In the Old City stronghold of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chairman of his Hurriyat faction and valley’s chief cleric, the polling stations established in historic […]
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Geelani hails Srinagar ‘boycott’
Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Sunday hailed people of Srinagar for boycotting fourth phase of polls, saying development carries least importance under ”occupation”. […]
Kashmir capital erupts in protests after voting, clashes at many places
Massive clashes erupted between groups of youth and government forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar soon after the election for the state assembly […]
September flood may ‘drown’ Wani in Amira Kadal
The high-profile Amira Kadal constituency here, which recorded 24 percent voter turnout Sunday, appeared to be tilted in favour of PDP candidate Altaf Bukhari given […]
World is watching Kashmir poll : Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday the assembly elections in Kashmir were being closely watched by the entire world following the massive turnout by […]
Omar tried to sabotage PM’s Srinagar rally: BJP
NC supporters attended Modi’s rally not Sajad Lone’s workers: Arora The righting Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of trying to […]
HC castigates govt for slow pace of work on shelter sheds for flood victims
Asks CE R&B to appear in person if possession of sheds not handed over to affected families The J&K High Court has castigated the state […]
Ongoing polls sans ‘moral validity’: Geelani
Stating that ongoing elections in the State had ‘no legal, constitutional or moral validity’, Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday said they (polls) were […]
Modi, Mufti made Kashmiris suffer after floods: Omar
‘What is stopping Delhi from approving Rs 44,000 crore relief’ Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) Working President Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that Prime Minister […]
Clashes, protests rock volatile Palhallan
People side with separatists, stay away from polls It was more of a battle between tear smoke canisters and stones than contest for ballot in […]