Cong will give your wealth to infiltrators, those who have more children: PM Modi in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday suggested that if the Congress comes to power, it would redistribute wealth of people to Muslims and cited former PM Manmohan Singh’s remark that the minority community had the first claim on the country’s resources. Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Banswara, Modi alleged the Congress plans to give […]
Campaigning in Jammu LS seat gathers pace as J-K preparers for 2nd phase of polling
Jammu: After the peaceful culmination of first phase of polling in Udhampur Lok Sabha seat on Friday, the focus has now shifted to the Jammu parliamentary constituency, which will go to polls in the second phase of elections on April 26. A direct contest is on the cards between sitting Member Parliament from BJP Jugal […]
Rajnath Singh to visit Siachen on Monday
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will on Monday visit Siachen and interact with the soldiers deployed at the world’s highest battlefield. Last week, the Indian Army marked the 40th year of its presence on the strategically significant Siachen Glacier. The Siachen Glacier at the height of around 20,000 feet in the Karakoram range is […]
OGW held with pistol, two grenades in Poonch
Poonch/Jammu: An overground worker (OGW) was arrested and a pistol and two hand grenades were recovered from his possession in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The OGW identified as Qamaruddin, a teacher by profession, was arrested following the recovery of the illegally smuggled weapons from Pakistan from his house at […]
8 IEDs, 2 wireless sets seized from hideout in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: Security forces on Sunday busted a terrorist hideout in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, leading to the recovery of eight Improvised Explosive Devices, or IEDs, two wireless sets, and some ammunition, officials said. The recovered material was in a highly rusted condition, indicating that the hideout was in use when terrorists […]
BJP chief Ravinder Raina to miss voting for party in Lok Sabha polls
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina is going to miss voting for his party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as the party has not fielded any candidate from his home town which falls in Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency. The reshaped Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat will go to polls on May 7 in the […]
Not right equating Congress with BJP: Mehbooba Mufti
Kokernag (JK): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said National Conference leader Chaudhary Mohammad Akram equating the Congress with the BJP should make the workers of the country’s oldest political party think about their support to the oldest regional party in Jammu and Kashmir. “Chaudhary Akram could not have said anything worse than equating the […]
Omar Abdullah accuses PDP of benefiting BJP in J-K
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday accused Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP of benefiting the BJP by contesting elections against the INDIA bloc in Jammu and Kashmir. Despite being regional rivals, the PDP and the NC had joined the opposition alliance but failed to arrive at a seat sharing agreement. “It is they (PDP) who […]
Creation of Anantnag-Rajouri seat in J-K done without application of mind, says Azad
Srinagar: Democratic Progressive Azad Party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday said the delimitation process, which led to the creation of the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir, was done without application of mind. Azad said the delimitation commission should have recommended increasing the number of Lok Sabha seats in Jammu region to three […]
Traffic disrupted for several hours on Jammu-Srinagar national highway
Banihal/Jammu: The traffic on Jammu-Srinagar national highway was disrupted for several hours on Sunday to repair some cracks that were found in the middle of the road near Banihal, officials said. The vehicular movement on the 270-km highway – the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country – was stopped […]
