Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah, Tuesday said that those who sought to weaken the NC were instead defeated by the voters’ decision. “I thank the people of Budgam for their overwhelming support. Those who entered the field with the intention of destroying the NC have been swept away […]
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Srinagar: JK BJP President Ravinder Raina has lost the Nowshera seat to National Conference (NC) candidate Surinder Choudhary in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Tuesday. While the BJP secured a record 29 seats in the election, Raina was unable to hold onto his Nowshera constituency in Rajouri district. He received 27,250 votes, losing
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Will be CM: Farooq Srinagar: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah secured a decisive victory in the Ganderbal constituency during the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections on Tuesday, defeating PDP’s Bashir Ahmad Mir by over 10,000 votes. Abdullah also won the Budgam seat, with a margin of more than 18,000 votes. In Ganderbal, Abdullah garnered
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Srinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun reaching out to independent candidates in an effort to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir. With the elections likely to deliver a fragmented mandate, BJP leaders have reportedly initiated talks with several independent and like-minded candidates to gather the numbers required for a majority in
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Srinagar: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court, urging the Union Government to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir within two months, according to a report by Live Law. The petition, submitted by college teacher Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and activist Khurshid Ahmad Malik, contends that the government’s delay in restoring statehood violates the
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Srinagar: Senior BJP leader Sofi Yusuf has revealed the names of five individuals set to be nominated as members of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by the Lieutenant Governor (LG). These nominations come just ahead of the government formation in the Union Territory. The five nominated members include prominent BJP figures: Ashok Koul, Rajni Sethi,
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Srinagar: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has clarified its position amid speculations about its post-election strategy. Iltija Mufti, Media Advisor to former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, took to Twitter today to set the record straight, stating that PDP’s senior leadership will make a decision on extending support to a secular front only after the election
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Srinagar: Two militants were killed in the gunfight that erupted late last night in the Gugaldhar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara, the army said on Saturday morning. On the intervening night of Oct 4 and 5, the army reported that it launched a joint operation after receiving intelligence inputs regarding “likely infiltration bids in Kupwara.”
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Srinagar: Ahead of the vote counting process, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) has categorically denied rumors suggesting “back-channel” discussions with some parties and independent candidates outside the INDIA bloc. In a statement, party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar dismissed the claims of back-channel talks outside the INDIA alliance as baseless and urged the public
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Srinagar: At least two army personnel were injured in a suspected mine blast during a patrol in the Gogaldara Jamgund area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. According to official sources, the two soldiers, belonging to the 19th Sikh Regiment, were injured due to a landmine explosion while patrolling the area. The soldiers were subsequently shifted
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