PAGD to contest district council, panchayat polls
Srinagar: In a major political development, People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), after hours of consultations, told media this evening that they will participate in the coming District Development Council polls and bypolls for panchayats in entire J&K so as not to give a “cake walk” to the BJP. PAGD spokesperson Sajad Gani Lone, accompanied […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8,15,865 stranded JK residents; 6,75,573 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 07: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,15,865 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR, November 07: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, Srinagar, in order to carry out shifting of 33kv line at Sanat Ghar Bemina, 33kv lines of Bemina-Karan Nagar, Bemina- Feteh Kadal and Bemina Barbar Shah shall observe shutdown on November 08 from 11am to 12:30am. The Receiving Stations to remain off include Bemina 1st, […]
CJ visits district court Pulwama Interacts with officers, Bar Members
PULWAMA, NOVEMBER 07: Chief Justice, Ms Gita Mittal has said that the witnesses are ears and eyes of the criminal justice system and called for adoption of the witness protection facilities in all the district courts across the J&K. This was stated by the Chief Justice while visiting the Vulnerable Witness Deposition Room and Child […]
13 Persons Sustain Injuries in Mishap Along Mughal Road
At least thirteen persons have sustained injuries, six of them critical, after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded-off road near Sukh Sarai area along Mugal Road in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday evening. Reports reaching GNS said that, a Rajouri bound Tempo bearing Registration number JK-02AQ 5944 met with an accident after the […]
532 new cases take J&K’s covid-19 tally past 98000
The covid-19 tally in Jammu and Kashmir crossed grim milestone of 98000 with 532 new covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, officials told GNS. Among the cases, Srinagar reported 132, Baramulla 44, Budgam 43, Pulwama 15, Kupwara 44, Anantnag 7, Bandipora 9, Ganderbal 24, Kulgam 3, Shopian 3, Jammu 96, Rajouri 15, Udhampur 38, Doda […]
“Won’t give a free hand to BJP”: Congress to contest upcoming DDC polls
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Saturday announced that it will contest the District Development Council (DDC) polls, slated to be held for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir from 28 November. The decision of JKPCC comes at a time when the alliance formed by the mainstream leaders of J-K is […]
People’s Alliance’ to contest DDC elections unitedly
Srinagar: In its maiden meeting in Jammu division, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Saturday unanimously decided to contest the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) polls unitedly in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the PAGD soon after holding the meeting in Jammu addressed media persons wherein the […]
Right-wing activists stage protest in Jammu against PAGD meet, several detained
Srinagar: Several Shiv Sena workers were on Saturday detained in Jammu after they staged a protest against the ongoing meeting of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) at Farooq Abdullah’s Bathindi residence. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Shiv Sena, Ikk Jutt Jammu and Rashtriya Bajrang Dal (RBD) staged a protest to oppose […]
PAGD’s maiden meet in Jammu underway at Farooq’s residence
Srinagar: The first meeting of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) began in Jammu at National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah’s Bathindi residence on Saturday. All the members of PAGD arrived Farooq’s residence at around 11:00 am this morning. The PAGD is expected to hold deliberations on various issues including the forthcoming District Development Council […]