After delimitation, the total seats of J&K rose to 114 of which 24 seats fall under Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. (Getty) Sources told News18 that BJP remains “open” to post-poll alliance with “like-minded parties” and, for the elections, it will not go with any chief ministerial face The announcement of the Jammu & Kashmir assembly election — … Read more
A major fire destroyed 109-year-old Shiva temple tied to Kashmir’s erstwhile royal family on Wednesday in the tourist town of Gulmarg, 55km from Srinagar.Built in 1915 by Mohini Bai Sisodia, queen of Kashmir’s last king Maharaja Hari Singh, the temple – Mohinishwar Shivalaya Shiv Mandir, also known as Maharani temple – stood on a hillock … Read more
JAMMU: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Monday that Article 370 was implemented due to concerns that people from Punjab might migrate to Jammu and Kashmir after partition and settle there. “We didn’t bring Article 370. This was introduced and implemented by Maharaja Hari Singh in 1947. It was only out of fear that … Read more
