Addressing the media in Udhampur, Choudhary alleged that the BJP could not have achieved the win without offering "lollipops", a metaphor for financial or political inducements to MLAs to cross-vote.
The Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict has halted cross-border trade, causing severe shortages of fruits and vegetables in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir. Prices of essentials like tomatoes and onions have skyrocketed, traders face massive losses, and Afghan exporters struggle with unsold produc
"We call upon Pakistan to end the grave and ongoing human rights violations in the areas illegally occupied by it, where the population is in open revolt against Pakistan's military occupation, repression, brutality and illegal exploitation of resources," Ambassador Harish said, while add
Sat Sharma's daughter, Rajeshwari Sharma, said, "I feel very proud...the whole family is extremely happy...this is the victory of the people of Jammu."
The National Conference leaders and workers celebrated the party's win with dance and music. The ruling Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) won three out of four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma termed National Conference's defeat in one Rajya Sabha seat a "big defeat for Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah's ideology."
National Conference (NC) candidate Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo on Friday expressed gratitude to his party and supporters following his win in the Rajya Sabha seat from Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir unit BJP President Sat Sharma, who won the Rajya Sabha election, said on Friday expressed gratitude to the top party leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for his candidature.
In a post on X, Abdullah asserted that there was "no cross-voting" by members of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) and questioned how the BJP secured extra votes. He also sought clarity on the MLAs who invalidated their ballots by marking incorrect preference numbers.
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday registered an FIR against three Hotels in violation of the Immigration and Foreigners ACT 2025 at Sonamarg Police Station. The action taken by police after it was found that three Hotels, that were hosting foreign tourists without submitting their detail
All four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir had been vacant since February 2021, following the retirement of Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mir Mohammad Fayaz, Shamsher Singh, and Nazir Ahmed Laway.
The local women in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, celebrated the festival of Bhai Dooj with Indian Army personnel by applying tilak or sindoor on their foreheads.