Srinagar: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah was sworn in as chief minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office to Abdullah and five ministers at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre on the banks of Dal Lake, where several legislators were imprisoned after August … Read more
Last Updated: October 08, 2024, 09:20 IST In its election manifesto, Altaf Bukhari’s J&K Apni Party has promised the restoration of statehood, the release of imprisoned youth and the quashing of Public Safety Act. (PTI/File) Altaf Bukhari Election Results 2024 Live: Syed Altaf Bukhari, chief of the J&K Apni Party, is leading in Srinagar’s Channapora … Read more
There is something different about the polling just completed in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Something that is bigger than and beyond the structural milestones like the first assembly poll after abrogation of Article 370, bifurcation of the earlier state, making of the UT, delimitation of constituencies and reserving nine seats for scheduled … Read more
Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir has seen eight terror attacks in the last six months in which 10 security personnel and four terrorists were killed. Next-door Kishtwar reported the deaths of two Indian Army personnel on September 14 even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed voters of the region. As campaigning for the first … Read more
Srinagar, J&K: Congress leader KC Venugopal says “BJP is trying to destroy the soul of Jammu and Kashmir our INDIA alliance’s main objective is to save the soul of Jammu and Kashmir so that is why Congress and National Conference is coming together to make a government in Jammu & Kashmir which is totally friendly … Read more
JAMMU: PK Pole, Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir said on Saturday that the Ministry of Home Affairs is providing security to conduct the upcoming Assembly elections in Union Territory. Speaking to ANI, Pole said that this decision has been taken by the home ministry given the security challenges in the Jammu and Kashmir region, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Days after indicating readiness to hold assembly polls in J&K in the wake of successful Lok Sabha elections, Election Commission announced that it would accept “with immediate effect” any application seeking allotment of ‘common symbol’ from registered unrecognised parties in the UT.Unrecognised parties can apply for a ‘common poll symbol’ – on which … Read more
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, on Wednesday said that the Election Commission of India should be ashamed and seek forgiveness from people as the Supreme Court had to intervene and issue directions for assembly elections in the Union Territory. “Unfortunately, the Supreme Court had to intervene and issue directions for assembly … Read more
