Shiv Sena (UBT), Jammu and Kashmir unit, has expanded its manifesto and resolved to change the name of Mughal Road, name of Jammu and Srinagar airports and broadcast a digital Dogri channel and establish a Dogra museum at Katra. In...
Shiv Sena (UBT), Jammu and Kashmir unit, has expanded its manifesto and resolved to change the name of Mughal Road, name of Jammu and Srinagar airports and broadcast a digital Dogri channel and establish a Dogra museum at Katra. In...
The J&K Congress on Friday issued showcause notices to several party leaders for breach of alliance unity after they filed nominations as Independent candidates for the Assembly elections. “JKPCC has taken strong notice of breach of alliance unity by various...
Intensifying his election campaign, Congress working president of J&K, Raman Bhalla, on Friday organised a door-to-door campaign in RS Pura-Jammu South constituency, from where he is contesting. Bhalla said that J&K “lost its identity” under the BJP and appealed to...
The Election Commission (EC) has directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to ensure that preventive actions are “free of any partisan bias and only individuals with a proven history of antisocial or criminal behaviour would be targeted.” A team of...
Senior BJP leader and National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday targeted Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid with accusations of promoting “divisive politics” and playing a “counterproductive role in the region’s road to peace and development.” According to a statement,...
Former Chief Minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday asked Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) chief Engineer Rashid to clarify whether his party would support the BJP, if needed, after the polls are over in J&K. Omar also accepted...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit J&K on Saturday for an election rally, his first campaign event in the union territory after the Assembly polls were announced. PM Modi is scheduled to address a BJP election rally in Doda district...
South Kashmir’s Shopian district, which was a stronghold of militants until recently, is all geared up for the Assembly elections, which are being held here after a decade. Candidates who contested the 2014 Assembly elections from Shopian say they campaigned...
Leaving jail amid Haryana Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal will have to face tough questions on the Satluj Yamuna Link Canal and the dispute between Punjab and Haryana about sharing water. Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Panchkula...
More than 7.22 lakh people have been registered as voters in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, which will go to polls in the third and final phase of the Assembly elections on October 1. The Baramulla district comprises of seven...
As many as 483 candidates have filed their nomination papers for 40 Assembly constituencies, which are going to polls in the third and final phase of the J&K Assembly elections, officials said on Thursday. A statement by the office of...
Malik promises to end this practice, if elected
It will be for the first time that candidates belonging to two different communities — Paharis and Gujjars — will be contesting on five reserved seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) out of a total of eight in the twin border...
The BJP received a major setback today after its former MLA Kamal Arora and his supporters joined the National Conference (JKNC). The formal induction took place in Srinagar where party chief Farooq Abdullah was also present. Senior NC leaders welcomed...
Addresses first election rally in the Valley after coming out of Tihar Jail
Former Deputy Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Panchkula Chander Mohan owns immovable and movable properties worth Rs 80.88 crore. The worth of assets of the Congress leader and his spouse has increased by Rs 11.63 crore in the past...
Nomination process for the Assembly elections came to an end today. Twelve candidates filed their papers at the administrative complex, Panchkula, and 10 at Kalka. Congress candidate Chandar Mohan held a roadshow before filing his papers. Aam Aadmi Party candidate...
Congress rebel Vijay Jain filed his nomination from Panipat Rural while former MLA Rohita Rewri and BJP rebel Himanshu Sharma filed their nomination papers from Panipat Urban
Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh on Wednesday highlighted the ‘Maa Samman Yojana, mentioned in the BJP’s ‘Sankalp Patra-2024’ for the J&K Assembly elections. Singh said the BJP’s manifesto, released by Home Minister Amit Shah,...
BJP general secretary (organisation) Ashok Koul today joined the party’s door-to-door campaign in Habbakadal. A statement issued by the party said: “Engaging with voters from Habbakadal to surrounding areas, the campaign, which began from Barbar Shah, covered various parts of...
National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the distribution of arms to people was the biggest proof of the BJP government’s “failure” to check the spread of terrorism in the otherwise peaceful Jammu. The former CM was apparently referring...
J&K BJP vice-president Pawan Khajuria filed nomination as an Independent from Udhampur East on Wednesday, amid unrest in the party over ticket allocation. He submitted his papers at the end of his two-day ultimatum to the party leadership to change...
The Election Commission of India (ECI) declared para archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar as the national icons for persons with disabilities (PwD) on Wednesday. Speaking at a function, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, accompanied by Election Commissioners Gyanesh...
The BJP has filed a police complaint against a “fake order”, which was attributed to former BJP J&K president Ravinder Raina. A BJP spokesperson said a “fake, edited order” had been circulated in the media, falsely attributed to Ravinder Raina...
Ahead of the first phase of the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the Congress announced five guarantees for people of the Union Territory (UT) on Wednesday. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge, who addressed a rally in South Kashmir, announced...
Chander Mohan claims his nomination final for seat
The BJP’s Kalka candidate Shakti Rani Sharma filed her nomination papers this morning. She was accompanied by her son and Member of Parliament Kartikeya Sharma. Sharma led a roadshow from the party’s camp office in Kalka to the Kali mata...
Cong candidate Chaudhary faces criminal charges
Sources reveal that Narbir is staking claim on the post of Deputy CM
The Apni Party on Monday announced support to former J&K minister Taj Mohiuddin who is contesting as an Independent candidate from the Uri assembly segment in Baramulla district. Following the Apni Party’s announcement, the PDP withdrew its support to Mohiuddin....