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Jammu Lok Sabha seat records 71.91 % turnout in peaceful Phase-II polling

Jammu: The polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in Jammu Constituency ended on a high note with the overall voter turnout recorded as 71.91 percent. People of Jammu, Samba and Reasi districts made sure that they come out in large numb...

102-yr old votes in support of providing jobs to youth

Jammu, April 26: A 102-year-old man, batting for jobs for youth to tackle the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir, went out to vote at a polling station in Reasi here, in the second phase of elections on Friday. Voting began in the second phase of ele...

Over 100 special polling stations set up for voters

Jammu: Over 100 special polling stations were set up to cater to different categories of voters, including women and persons with disabilities, across the Jammu parliamentary constituency, which went to polls in the second phase on Friday, officials...

2 terrorists killed, 2 Army personnel injured in gunbattle at Baramulla

Baramulla: Two terrorists were killed while as many Army personnel got injured on Friday as a gunbattle between the militants and security forces continued for the second day in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, officials said. The encounter...

NCPCR seeks probe against Mufti for ‘using children for poll gains’

Jammu: The apex child rights body NCPCR has asked the Election Commission to initiate a probe into the alleged use of schoolgoing children for election campaigning by former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti in the Rajouri-Anantnag par...

Land sinks in Ramban; over 50 houses, power infra damaged

Banihal: More than 50 houses, four electricity towers, a receiving station, and a main road were damaged in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district dur to sinking of a road, officials said on Friday. Ramban Deputy Commissioner Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary v...

Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat: NC, PDP urge ECI not to postpone polls amid row over road conditions

SRINAGAR: The National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party on Friday sent a letter to the Election Commission of India urging not to postpone polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri parliament constituency. The development comes a day after the Election ...

Will respect EC’s decision on deferment, says Raina

Jammu: With some candidates seeking postponement of polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat due to adverse weather conditions, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Friday said they will respect any decision by the Election Commission i...

LS polls : Nomination papers of ten candidates rejected in Srinagar

Srinagar: Election authorities on Friday rejected nomination papers of 10 candidates, leaving 29 aspirants in the fray for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, officials said. The rejected candidates include National Conference leader Salman Sagar, who was...

Separatist ideology 'dead' in J&K, people realised it is futile: Lone

Srinagar: The ideology of separatism is "dead" in Jammu and Kashmir as people realised it is futile, separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajad Lone said. In a freewheeling interview, the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference (JKPC) chief called...

Implementation of UCC in country BJP's promise, Modi's guarantee: Shah

Guna: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that while the Congress party's poll manifesto promises to retain religious personal law, it is the BJP's promise and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantee to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC)...

J&K boat capsize tragedy: Another body found, death toll rises to 7

Srinagar: Finally, prayers of Kashmiri people got answered on Friday after the body of 11-year-old boy Haziq Ahmed Sheikh of Gandbal, Srinagar was retrieved from river Jhelum after a gap of 11-days on Friday. With the recovery of Haziq’s body, the ...

SC rejects pleas to revive paper ballots, 100 pc cross-verification of votes cast on EVMs

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected pleas for reviving paper ballots and also 100 per cent cross-verification of votes cast on EVMs with a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), holding that suspicions regarding tampering of the vot...

Polling on Jammu LS seat today, fate of Jugal, Bhalla to be sealed

Jammu: The Jammu parliamentary constituency is all set to go to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections amid tight security arrangements on Friday. Moreover, twenty two prisoners exercised their right to vote in Jammu’s Central Jail he...

16 houses damaged as land start ‘sinking’ in Ramban

Jammu: At least 16 houses have been damaged and road connectivity between Gool and Ramban snapped following the “sinking of land” in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. Sources said that 16 residential houses have developed cracks in Pernote area...

Civilian injured in encounter at Sopore

Srinagar: A civilian was injured near the site of a gunbattle between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday, officials said. "An encounter has started at Check Mohalla Nowpora in the area of PD (police ...

Inheritance of Power!: J&K leaders find LS polls ‘most suitable time’ to launch their children into politics

Jammu: Amidst strong criticism over the promotion of dynastic politics, the contesting candidates representing three key political parties in Jammu and Kashmir seem to have found the current parliamentary elections as the “most appropriate time” to ...

Srinagar LS seat : NC's Ruhullah files nomination paper

SRINAGAR: Senior National Conference leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday filed his nominations to returning officer at the Deputy Commissioner's office here in Srinagar. Mehdi travelled from his hometown, Budgam, to Srinagar with hundreds of...

Rakesh Handu, KP settled in Haryana among 39 in fray

SRINAGAR: As many as 39 candidates have filed their nomination papers before the returning officer for election to the Lok Sabha Srinagar seat. Among the 39 candidates is Rakesh Handu, a Kashmir migrant, now settled in Faridabad, Haryana. Per the a...

I’m loyal BJP Karyakarta, condemn spreading of false statements: JTN

Jammu: The sitting Member of Parliament from Ladakh seat Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, who has been denied the BJP ticket from the seat for the current Lok Sabha elections, today condemned the people “spreading false statements” by misusing his name and ...

10 cyber cells combating cyber frauds across Jmu

Jammu: Ten new Cyber Cells at each district were established in the starting months of the year 2024 in Jammu zone to deal with emerging cyber frauds. The vision behind the formation of these district cyber cells was to ensure effective and effici...

Properties of 4 militant handlers attached

Srinagar: Properties of four militant handlers operating from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) was on Thursday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said. Acting against the wanted local terrorists based in Pakistan, the Jammu and...

Rescheduling of polls in Ant-Raj seat: ECI seeks report from J&K

Srinagar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed its focus toward the rescheduling of the General Election to Lok Sabha, 2024, in the Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary Constituency of Jammu and Kashmir. In response to representations subm...

PM worked to remove Art 370, taken tough decisions to free country of corruption: Shah

Varanasi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken "tough decisions" inclduing abrogation of Article 370 to free the country of corruption, terrorism and Naxalism. He also said the prime minister has br...

Jammu Lok Sabha seat: Constituency’s political crossroads, balancing PM Modi's legacy with local dissatisfaction

JAMMU: In the bustling streets of Jammu, where the scent of politics lingers in the air as strongly as the aroma of spices from the nearby markets, a palpable tension brews among the voters. While the constituency goes for polls on Apr 26, voters’ ...

Amarnath Yatra: 100-bedded hospitals, ambulances to provide 24x7 medical care to devotees

Jammu: To provide round-the-clock medical care facilities to the Amarnath Yatries undertaking the annual pilgrimage, 100-bedded hospitals, medical centers, ambulances, over 2000 health care staff, medical teams at lodgment centers will aid the pilg...

Srinagar LSseat: PDP’s Waheed Para, Apni Party’s Mir file nomination papers, 17 in fray

SRINAGAR: Mohammed Ashraf Mir and Waheed Para filed their nomination papers on Wednesday before the returning officer at the DC office in Srinagar. Ashraf Mir is the Apni Paty’s candidate, while Waheed Para is fighting elections for the People’s De...

India emerging global economic power: LG

Jammu: Asserting that it is crucial every for citizens to discharge their duties and contribute towards nation-building, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmr Manoj Sinha said that India is emerging as a global economic power. He further stressed...

Over 4.40 L people visited Sgr's tulip garden, highest since 2007

Srinagar: A record 4.46 lakh visitors visited Asia's largest tulip garden, ensconced between the Dal Lake and the Zabarwan Hills here, which was closed for public on Wednesday after remaining open for over a month, officials said. "This year the ga...

Congress' manifesto has 'unnerved' BJP: Mehbooba

Kulgam : PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the Congress' manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls is "pro-people" and has "unnerved" the BJP, which is showing its "frustration" by trying to fan communal tension. "The manifesto of the INDIA al...

People of J&K to decide who BJP's B or C teams are: DPAP chief Azad

Anantnag: Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday hit back at National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, saying the people of Jammu and Kashmir will decide who the BJP's B or C teams are. Abdullah had earlier claimed th...

Rajouri civilian killing : 67 suspects detained For questioning: police

Jammu: As many as 67 suspected people were detained for questioning in connection with the killing of a civilian by two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. During investi...

BJP dumps sitting MP Jamyang Namgyal, fields Tashi Gyalson ‘to regain ground’ in Ladakh

Jammu: In an apparent bid to soothe the frayed nerves in the protest-hit Ladakh region and regain the lost ground, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday opted to replace sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Jamyang Tsering Namgyal (JTN) with Tash...

Cradled Art 370 like baby for 70 years: Shah tears into Congress over handling of J&K issue

Maharashtra: In an unsparing attack on the Congress over its alleged handling of the Jammu and Kashmir issue and not settling it decisively during its decades in power at the Centre, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the grand old party ...

Gujjar man killing: Police announces Rs 10 L for info of terrorist, search ops on

Jammu: J&K Police on Tuesday said they identified the attacker responsible for shooting dead a man Monday night in Kunda village of Rajouri district. Police identified the perpetrator of the attack by his alias only, which they said is Abu Hamza. ...