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Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Chaudhary Zulfikar Ali has called for the creation of a separate Union Territory (UT) for the Rajouri and Poonch districts. A video of Ali’s speech, which has since gone viral, shows him urging the people of the region to unite and fight for the demand. Ali, a prominent leader […]
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Srinagar: The President of India on Thursday issued a proclamation to revoke President’s Rule in Jammu & Kashmir. According to the Presidential Proclamation, the order issued on October 31, 2019, shall stand revoked immediately before the appointment of the Chief Minister. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 73 of the Jammu and Kashmir
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Srinagar: After his victory in the Charar-I-Sharief constituency, former Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather and senior National Conference (JKNC) leader expressed optimism for the restoration of statehood in the region. Rather, won the assembly seat for the 7th time, by a margin of 11,496 votes, defeating PDP’s Ghulam Nabi Lone. “We have great hope for
Srinagar: Altaf Bukhari has lost the Chanapora seat to National Conference (NC) candidate Mushtaq Guroo. Following the defeat, Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari congratulated Guroo on his victory. In a statement shared on his official X handle, Bukhari said, ” I congratulate Mushtaq Guroo Sahib on his victory in
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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: 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: Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that no stone pelter or militant will be released in Jammu and Kashmir, and there will be no talks with Pakistan until militancy is eradicated. Speaking at an election rally in Nowshera in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina, Shah emphasized that he prefers
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Srinagar: The Congress has appointed M.K. Bhardwaj and Bhanu Mahajan as acting working presidents of its Jammu and Kashmir unit. This reshuffle comes as the party gears up for the ongoing assembly polls. The appointments, made by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, were announced via a party statement, effective immediately. The reshuffle follows the earlier replacement
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