Kashmir

J&K polls: Engineer Rashid’s AIP join hands with ex-Jamaat-e-Islami members

Srinagar: In a significant political development, the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) headed by Lok Sabha member Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer and former members of Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI) have come together in a…
J-K polls: Congress to release manifesto within 2 days, says Solanki

Jammu: The Congress would release its manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections within two days, senior leader Bharat Singh Solanki said on Sunday, September 15, while terming the BJP’s poll promises…

‘Restoration of J&K’s statehood key priority for Centre’

New Delhi: Restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood is a “key priority” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and will be done soon but happenings in India’s neighbourhood have to be factored…
Farooq Abdullah hits back at PM, says he is misleading people

Srinagar: Former chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “misleading” the nation by claiming that terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir will rise again if the National Conference-Congress…
Gunfight breaks out in J&K’s Poonch

Jammu: Firing exchanges took place between the security forces and the terrorists overnight in J&K’s Poonch district, officials said. Officials said that following intelligence inputs about the presence of a group of…
3 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K’s Baramulla

Srinagar: Three terrorists were killed on Saturday morning in an overnight encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. They said a cordon-and-search operation was launched in Chak…
J&K: One soldier killed, three injured in Kishtwar encounter

Jammu: One soldier was killed and three others were injured on Friday in an encounter with the terrorists in Chatroo village of J&K’s Kishtwar district. Earlier, an encounter started between the security…

483 candidates file nominations for 3rd Phase of J&K polls

Jammu: As many as 483 candidates have filed their nomination papers across 40 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) of seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir which are going to polling in the third and…
India must resolve Kashmir issue to become global power: Engineer Rashid

Srinagar: Lok Sabha member Engineer Rasheed said on Thursday that if India wants to become a global power then it must resolve the Kashmir issue. “If India has to achieve the dream…
My politics centred on development & peace, not false slogans: Azad

Srinagar: Former J&K Chief Minister and DPAP Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday commenced his election campaign from south Kashmir and called for an end to false promises and empty slogans. Addressing…
Tribunal upholds ban on 6 J&K separatist groups

New Delhi: A judicial tribunal of the Delhi High Court has upheld the Centre’s ban on two factions of the separatist group Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir and four factions of another…
J-K assembly polls: Congress announces five guarantees for state

Anantnag: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday announced five guarantees for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including five lakh interest-free loan for women entrepreneurs and Rs 25 lakh health insurance per…
J-K polls: Kharge announces five guarantees for people of J-K

Anantnag: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday announced five guarantees for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including five lakh interest-free loan for women entrepreneurs and Rs 25 lakh health insurance per…
Engineer Rashid’s interim bail may impact dynamics of Kashmir’s electoral politics

Srinagar: The release of jailed Lok Sabha member, Engineer Rashid, on interim bail by a Delhi court will have far-reaching consequences on the political scene and the upcoming J&K Assembly elections, in…
Congress nominates Lal Singh, supporter of Kathua rapists, for Basohli seat

Congress on Monday, September 9, released its third list for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, nominating Chaudhary Lal Singh, a controversial figure, to contest from the Basohli constituency in Kathua.…