Killing of HM commander: Mehbooba says pol parties should realise the gravity of situation
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said Thursday that PhD scholar-turned militant preferring death in an encounter over life should make political parties realise the gravity of the situation and facilitate dialogue with all stakeholders to end the bloodshed in Jammu and Kashmir. Manaan Bashir Wani, who was pursuing PhD in Allied Geology at Aligarh Muslim […]
Army jawan injured as Pak firing in Poonch
Jammu: An Army jawan was injured when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and resorted to firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a defence spokesperson said Thursday. The Pakistani troops violated ceasefire in Krishnagati sector at 9.30 pm Wednesday night, he said. The injured soldier was evacuated to a military […]
BJP expels three party workers
Jammu: The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Thursday expelled three more workers for “anti-party” activities, officials said. They were expelled from the primary membership of the party for filing their nomination for the Urban Local Body (ULB) polls as independent candidates against BJP’s official nominees and campaigning in favour of an independent candidate, a […]
Rafale deal row: Rahul Gandhi demands probe against PM Modi, calls him a ‘corrupt man’
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday demanded an investigation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on role in the Rafale deal, alleging that he was a “corrupt man” who helped Anil Ambani pocket Rs 30,000 crore in the purchase of 36 aircraft. Gandhi’s demand for a probe came a day after a report in French […]
‘Calmness’ that was ghostly
Owais Gul/Irfan Tramboo Srinagar: Eerie calm prevailed at most of the polling booths in Srinagar on Wednesday during the second phase of four-phased Municipal elections as few or no voter turned up to cast the ballot in many Srinagar polling booths. The situation was such that even the polling officers deployed at the polling booths […]
31.3% polling recorded in Phase-II: CEO
Reasi records 84.4%, Bandipora settles at 35.6% polling
SRINAGAR: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Shaleen Kabra said that overall 31.3% polling was witnessed in the Phase-II of Municipal Polls-2018 across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Kabra said in Jammu division 78.6% polling was witnessed in 214 wards that went to polls today while Kashmir division witnessed average 3.4% polling in 49 wards […]
