Campaigning ends for all important Srinagar LS seat
Srinagar: The campaigning for prestigious Srinagar Lok Sabha seat here, going to the polls on April 18 in the second phase of elections, came to an end Tuesday. Srinagar Lok Sabha seat comprises three districts of Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal. It was relatively a low key campaign here with only National […]
Hate speeches: Omar calls for strict against leaders

Srinagar: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah Tuesday welcomed the Election Commission’s order barring four prominent politicians from electioneering for two to three days for their “provocative” or “snide” remarks. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, however, wanted the poll panel to take harsher measures against the leaders making hate speeches or sexiest remarks […]
Desist from associating with unlawful associations, Govt warns employees
JAMMU: The Government on Tuesday warned all its employees to desist from associating, directly or indirectly, with unlawful associations in any manner. The employees have been warned of serious action in case violations are reported about the employees conduct. A circular issued in this regards here by the General Administration Department has impressed upon all […]
Army allegedly thrashes SDM, his subordinate staffers in South Kashmir
Anantnag: Army on Tuesday allegedly thrashed a Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Ghulam Rasool Wani, along with four officials on National Highway in Dalwach area of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, sources said. They said that the army action sparked protest while employees threatened to boycott the election process. They demanded stern action against the […]
Army vehicle crushes 13 year old to death
Poonch: A 13 year old boy was crushed to death by an army vehicle at Gulpore area of Poonch district on Tuesday afternoon. Reports said that the minor boy identified as Sajad Ahmad son of Mohammad Taj of Gulpore was injured critically after being hit by an army vehicle in the area. Sajad was immediately […]
35-year-old man dies of electrocution
Rajouri: A 35-year-old man died due to electrocution in Budhal area of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. A police official said that Mohammad Zaid son of Late Jalal Din of Phalni village in Budhal area of Kotranka received an electric shock when an iron rod he was carrying on his shoulders came […]
Grenade hurled at NC leader’s house
Srinagar: Militants Tuesday hurled a grenade at the residence of a National Conference leader in Tral town in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. There was no damage due to the grenade explosion. A police official said the ultras lobbed grenade towards the house of Mohammad Ashraf Bhat in Tral town but it landed some […]
Four Rajput contestants to try their luck in Udhampur LS seat
Jammu: A high-decibel campaign that Udhampur Lok Sabha seat witnessed despite killings of a senior RSS leader and his security guard last week in Kishtwar, ended Tuesday evening, leaving the constituency to await a battle of ballots among four key contenders — all Rajputs. The parliamentary constituency mostly comprising mountainous areas and sharing borders with […]
Had Abdullah’s been anti-India, India would have ceased to exist: Farooq

People in Delhi want to weaken JK’s special identity: Omar
Srinagar: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Abdullahs and Muftis of trying to break the country, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah Monday retorted back, saying if his family wanted to break India, “there would have been no India”. Addressing a poll rally in Kathua district on Sunday, the prime minister had slammed […]
Using national security as a ploy BJP creating fear psychosis: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday accused the BJP of creating a fear psychosis under the guise of national security to prepare for another Balakot-like strike in desperation to win Lok Sabha elections. “In its desperation to win this election, seems like misappropriation of our jawans sacrifices and polarising the electorate hasn’t helped BJP. Now […]