JAMMU AND KASHMIR

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference has selected Omar Abdullah as the leader of its Legislature Party, making him the party’s candidate for Chief Minister. This decision was finalized during a key meeting chaired by NC President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday.   Omar Abdullah is now set to receive a letter of endorsement […]

NEW DELHI – In a momentous celebration of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) third consecutive victory in Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed party workers in Delhi on Tuesday. He emphasized that the triumph of development over what he termed the “knot of lies” was a significant milestone for the state and the party.   […]

Muslims in India typically don’t vote for the BJP. So it’s not astonishing that the Muslim majority Kashmir valley voted for their own grand old regional party National Conference, in the 2024 assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir. The electioneering by all Kashmir-centric parties was focused on keeping the “Hindu” BJP out of Kashmir.   […]

Vote counting for Jammu and Kashmir's Assembly elections begins Tuesday under tight security, with results expected by evening. This is the first election since the region's special status was revoked in 2019, and exit polls suggest the National Conference-Congress alliance is slightly ahead of the BJP.

JAMMU: The third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections concluded today with rural areas showing a brisk voter turnout. At the same time, most of the 24 seats across four districts of the Jammu region saw a decline in voting percentages compared to the 2014 elections. Notably, the urban constituencies of […]

SRINAGAR: Over 8,000 election officials and several thousand security personnel were deployed today at 1,842 polling stations across 16 constituencies in North Kashmir, where voting is set to take place tomorrow as part of the third phase of the Assembly elections.   Roads near distribution centres for polling materials, including Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), were […]

SRINAGAR: Five security personnel were injured in an encounter between terrorists and security forces in the Adigam area of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The injured personnel were rushed to BB Cantt Hospital, Srinagar, and are reportedly in stable condition.   The injured have been identified as ASP Mumtaz Ali Bhatti, who sustained injuries to […]

SRINAGAR: Sanidhya Saraf, a Grade 12 student at Narayana e-Techno School in Mumbai, has achieved remarkable success across a wide range of academic disciplines. His journey, marked by an insatiable curiosity about the world around him, has led him to excel in subjects like Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.   Sanidhya’s fascination with the cosmos […]

SRINAGAR: A Delhi court, on September 10, granted temporary bail to Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, widely recognized as Engineer Rashid, until October 2. This move allows him to actively campaign for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Since 2019, Rashid has been held in Tihar Jail, Delhi, for a case linked to […]

SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Saturday that terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is nearing its end. Speaking at a large election rally in Doda, he emphasized his government’s efforts to bring in fresh, young leaders to replace the long-standing dynastic politics that have plagued the region.   Modi aimed at the National Conference, […]