Election body issues notice to PDP’s Srinagar candidate
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir poll body has asked PDP candidate Waheed Para to explain his statement urging Kashmir’s youngsters to consider the general elections as a “referendum” to send New Delhi a message, and asked him refrain from making utterances that may aggravate differences among communities. The notice issued by the nodal officer for […]
Teacher, student injured as branch of a Chinar tree falls off
Achabal: A teacher and a student were injured on Thursday after a branch of Chinar tree fell on them outside the school in Hardutwooru area of Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag, officials said. An official said that students were taking classes outside when the branch suddenly fell on them. “A fourth-grade primary student Hazik Fayaz […]
Statehood to JK will be restored in days if INDIA bloc voted to power: Vikar Rasool
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani on Thursday said that if INDIA bloc comes to power in the Centre, statehood to Jammu & Kashmir will be restored within one week after assuming the charge. Addressing a news conference, Wani said that the Congress is confident that it will win […]
Omar asks EC to direct authorities to allow his poll campaign as per schedule
Srinagar: National Conference vice-president and candidate for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat Omar Abdullah Thursday asked the Election Commission to direct authorities in the constituency to allow his campaign programme as per schedule. Abdullah’s letter to the EC comes a day after the Superintendent of Police in Sopore Divya D issued an official directive to […]
Nehru-Gandhi, Abdullah, Mufti dynasties curse on democracy: Tarun Chugh
Poonch/Jammu: In a scathing attack on the leadership of the Congress, National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday said their dynastic rules are a curse on the democracy. Chugh hit out at NC chief Farooq Abdullah for his pro-Pakistan remarks and said he should desist from playing […]
MeT predicts hot, dry weather conditions till May 10
Forecasts wet spell from May 11 Srinagar: For the second straight day, almost all the stations across Kashmir recorded the hottest day of the season as the mercury continued to rise here amidst the forecast of hot and dry weather conditions for next few days. Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded the hottest day […]
AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 vaccine
Cites surplus of available updated vaccines New Delhi: UK-based pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca has started global withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine, which was provided in India as ‘Covishield’ in partnership with Serum Institute of India, days after it admitted to rare side-effects of blood clotting and lowering of platelet counts. The withdrawal has been initiated due […]
Sajad Lone disclosed assets worth around Rs 12 crore
Mentions dispute with Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation Srinagar: Separatist-turned-mainstream politician and People’s Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone has disclosed assets worth around Rs 12 crore and also mentioned a dispute spanning 30 years with the Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation in his election affidavit. Sajad Lone, who joined mainstream politics and revived his father […]
Poonch IAF convoy attack: Search operation to track down terrorists enters 5th day
Jammu: The cordon and search operation (CASO) to track down terrorists responsible for attacking an IAF convoy, which claimed the life of a corporal rank personnel, entered the fifth day on Wednesday, officials said. Security forces, including the Army, police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), have further intensified combing and search operation in nearly […]
Poverty to be fully eradicated from India in next 10-15 years: Rajnath
Bhawanipatna (Odisha): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday claimed that poverty would be completely eradicated from India in the next 10-15 years and this is ‘Modi Ki guarantee’. Singh said this while addressing the BJP’s ‘Vijay Sankalp’ rally here in the district headquarters town of Kalahandi. “Though Congress leaders beginning from Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru […]
