AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday claimed that Omar Abdullah, after winning the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, will be the weakest chief minister ever in the history of India. He asked that after the Lieutenant Governor nominates the five members to the Legislative Assembly, which currently consists of 90 elected…
NEW DELHI: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Anantnag district have recovered the body of missing soldier of the territorial army, Hilal Ahmad Bhat.The officials reported that Bhat’s body, which had been riddled with bullets, was found in the Sanglan forest area of Utrasoo, Anantnag. The body was transported to a hospital for necessary medical…
NEW DELHI: Two Territorial Army (TA) soldiers were reportedly kidnapped by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Anantnag region, reported news agency ANI quoting sources. The incident allegedly took place in a forested region of the district.ANI sources claimed that one of the abducted TA soldiers successfully escaped from the terrorists’ clutches. Security forces have initiated…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shagun Parihar registered a win in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kishtwar seat. According to the Election Commission, Parihar won by 521 seats by defeating National Conference‘s Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo. BJP‘s decision to nominate Shagun Parihar as their candidate was a strategic move to garner support from the district’s diverse religious…
NEW DELHI: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday declared that Omar Abdullah will be appointed as chief minister after the party, in alliance with Congress, was able to achieve a comfortable majority in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election.While briefing the media outside his house, Farooq Abdullah said, “People have given their mandate; they…
NEW DELHI: The early trends of Haryana assembly elections on Tuesday showed a neck and neck fight between Bharatiya Janata party and Congress. While, BJP is leading in Haryana, Congress and National Conference alliance has maintained its lead in Jammu and Kashmir.The Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming to secure the third consecutive term with Nayab…
SRINAGAR: A fraught place even in the simpler of times, Jammu and Kashmir was a picture of keen anticipation on the eve of the election results, rife with rumours and agog with controversies that could determine the reaction of the people and the parties to the outcome.In the polls held after a gap long of…
NEW DELHI: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday expressed his willingness to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir with the support of Mehbooba Mufti‘s People’s Democratic Party. However, he added that the initiative should be from the other side.When asked whether the National Conference-Congress alliance would seek support from the PDP if necessary,…
NEW DELHI: Exit polls on Saturday predicted that the Congress will be sweeping back into power in Haryana after a gap of 10 years, while its alliance with the National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir seems to be in a strong position and may form the next government, which last held assembly elections 10 years…
NEW DELHI: In the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, the C voter exit poll has predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would emerge as the single largest party in the Jammu region by winning 27-31 seats.According to C voter predictions, the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance will get around 11-15 seats, while Mehbooba…
