CISF constable injured in ‘accidental’ fire in Poonch
Srinagar, Sep 6: A constable of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was injured in an accidental fire during duty at a school here on Friday. Official sources said that the constable, Manish Verma, suffered firearm injury in the accidental discharge of fire early morning, around 7a.m., at Jhalass Government Higher Secondary School in Haveli area […]
JK transformed from a terrorist hotspot into a tourist hotspot: Amit Shah
New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a new era of peace and development under the Narendra Modi government and the region has transformed from a terrorist hotspot into a tourist hotspot. Heading to the poll-bound Union Territory, Shah also said that during […]
Police in Srinagar takes cognizance against man involved in disturbing, sharing videos leveling false allegations
Srinagar, Sep 6: Police on Friday booked a person for creating disturbance and sharing videos with false allegations in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. On micro-blogging platform X, the Srinagar Police wrote, “Srinagar Police takes cognizance against the family members of a notorious criminal namely Noor Mohd Bhat R/o Kondenpeth Nigeen for creating disturbance in PS […]
JK Polls: Kharge, Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka on Cong’s star campaigner list
New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chiefs Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are among the star campaigners named by the party for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. Congress general secretaries Jairam Ramesh, K C Venugopal, Sachin Pilot, Ghulam Ahmad Mir as well as […]
JK Polls: Sajad Lone likely to fight from Handwara, Kupwara seats in north Kashmir
Srinagar, Sep 6: Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone is likely to fight from two assembly segments of Kupwara district. Sources said that the party’s rank and file wants Lone to contest from Kupwara assembly segment, apart from Handwara seat where the party has maintained domination over National Conference over more than a decade now. […]
Man killed, another injured in road mishap at Qazigund south Kashmir
Srinagar, Sep 6: A man died and another was injured after the vehicle they were traveling in collided with a truck in the Qazigund area of Kulgam, an official said Friday. An official said that the accident occurred in the Chaimulla area of Qazigund, along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, when a Tata Mobile vehicle collided […]
EC notifies 3rd phase of J&K Assembly elections
SRINAGAR, Sep 5 (PTI): The Election Commission of India on Thursday issued a notification for the third and final phase of the Legislative Assembly polls for Jammu and Kashmir. The notification was issued for 40 assembly constituencies, spread across Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora, Udhampur, Kathua, Samba, and Jammu districts, where polling will be held on October […]
JK polls: BJP chief Raina files nomination from Nowshera assembly seat
Jammu, Sep 5 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Thursday filed his nomination papers from the Nowshera Assembly constituency in Rajouri district. Raina held a roadshow in Nowshera with RSS functionary and former BJP general secretary Ram Madhav. This marks Raina’s second contest from the seat. “This isn’t just my candidacy, it […]
Govt starts discounted onion sale at Rs 35/kg in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) The Centre on Thursday began the first phase of retail sales of onion at a subsidised rate of Rs 35 per kg to provide relief to Delhi-NCR and Mumbai consumers from rising prices of the kitchen staple. NCCF and NAFED, which are maintaining a buffer stock of 4.7 lakh tonne […]
Will fight for restoration of Article 370, Statehood: PC Chief Sajjad Lone
Srinagar, Sep 5: Stating that they are committed to fight for restoration of Article 370, Article 35A and statehood, Peoples Conference on Thursday promised a judicial commission to probe electoral rigging of 1987. In its election manifesto, which was released by the party president Sajad Gani Lone and senior leaders today, the party said that […]