Author: Emaad Makhdoomi

SRINAGAR: Six migrant workers were fatally shot, and five others were injured when terrorists attacked a construction site near Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.   The dead have been identified as Gurmeet Singh, Dr. Shahnawaz, Anil Kumar Shukla, Mohammad Faheem, and Jagtar Singh. Those injured include Inder Yadav, Mohan Lal, Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, […]

SRINAGAR: The newly formed Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, passed a significant motion today, calling on the Central Government to reinstate statehood to the region.   In its first official cabinet meeting, the Cabinet endorsed a resolution urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration to return full statehood to Jammu and […]

SRINAGAR: Omar Abdullah took oath as the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory on Wednesday. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha led the swearing-in ceremony for Abdullah and his chosen team at the Sheri-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC).   Among those who were sworn in as ministers are Surender Choudhary, NC MLA […]

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) is poised to nominate party chief and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, along with one leader each from the Kashmir Valley and Jammu region, for the Upper House of Parliament. Meanwhile, NC leader Surinder Choudhary, who recently defeated BJP’s J&K chief Ravinder Raina in Nowshera, is […]

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha extended an invitation to Chief Minister-elect Omar Abdullah and his appointed Council of Ministers to take their oath of office at SKICC on October 16.   This follows the recent lifting of Presidential Rule in Jammu and Kashmir, which was initially imposed after the PDP-BJP coalition disintegrated on June 19, […]

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference has selected Omar Abdullah as the leader of its Legislature Party, making him the party’s candidate for Chief Minister. This decision was finalized during a key meeting chaired by NC President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday.   Omar Abdullah is now set to receive a letter of endorsement […]

JAMMU: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved a record-breaking victory in the Jammu division, winning 29 out of 43 Assembly seats, an improvement from the 25 it held in 2014.   In contrast, the Congress party experienced a historic low, securing just one seat in Rajouri. Prominent Congress figures, including former Deputy Chief Minister Tara […]

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah is set to become the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir after its reorganization into a Union Territory. Abdullah, who contested from both Budgam and Ganderbal, secured significant victories in both constituencies, defeating his closest rivals by large margins.   In Ganderbal, a traditional NC stronghold, […]

JAMMU: Among the victorious BJP candidates in Jammu and Kashmir is Shagun Parihar, a 29-year-old pursuing a PhD in Electronics. She is one of three women to win seats in the Assembly elections and the only female BJP candidate. Her victory in Kishtwar was particularly significant, as she defeated seasoned National Conference politician and former […]

JAMMU: Mehraj Malik of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who made history in December 2020 by delivering the party’s first win in Jammu and Kashmir’s local body polls, has now clinched the Doda legislative seat, marking AAP’s first-ever Assembly seat in the region. This milestone comes during J&K’s first Assembly elections in a decade.   […]