in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The operation was carried out by a joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG), Army, and the CRPF in the Salwah forests, Bareela Kass, […]
CM Omar Abdullah addresses 19th Convocation of University of Jammu
JAMMU, NOV 13: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that his government has undertaken a series of transformative reforms to enhance access, quality and relevance in higher education across Jammu and Kashmir—reforms that directly benefit institutions such as the University of Jammu and, most importantly, its students. He was speaking at the 19th (Second Special) […]