The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made history by securing its first-ever assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir during the 2024 elections. The party’s candidate, Mehraj Malik, won the Doda constituency, marking AAP’s entry into its fifth state. Election Details Results Winning Margin: Malik defeated Rana by a margin of 4,538 votes. Get the latest news updates and stay informed with FELA … Read more
After the National Conference and its ally Congress passed the halfway point in the election results on Tuesday, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said that his son Omar will succeed him as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to the media, Farooq Abdullah said, “People have given their mandate. They have proven that they … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir administration’s appointment of an Indian army officer as a senior superintendent of police was suspended by the Election Commission on Monday, one day before the union territory’s third phase polls. In an order to the Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary, the election panel mentioned Colonel Vikrant Prasher’s appointment as the SSP … Read more
Voters in Jammu and Kashmir continued to turn out in unprecedented numbers to exercise their franchise in the region’s first assembly elections in a decade, allowing for a high participation in the second phase of voting on Wednesday in a territory formerly plagued by terrorism and violent boycotts. According to Election Commission data, the 26 … Read more
The first phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir took place today in 24 seats across seven districts. Seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir, situated on both sides of the Pir Panjal mountain range, took part in an assembly election for the first time in ten years. Voting for all 24 seats took place from … Read more
In 24 of the state’s 90 seats, voting has begun in the first round of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. A voter turnout of 11.1% has been recorded till 9 am, suggest latest data. This is the first Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir since 2014 and its first since the removal of Article … Read more
Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed in an ongoing gunfight with security forces in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army said on Wednesday. A gunfight broke out after security forces launched an intelligence-driven joint operation along with Jammu and Kashmir Police at the Kathua-Basantgarh border earlier in the day. … Read more
Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that Article 370, which gave the former state unique status, has now “become history” and ruled out its reinstatement when revealing the manifesto for the 2018 Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The restoration of Article 370, which was abrogated in 2019, has been promised in the manifesto released by … Read more
Security forces, aided by para commandos, drones, and helicopters, have intensified the search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district to eliminate terrorists who infiltrated from across the border and are hiding in the forest area. Official sources said on Tuesday that there were two small rounds of firing within a span of four hours … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, beginning Thursday. In the Union Territory, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and will inaugurate 84 major development projects, valued at more than Rs 1,500 crore. The inaugurations will include projects related to road infrastructure, water supply schemes, and … Read more
Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the security in Jammu and Kashmir with the senior officers of his ministry and Intelligence Bureau (IB) in the wake of four terror attacks in the Jammu region since Sunday, in which 10 people, including nine civilians and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, were killed. People … Read more
Polling in the fifth phase of General Elections 2024 which commenced at 7 am today simultaneously across 49 PCs recorded an approximate voter turnout of 57.47% as of 7:45 pm. Voters came out in large numbers braving hot weather in many parts of the states that went for polls yesterday. Polling was closed at 6 … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dared the Opposition to restore Article 370, saying he hadn’t only abrogated the provision but also buried its “debris deep in the ground”. “Post revocation of Article 370, the Congress led INDI alliance tried to spread misconception about it in other states. But we have made Article 370, a … Read more
According to Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Lok Sabha representative for J&K’s Udhampur Constituency, lithium discovery in the Reasi area might be “India’s next big story,” boosting the nation’s economy significantly. He stated that there is a great demand for lithium as the globe moves toward renewable energy sources and that “analysis suggests that the value … Read more