Voting for 43 constituencies in the second phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir will take place on Tuesday. The contest is between the recently launched People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration, the BJP, and the Apni Party raised by former Finance Minister Altaf Bukhari. …
Read More »In Jammu, DDC polls provide hope, a sense of belonging
Written by Arun Sharma | Akhnoor | November 29, 2020 6:16:23 am A security staff stands guard at a polling station in Pahalgam as voters queue to cast their votes for the District Development Council elections. (Express photo: Shuaib Masoodi) The link road connecting the Kotgarhi panchayat in Akhnoor tehsil …
Read More »India Rejects “Objectively Incorrect” References to Jammu and Kashmir in OIC Resolutions | India News
NEW DELHI: On Sunday, the government categorically rejected what it described as objectively incorrect, gratuitous and unjustified references to India in resolutions adopted by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir. India also accused the OIC, which describes itself as the collective voice of …
Read More »India Criticizes OIC Islamic Cooperation Organization for Jammu and Kashmir Comments: Wrong indeed
India said OIC had no locus standi on Jammu and Kashmir matters (Representative) New Delhi: India on Sunday lashed out strongly at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), accusing it of making “objectively incorrect and unjustified” references to Jammu and Kashmir in resolutions passed by the group at a meeting …
Read More »‘Unjustified’: India rejects Pakistani-sponsored references to Kashmir issue in OIC resolutions
India on Sunday rejected references to the country and the Kashmir issue in resolutions adopted at a meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member states, describing them as “objectively incorrect, gratuitous and unjustified.” As the Hindustan Times first reported, the Kashmir issue was not …
Read More »Pak spy drone spotted near border in Jammu, retreats after army opens fire
The Border Security Forces (BSF) spotted a Pakistani drone in the Arnia sector along the 198 km long international border in the Jammu district on Saturday night. BSF Inspector General NS Jamwal said the BSF jaws fired a few shots at the spy drone, after which it retreated to the …
Read More »Pakistan Desperate To Pressure Terrorists Says Army Chief | India News
NEW DELHI: Terrorists from across the border in Pakistan they are making desperate attempts to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt normal democratic processes, Army Chief General MM Naravane said on Saturday. “With the current situation on our western borders, terrorism remains a serious threat. That is not diminishing despite …
Read More »Mehbooba Mufti stopped leaving home, access to the press was also blocked
Written by Bashaarat Masood | Srinagar | November 28, 2020 2:32:20 am PDP Chairman and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. (File photo) Before the first phase of the District Development Council (DDC) polls, Jammu and Kashmir police banned PDP chairwoman and former CM Mehbooba Mufti from leaving her residence on …
Read More »More than the Gupkar alliance, these Jammu-centric outfits can be a threat to the ruling party
Held for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir after the repeal of Article 370, the first major election exercise, the District Development Council (DDC) polls, will be a fight between ‘BJP and all other parties’. The first phase of the polls begins on Saturday. Mainstream politics have been through …
Read More »Two soldiers killed in action in Pak shooting in Rajouri of Jammu and Kashmir
Rajouri: Rifleman Sukhbir Singh and Naik Prem Bahadur Khatri died in the line of duty. Two soldiers died in the line of duty after they were wounded in unprovoked gunfire by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Naik Prem Bahadur …
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