Jammu And Kashmir: News

08 Oct 2024

Politics

Engineer Rashid's party fails to make impact in J&K polls

The Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-backed independent candidates and the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), led by Engineer Abdul Rashid, couldn't make a mark in the Jammu and Kashmir elections.

08 Oct 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

What Kejriwal said was AAP's 'biggest lesson' from Haryana defeat

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the "biggest lesson" from the Haryana Assembly elections is that one should never be overconfident in polls.

'Excuses...': BJP mocks Congress's 'slowdown' complaint to ECI

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has rubbished the Congress's complaint to the Election Commission about an "unexplained slowdown" in vote counting as mere excuses.

'Ill-founded allegations...': ECI on Congress's 'slow poll data' update charge

The Election Commission of India (EC) has rejected the Congress's allegations of a delay in updating Haryana assembly election results on its website.

08 Oct 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

AAP opens account in J&K, Mehraj Malik wins from Doda 

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has registered its first win in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.

Omar will be J&K CM: Farooq amid NC's strong showing

National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah has announced that his son, Omar Abdullah, will be the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

08 Oct 2024

Farooq Abdullah

'Respect mandate, no jugaad...': Omar to BJP amid voting counting

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday urged all political parties to respect the people's mandate in the ongoing assembly elections.

08 Oct 2024

Politics

J&K: JKPC's Sajad Lone leading in Handwara, trailing from Kupwara

Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference (JKPC) chief Sajjad Lone is leading from the Handwara constituency with 5,298 votes, followed by Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan of the National Conference (NC).

08 Oct 2024

Farooq Abdullah

'Why not...': Farooq Abdullah on post-poll alliance with PDP

The National Conference (NC) is willing to form a strategic post-poll alliance with the People's Democratic Party (PDP), NC leader and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Monday.

08 Oct 2024

Article 370

J&K polls: Omar Abdullah leads from Ganderbal in early trends

As early trends started trickling in for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, National Conference (NC) vice president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was leading from the Ganderbal constituency in Central Kashmir.

BJP retains Haryana, Congress-NC to form government in J&K  

Reversing exit poll predictions, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged the winner once again in the Haryana Assembly election.

08 Oct 2024

Jammu

J&K: LG's power to nominate 5 MLAs sparks massive row 

The power of the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir to nominate five members to the assembly has sparked a major controversy in the Union Territory.

07 Oct 2024

Article 370

ECI begins counting of votes for Haryana, J&K election

The counting of votes for the recently concluded assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir began on Tuesday.

05 Oct 2024

Haryana

Exit polls: Congress to win Haryana, hung House in J&K 

Exit polls have predicted a victory for the Congress in the Haryana Assembly elections.

Video: Industrialist-MP Naveen Jindal reaches Haryana polling booth on horse

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Naveen Jindal made a unique entrance at a polling station in Kurukshetra, Haryana, on Saturday.

How accurate have exit polls been for Haryana, J&K

When voting in Haryana concludes on Saturday evening, all eyes will turn to exit polls, which will be broadcast from 7:00pm onwards.

05 Oct 2024

Indian Army

2 terrorists killed by security forces in J&K's Kupwara

Two terrorists were killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Saturday.

India records 6th consecutive year of 'normal rainfall'

India has just wrapped up its sixth straight year of "normal rainfall," and guess what? This year's monsoon brought the second-highest rainfall since 2019!

02 Oct 2024

Mahatma Gandhi

BJP's candidate Mushtaq Bukhari compared to Mahatma Gandhi, Mandela dies 

Syed Mushtaq Ahmad Bukhari, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate from Surankote Assembly constituency, passed away on Wednesday.

30 Sep 2024

MCC

J&K polls: 23 officials suspended for MCC violations, ₹130crore seized 

The Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commission has suspended 23 government officials for breaching the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines amid the assembly elections.

30 Sep 2024

Amit Shah

'Display of spite...': Shah slams Kharge over remark on Modi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday criticized Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge for involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his personal health issues.

30 Sep 2024

Bhushan Kumar

'Border 2' to begin filming in J&K from November 25

The sequel to the iconic war film Border (1997), titled Border 2, is set to kick off shooting on November 25 in Jammu and Kashmir, reported Mid-Day.

29 Sep 2024

Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress President Kharge falls ill during speech in J&K

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge fell ill while delivering a speech at a public rally in the Jasrota area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Sunday.

29 Sep 2024

Amit Shah

'Why Pakistan Zindabad slogans at Congress events?': Shah to Rahul

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah has accused the Congress party of allowing "Pakistan Zindabad" slogans at its events in Haryana.

28 Sep 2024

Article 370

'Hypocrisy at its worst': India slams Pakistan PM's UNGA address

India has shot back at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's comments on Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

27 Sep 2024

Lashkar-e-Taiba

J&K: NIA launches search operations linked to Reasi terror attack

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) initiated search operations at seven locations in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

26 Sep 2024

Amit Shah

AFSPA extended in 8 Nagaland districts, 3 Arunachal Pradesh districts

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been extended in eight districts of Nagaland and three in Arunachal Pradesh.

25 Sep 2024

Omar Abdullah

J&K phase 2 polling concludes: Only 54% voter turnout recorded 

The second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Wednesday saw a voter turnout of 54%, according to the Election Commission data.

J&K polls: Centre to take foreign diplomat delegation to Srinagar

In a bid to highlight the democratic transition in Jammu and Kashmir, the central government is set to escort a group of foreign diplomats to observe the second phase of polling.

25 Sep 2024

Line of Control (LoC)

J&K polls: Phase 2 begins, Omar Abdullah among key candidates

The second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections began on Wednesday.

22 Sep 2024

Sonia Gandhi

Uday Bhanu Chib appointed as new Indian Youth Congress president

Uday Bhanu Chib has been appointed as the new president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.

22 Sep 2024

Amit Shah

'Decide whom to blame for terrorism': Omar Abdullah to Shah 

National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah on Saturday responded to Home Minister Amit Shah's accusations that the Gandhis, Muftis, and Abdullahs were responsible for terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

J&K: 3 BSF jawans dead, 32 injured in bus accident 

At least three Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers have died and 32 others sustained injuries after their bus fell into a deep gorge in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

20 Sep 2024

Article 370

'J&K was labeled disputed because of National Conference': Kishan Reddy 

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, who is also the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) in-charge for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, has accused the National Conference (NC) of contributing to the region's "disputed" status.

20 Sep 2024

Mehbooba Mufti

'BJP should be thanking Omar Abdullah,' says Mehbooba; her reason...

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be grateful to the Sheikh family, particularly Sheikh Abdullah, for their pivotal role in Jammu and Kashmir's accession to India.

19 Sep 2024

Article 370

Pakistan happy over Congress-NC manifesto, showing support: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday criticized the Congress-National Conference (NC) alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, stating that Pakistan is pleased with their manifesto for the Assembly election.

19 Sep 2024

Narendra Modi

PM Modi slams Rahul over 'devta' remark: 'Naxal mindset imported...'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his "devta" comment, claiming it reflected the Congress's "Naxal mindset, influenced by ideas imported from other religions and nations."

19 Sep 2024

Amit Malviya

'Same page with Congress-NC': Pakistan minister on Article 370 restoration

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has stated that his country and the Congress-National Conference (NC) alliance share a common stance on restoring Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

19 Sep 2024

Jammu

Modi's public rally in Srinagar today: What to expect

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in Srinagar on Thursday, a day after the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election concluded with a 59% voter turnout.

18 Sep 2024

Jammu

J&K 1st phase polling concludes; Kishtwar records highest voter turnout 

The first phase of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Wednesday, with a voter turnout of 59.19% recorded till 5:00pm.