The municipal elections are starting from October 8, but the familiar din attached to campaigning is missing in the Valley. The Congress and BJP have […]
Year: 2018
Rupee sinks further, hits record low of 73.77 against US dollar
Rupee fell 43 paise against the dollar to hit a new all-time low of 73.77. The rupee on Wednesday plunged to breach the historic low […]
No Elections in 169 Kashmir wards, 71 BJP candidates elected unopposed
At least 169 municipal wards in Kashmir will have no polls. One candidate withdrew from the elections on Wednesday, the last date of withdrawal of […]
NC instigating Kashmiris against migrants for their participation in local body polls: BJP
The Jammu and Kashmir BJP unit Wednesday accused the National Conference of instigating locals in the Valley against Kashmiri pandit migrants for their participation in […]
Imtiyaz Parrey, Kuka Parrey’s son to win ULB polls unopposed from volatile Hajin
Notorious Ikhwan commander Kuka Parrey’s son will be elected unopposed from volatile Hajin town in the upcoming ULB polls. According to sources, Imtiyaz Ahmad Parrey […]
To protest ‘Poll Drama’ JRL calls for shutdown on 8 Oct
The Joint Resistance Leaders (JRL) of Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday asked people to observe a complete shutdown across Jammu and […]
Four candidates held hostage by BJP MLC, not allowed to withdraw nominations: Families
Four candidates from Pahalgam area, who had filed nomination papers for 3rd phase of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections, were prevented from withdrawing their nominations […]
Blot on democracy, BJP importing candidates to Kashmir: Congress
With a majority of the candidates declared elected unopposed in the urban local bodies elections in south Kashmir, the Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP […]
BJP bags 60 wards unopposed in Civic polls, No candidates in 177 municipal wards
NC, PDP have boycotted the polls accusing Centre of not defending Article 35A in apex court The Bharatiya Janata Party has made a headway in […]
No Names, No Faces, No Campaign: Secrecy drapes Kashmir Valley local polls
The first phase of local body elections in J&K starts October 8 but there’s no campaigning, no door-to-door canvassing, no poll rally in the Valley. […]