BJP threatens to expose NC, PDP proxies in ULB polls
Srinagar: The Bhaatiya Janta Party (BJP) today threatened to expose the proxy candidates fielded by two major regional parties National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming municipal and local body polls.
“We…
3037 candidates in fray, no candidates in 177 municipal wards
SRINAGAR: Not a single candidate has filed nomination papers for 177 municipal wards out of a total 624 in the Kashmir Valley, while 215 wards will return their representative unopposed. For rest of the seats, 3037 candidates are in fray…
ULB polls: 13 BJP candidates withdraw nominations in Dooru
SRINAGAR: Thirteen BJP candidates who had filed nomination papers from Dooru area of Anantnag district have withdrawn their nominations.
Dooru constituency president of BJP, Ghulam Hassan Bhat, confirmed to Press Trust of Kashmir that all…
Doctor’s son was killed near encounter site in Pulwama on June 29: Police
Srinagar: Police has said that son of a doctor was killed near site of gunfight in which a Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in Pulwama.
SSP Pulwama said, in response to a notice by SHRC on a petition filed by chairman…
6th Confab of Leaders of World & Traditional Religions in Astana
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ASTANA, (Kazakhstan): The Sixth Conference of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions will be held in the Kazakh capital of Astana from 10 to 11 October under the theme "GlobalLeaders for a Secure World". The summit will be…
Gunmen abducted shopkeeper from Sopore
Sorpore: Armed masked men on Wednesday abducted a trader in North Kashmir’s Sopore town of Baramulla district.
Reports said that masked gunmen barged inside the shop of Tawseef Ahmad Ganie at Younisa area of Sopore town and forcibly…
Students stages protest against authorities in KU north campus
SRINAGAR: The students of integrated Masters in Business Administration, 4th semester, in North Campus of Kashmir University on Wednesday held protest demonstration in the campus at against over bus fee issue.
Witnesses said that the…
SIT constituted to probe ‘loot of weapon’ from PDP MLA residence
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government have constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the “loot of weapons” from the official residence of PDP lawmaker Ajaz Mir in Srinagar.
The police had earlier said that it has identified…
JRL calls shutdown in Kashmir on October 8
The Joint resistance leadership (JRL) on Wednesday appealed for a shutdown in Kashmir on October 8 to protest against the commencement of municipal and Panchayat elections in the state.
“RL leaders asked people to observe complete shutdown…
Pakistan takes U-turn; says Saudi won’t be part of CPEC
Islamabad: Pakistan has announced that its close ally Saudi Arabia would not join the USD 50 billion CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor), days after Islamabad said Riyadh will be the third “strategic partner” of China’s flagship…