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April 9, 2019 No Responses

BJP leader Vikram Randhawa ‘Roughed Up’ in Chatta Jammu

In an embarrassment for the BJP, a senior party leader and MLC Vikram Randhawa was virtually roughed up by an unruly crowd in the Chatta area of Jammu district on Sunday evening when he along with party workers was canvassing...

April 6, 2019 No Responses

Battle of nerves for Jammu LS seat, Modi to hold rally in Kathua on April 11

With just days left for polling in the Jammu-Poonch parliamentary seat, arch-rivals BJP and Congress are leaving no stone unturned to reach out to voters in this politically significant Lok Sabha seat in the state. It will witness polling on...

April 4, 2019 No Responses

Congress banners flooded within BJP rally venue in Jammu

The BJP leadership faced a piquant situation on Wednesday as one portion of the venue where party’s national chief Amit Shah addressed an election rally was facing two houses flooded with banners, flags and posters of Congress leaders. The two...

April 3, 2019 No Responses

Udhampur-Doda seat to have a fierce contest

As no prominent candidate withdrew his nomination papers on Friday, the last day to “come out” of the fray, the prestigious Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat is going to witness a fierce battle among candidates belonging to the “warrior clan”. The...

March 29, 2019 No Responses

BJP left red-faced as Lal Singh refuses to withdraw papers

In a major embarrassment to the BJP, its rebel leader Choudhary Lal Singh has refused to withdraw papers from the Jammu-Poonch parliamentary seat.BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday announced that the party leadership was talking to Lal Sing...

March 28, 2019 No Responses

Today PM Modi to kick off BJP’s election campaign from Jammu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s star campaigner, is scheduled to launch the party’s Lok Sabha election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Officials said Modi is scheduled to arrive in Jammu by an Indian Air Force...

March 27, 2019 No Responses

Uphill task for BJP as four Rajputs lock horns for Doda-Udhampur seat

Unlike 2014 parliamentary polls, BJP is facing tough time on Doda-Udhampur seat where four influential Rajputs are in fray. As the opposition political parties in Jammu and Kashmir joined hands to support common candidate of Congress party in both the...

March 22, 2019 No Responses

CRPF jawan kills 3 colleagues, shoots self in Udhampur

Three CRPF personnel were killed Wednesday after a colleague allegedly fired at them after an altercation at their camp in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The alleged fratricide incident happened at around 10 pm when constable Ajit Kumar shot three...

March 8, 2019 No Responses

Kiru Hydro Electric Project gets Cabinet nod

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the investment sanction for construction of Kiru Hydro Electric(HE) Project (624 MW) by M/s Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Limited (M/s CVPPPL) in Jammu &...

February 27, 2019 No Responses

Amid escalating tension as well fearing war, locals rush for essentials

As the news filtered in about the Indian Air Force (IAF) strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and PoK on Tuesday morning, a palpable tension gripped the winter capital. Although residents went on doing their normal chores, the looming threat...