JAMMU: Union home minister Amit Shah cautioned Thursday that electing candidates from the NC-Congress alliance and PDP in the ongoing J&K assembly elections would play into Pakistan’s hands. “If they get elected, Pakistan will celebrate,” he said, addressing a BJP campaign rally at Chenani in Udhampur district for the third and final phase of polling…
JAMMU: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi issued a stern warning to BJP-led Union government Wednesday, vowing that the opposition INDIA bloc will “hit the road and use full force” both inside Parliament and outside if J&K’s statehood is not restored after the ongoing assembly elections. The three-phase elections will wrap up on Oct 1, with votes…
SRINAGAR: For the first time since their ancestors migrated from Pakistan to J&K during the 1947 Partition, over 5,000 Hindu families will vote in the ongoing assembly elections.Forced to live in 39 squalid camps near Jammu for over seven decades because Article 370 on J&K’s special status denied them land and other rights, these refugees…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said no bunkers in Jammu and Kashmir were needed as the government would respond with a shell if even a bullet is fired from across the border — an apparent reference to Pakistan, which has a notorious past for violating ceasefire agreement.“Now, bunkers are not needed…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched an attack on the Congress-National Conference (NC) alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, accusing it of aligning with Pakistan’s interests. PM Modi warned that a vote for Congress would lead to the reinstatement of Article 370, which he said would pave the way for violence to return…
Peaceful polling amid high security JAMMU/SRINAGAR: The first phase of the three-part J&K assembly elections recorded a voter turnout of 59% across 24 constituencies Wednesday, covering seven districts in south Kashmir and Jammu division on either side of the Pir Panjal range.The voting process proceeded peacefully amid high security, according to J&K’s chief electoral officer…
NEW DELHI: The first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections concluded on Wednesday with a voter turnout of 58.85 per cent across the Kashmir Valley and Jammu regions. Kishtwar recorded the highest turnout at 77 per cent, while Pulwama saw the lowest at just over 46 per cent. This marks the first assembly…
NEW DELHI: Although Congress had strongly opposed the abrogation of Article 370 after the BJP govt executed it in August 2019, its manifesto for the upcoming J&K polls is, interestingly, silent on the issue. There is no mention of Congress’s stand on Article 370 in the manifesto released Monday even as it dedicates an entire…
SRINAGAR: “Azadi (freedom)” and greater autonomy, stirring slogans of Kashmir Valley in earlier elections, have given way to calls for restoration of special status under Article 370 and statehood ahead of J&K’s Sept 18-Oct 1 assembly polls.In a sign of the change, National Conference (NC) president and ex-CM Farooq Abdullah vowed Monday to fight for…
Takes veiled dig at Rahul over remarks on Sikhs in USGANDHINAGAR: PM Modi on Monday mounted a scathing attack on opposition, alleging that certain individuals filled with hate and negativity are defaming the country.Amid the row over Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in US on reservation and Congress’ tieup with National Conference in J&K, Modi said, “Some…
