ECI establishes 2416 polling stations across PC Jammu, Apr 24: Over 17.80 lakh voters will decide the fate of 22 candidates contesting from 5-Jammu Parliamentary Constituency in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls to be held on April 26. The Jammu parliamentary constituency is spread over 18 Assembly segments in four districts including Reasi,...
Day: April 24, 2024
Asia’s largest Tulip Garden attracts record 4.45 lakh visitors this season
Srinagar, Apr 24: Asia’s largest Tulip Garden, nestled in the picturesque city of Srinagar, has experienced an extraordinary surge in tourism this year, with a staggering 4.45 lakh visitors flocking to witness its vibrant blooms, including approx 2,000 from foreign shores. The garden, home to an impressive array of 73 tulip varieties, officially reopened its...
Battle for Dogra Heartland: BJP vs. Congress-NC-PDP Alliance in Jammu Lok Sabha Seat
Srinagar, Apr 24: The political landscape in the historic Dogra land of Jammu is poised for a gripping electoral showdown as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) locks horns with a formidable alliance comprising the Congress, National Conference (NC), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Following the recent delimitation, the contours of the Jammu Lok Sabha seat...
BJP feeling nervous after seeing manifesto of India Alliance: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar, April 24: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is feeling frustrated after seeing INDIA alliance manifesto in which issues of poor people, unemployment and farmers have been strongly taken up. Mufti, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seat, was addressing media...
Manipur highway cut off after IED blast
Imphal, April 24: A main highway bridge in Manipur was badly damaged when an Improvised Explosive Device exploded at Kangpokpi district on Wednesday. Movement on the Imphal-Mao highway was completely stopped and some 200 vehicles on either side of the bridge left stranded, police said. As per the police, the blast made about three holes...
ICC Development Awards 2023 Regional Winners revealed
Dubai, April 24: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday revealed the regional winners in the 2023 edition of the ICC Development Awards, highlighting the remarkable success stories to have taken place in emerging cricket nations during the 2023 calendar year. The ICC Development Awards were established in 2002 to celebrate the world-leading initiatives and...
Notorious criminal detained under PSA in J&K’s Samba
Jammu, Apr 24: A notorious criminal was booked and detained on Wednesday under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said that the criminal has been detained and lodged in jail under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) in order to curb the criminal activities in the...
NC & PDP were part of BJP government earlier : Azad
Srinagar, Apr 24: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party were previously part of BJP government and should not accuse others of being the proxies of the saffron party. Azad was talking to reporters on Wednesday during a road show at Malpora in south...
PDP’s Parra, Apni Party’s Mir file nomination papers from Srinagar LS seat
Srinagar, April 24: Peoples Democratic Party’s Waheed Parra and Apni Party’s Ashraf Mir on Wednesday filed nomination papers from Srinagar Lok Sabha seat. Parra accompanied by several party leaders arrived at the office of Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, who is the returning officer for the constituency, to file his papers. After filing the...
India is poised to become world’s third largest economy under Modi regime : Nadda
Bhagalpur, April 24: Making an fervent appeal to people to extend their profuse support to NDA candidates in the ongoing Lok Sabha election , BJP president J P Nadda on Wednesday said India is poised to become the third largest economy in the world under the Narendra Modi headed government. Nadda, while addressing a public...
Be vigilant against mischievous elements posting photos with DGP on social media: J&K Police
Jammu, Apr 24 : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday appealed to the general public to be vigilant about the mischievous elements posting photos with the Director General of Police on social media platforms without permission. The PHQ spokesman in a statement said it has come to the notice that some persons who have...
Bandipora Encounter: Two Army Soldiers Injured, Stable
Srinagar, April 24: Two army troopers recieved bullet wounds in an ongoing gunfight in Ranji forest area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. A top police officer told GNS that two army soldiers sustained minor injuries during intial exchange of fire with hiding militants. Both are stable and are being treated in a hospital,...
North Kashmir: Encounter Breaks Out In Forests Of Bandipora
Srinagar, April 24: Gunfight brokeout between militants and security forces in Ranji forest area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Ranji forest. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the...