3 BSF jawans dead, 6 injured as bus falls into gorge in J&K's Budgam
Srinagar/IBNS: Three Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers were killed and six others received injuries after a bus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district, the police said Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir votes in historic post-Article 370 elections as first phase gets underway
Srinagar/IBNS: A historic three-phased election began on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir as the union territory began voting to elect a government in the first post-Article 370 polls under a heavy security blanket.
Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls soon, statehood to be restored: PM Modi in Udhampur
Udhampur/IBNS: In a big announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said assembly elections will soon be held in Jammu and Kashmir, which will also get back its statehood.
Centre's responsibility to restore J&K's full statehood: Omar Abdullah after meeting PM Modi
New Delhi/IBNS: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, who attended the crucial meeting hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening, said it was the duty of the Centre to restore the broken trust of the people.
Delimitation has to happen at quick pace so that polls can be conducted in J&K: PM Modi
New Delhi/INS: After concluding the crucial meeting with political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said delimitation has to happen at a 'quick pace so that polls can happen'.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with the Kashmir leaders, which was called two years after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, ended on a positive note as majority of the regional players expressed confidence in the PM who assured them of early restoration of statehood and elections.
J&K: Undercutting an Opportunity
Results for 278 of the 280 District Development Council (DDC) seats, which went to poll between November 28, 2020, and December 19, 2020, in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) were declared on December 22, 2020. The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of five Kashmiri political parties, won 110 seats, followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 75 seats; Independent, 50 seats; Indian National Congress, 26 seats; Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP), 12 seats; Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party and Peoples Democratic Front, two seats each and Bahujan Samajwadi Party, one seat.
Lotus Blooms in Jammu and Kashmir: BJP tweets after DDC polls results
Srinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party has thanked people of the region for their 'univocal belief in the politics of development and good governance' after the party clinched 74 seats in Jammu and Kashmir's DDC polls.
Srinagar/UNI/IBNS: Independent candidates have bagged seven District Development Council (DDC) seats while the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) and the newly created Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) have won three constituencies each in the summer capital, Srinagar on Tuesday.
DDC polls: Kashmiris brave chilly weather to cast their votes
Srinagar/UNI/IBNS: Braving chilly weather conditions, around 42.79 per cent electorates exercised their franchise till 1300 hrs in 31 Constituencies during the sixth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Will not fight elections till Jammu Kashmir regains statehood: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar/IBNS: National Conference leader and former chief minister of Jammu Kashmir Omar Abdullah has said he will not contest assembly elections until Jammu Kashmir attains full statehood.
Amit Shah attacks Congress, blames Nehru for current problem in Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): In his scathing attack on the Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday blamed former Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru for the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Only potential candidates for 3 LS seats shortlisted: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, Mar 11 (UNI) Rejecting media reports about selection of candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir valley, Vice President of the National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah said only a preliminary short listing of potential candidates have been done.