We will crush those elements, who are aiding and abetting terrorists: LG STATE TIMES NEWS Srinagar: A labourer from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the third such incident in the valley so far this year, officials said. They said the terrorists fired upon Raja Shah from point-blank range at Jablipora in the Bijbehara area, resulting in critical injuries. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries, the officials said. The incident took place in the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls in the third ..read more

STATE TIMES NEWS Nalbari (Assam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that he went to people with hope in 2014, trust in 2019 and guarantee in 2024. Addressing an election rally at Borkura ground here, the Prime Minister said there is ”Modi’s guarantee across the country and I am giving the guarantee of fulfilling all these guarantees”. “The North East is a witness to Modi’s guarantee as the Congress had only given problems to the region but the BJP has made it a source of possibilities,” the Prime Minister said. ”Congress fuelled insurgency but Modi embraced people and brough ..read more

STATE TIMES NEWS Srinagar: Two terror suspects were arrested from Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday following the recovery of arms and ammunition from their possession, the Army said. “On specific Intelligence input, a joint operation was launched by #IndianArmy & @JmuKmrPolice on 17 Apr at Naina, Bijbehara in Anantnag. Two suspected individuals have been apprehended along with the recovery of one Weapon, one Hand Grenade and other war-like stores,” Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army posted on X. The Army said further investigation is in progress ..read more

Over 16.23 lakh voters to decide fate of 12 candidates on April 19 STATE TIMES NEWS KATHUA: With the stage set for Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency (PC), going to polls in the first phase of General Elections to be held on April 19, the fate of 12 candidates will be decided by over 16.23 lakh voters. The Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency consists of 18 Assembly Segments spanning across five districts including Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban, Udhampur and Kathua. Encompassing an expansive area of 16,707 square kilometres, the constituency boasts of diverse electorate comprising of 16,23,195 eligi ..read more

STATE TIMES NEWS Kasaragod (Kerala): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that India’s boundaries with its neighbours, including China and Pakistan, were “completely secure”. The senior BJP leader Singh made the statement in an apparent reference to the Congress allegations that China has occupied around 2,000 square kilometers of Indian territory, taken over 26 out of 65 patrolling points in Ladakh and built complete villages 50-60 km deep inside Arunachal Pradesh In a clear denial of these allegations, Singh said, “As Defence Minister, I would like to tell you that all our boun ..read more

STATE TIMES NEWS Mendhar: Three ready-to-use improvised explosive devices (IED), each weighing between three to 20 kgs, were recovered from a terrorist hideout in the border district of Poonch on Wednesday, officials said. They termed it a “major breakthrough” ahead of Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The IEDs, planted inside steel containers of five-kg, 10-kg and 20-kg capacity, were found hidden inside a cave hideout during a joint search operation by the police, CRPF and Rashtriya Rifles in the forest area of Sanai-Gursai in the Mendhar sub-division, the officials said. They said ..read more

STATE TIMES NEWS Srinagar: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad will not contest the Lok Sabha elections from Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir, his party said on Wednesday. DPAP’s provincial president, Kashmir, Mohammad Amin Bhat said the party has now decided to field its leader Mohammad Saleem Parray from the seat. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference senior leader Mian Altaf are contesting from the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seat. “Azad will not contest the elections (from Anantnag-Rajouri seat),” Bhat told reporters in Anantnag ..read more

STATE TIMES NEWS Ayodhya: A beam of sunlight fell directly on Ram Lalla’s idol at the new temple here on noon Wednesday, marking the “Surya Tilak” of the idol on the first Ram Navami since its consecration. Devotees began queuing up at the Ram temple here before the break of dawn, district officials said. The local administration and the temple authorities had made special arrangements to handle the crowds on Ram Navami. As the “Surya Tilak” of the deity took place, devotees outside in the sanctum sanctorum hailed the event by chanting “Jai Shri Ram”. Inside, priests conducted an “aarti”. Th ..read more

STATE TIMES NEWS KATHUA: Union Minister and BJP Candidate for Udhampur-Doda-Kathua Lok Sabha constituency Dr Jitendra Singh said here on Wednesday that the Udhampur-Kathua-Doda Lok Sabha constituency is on a fast track development journey and this development journey will continue despite Opposition propaganda. Making a scathing attack on Congress and its allied opposition parties on the sidelines of a grand massive roadshow here today on the last day of the campaigning for first phase of the Parliamentary election, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Congress Party had deprived this entire region of an ..read more

STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Chairman Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP), Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday strongly criticised Congress’s Rahul Gandhi and National Conference’s Omar Abdullah for endorsing a candidate, who supported the rapists of Kathua’s daughter. “Such alliances betray the trust of the people and compromise justice”, Azad said while addressing public meetings in Sangaldan, Ukhral areas of Banihal constituency He expressed disappointment with the present leadership of the Congress, saying: “Their actions have severely tarnished the Congress ideology we’ve worked hard to uphol ..read more