NEW DELHI: A protest march took place on Saturday in Jammu & Kashmir’s Budgam in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah by the Israel Defence Force (IDF).The Israeli military had earlier in the day said that it had “eliminated” Hassan Nasrallah, the long-time leader of the Hezbollah militant group, in a precision…
JAMMU: BJP president JP Nadda on Friday accused National Conference (NC)-Congress combine and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of trying to revive the “era of violence and bloodshed” in J&K.“They are supporting activists working against the country. NC’s manifesto says it will release terrorists (from jails), resume cross-border trade and talks with Pakistan. This is how…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the two rallies he addressed in poll-bound Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana on Saturday, launched a blistering attack on Congress as he referred to recent incidents, including the alleged assault of an Indian journalist by a member of Rahul Gandhi‘s team during his US visit. He also slammed…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Saturday rescheduled the polling date in Haryana to Oct 5 to secure the voting rights of the state’s sizable Bishnoi community, and accordingly revised the counting date for Haryana and J& K to Oct 8.The decision followed representations a week ago from parties like BJP and INLD, as well as…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of home affairs on Monday announced five new districts in Union territory of Ladakh, ahead of assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir. The five new districts will be Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang.Home minister announced the decision in a post on X, saying, “In pursuit of PM Shri @narendramodi Ji’s vision…
SRINAGAR: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Monday said his party would fight for the restoration of political and legal status of Jammu & Kashmir and promised 200 units of free power if his party wins the Assembly polls. Omar, while unveiling NC’s poll manifesto here on Monday, also promised to ensure the return of Kashmiri…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission, while announcing polls in J&K and Haryana, said it is keeping Maharashtra for later as the state is still dealing with heavy rain and has a long festive season and streak of religious events ahead. Besides, the EC added, the high requirement of forces in J&K did not leave scope…
JAMMU: J&K police have arrested eight suspected associates of terrorists for their alleged involvement in providing logistic support in recent attacks in the Kathua-Bani-Kishtwar belt, including the fatal ambush on an Army patrol in the remote Machedi forest on July 8 that killed five soldiers and wounded as many.Police said Monday the arrests were made…
SRINAGAR: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar Friday said Election Commission was committed to holding assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir at the earliest, but the suspense over poll dates continued as he underscored that the timeline would be finalised only after a final security assessment in New Delhi.Addressing a presser in Jammu on the…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday condemned the references of Jammu and Kashmir in the China-Pakistan joint statement calling it ‘unwarranted’. In response to media queries on references to Jammu & Kashmir in the China-Pakistan Joint Statement, spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “We have noted unwarranted references to the Union Territory of Jammu…
