Decode Politics: Why J&K’s Ramzan moon-sighting is caught between Pakistan, a new committee
A newly formed committee is to announce the start of the month of Ramadan in the two Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, on Monday evening.
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As PM Modi comes bearing schemes for Kashmir, question uppermost is when will J-K see state polls
Several checkpoints have come up across Srinagar as part of heightened security measures, a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to the city on Thursday, his first since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, soon after his government returned to power for a second term.
Body blow for INDIA bloc in J&K: National Conference says will contest all 3 Valley seats, PDP still holds out hope
In a setback to the INDIA alliance of Opposition parties ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the National Conference (NC) has decided to contest all three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir Valley. This will pit the NC and the Peoples Democratic Party, the Valley’s two major mainstream parties, against each other. This also places a major question mark over the Peoples Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an alliance of political parties in the Valley that was formed in 2020 to fight for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status.
In first visit to Kashmir since abrogation of Article 370, Modi to address Srinagar rally on March 7
In what would mark his first visit to Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a public rally in Srinagar on March 7.
PDP leader and ex-J&K Dy CM attends Modi rally, says have ‘come to listen to my PM’
SENIOR PDP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig was present at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally here Tuesday, setting off fresh speculation about leaders who might join the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir.
Boost for BJP in J&K, days after Bill, Pahari face and ex-NC leader joins party
IN A SHOT in the arm for the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the2024 Lok Sabha elections, former MLC and prominent Pahari leader Shahnaz Ganai from Poonch district joined the party in Delhi, in the presence of Union minister Jitendra Singh and MP Tarun Chugh.
Post-Temple, BJP sets election ball rolling in Jammu and Kashmir, has eye on at least Anantnag apart from Jammu and Udhampur
A day after the consecration of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya, the BJP hit the road running in Jammu and Kashmir, where uncertainty continues over holding of elections. The party held the first meeting of its State Election Committee (SEC) in the Union Territory and on Tuesday, held a workshop on its country-wide ‘Gaon Chalo Abhiyan’.