Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal

J&K Local Body Poll Dates Announced, Voting To Be Held In 4 Phases

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday September 15, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir local body polls will be held between 8 and 16 October in four phases, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Election Officer Shaleen Kabra said today.

5 Terrorists Killed In Fierce Encounter In South Kashmir's Kulgam

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday September 15, 2018

Five terrorists have been shot dead by security forces in an encounter at Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam. Three were shot dead this morning during a cordon and search operation, while the two others were killed during the encounter that followed.

For Jammu And Kashmir Local Bodies Polls, Officials Talk Proxy Candidates

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma, Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir will proceed according to schedule, even though the two key political parties in the state - Mehbooba Mufti's PDP and the National Conference - have pulled out of the election, officials said on Monday.

Activist Collapses On Live TV During Talk Show In Srinagar, Dies

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday September 10, 2018

A prominent scholar in Jammu and Kashmir died in the middle of a TV show on Monday. Rita Jetinder, a social activist and a Dogri scholar, was on a show on state-run Doordarshan in Srinagar when she collapsed live on TV.

"Anything For Article 35A": Mehbooba Mufti's PDP To Boycott Local Polls

Srinagar News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday September 10, 2018

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has called a meeting of her party leaders, to decide if they will boycott the urban local body polls and the panchayat elections later this year. The party has already indicated that it cannot ignore the sentiments of the people until the validity of Article 35 A is protected. ...

Jammu And Kashmir Panchayat Polls Under The Shadow Of Violence And Fear

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Sunday September 9, 2018

For the last four years, Sheeraz has been bringing up her two daughters all by herself after her husband Mohammad Sultan, a village head in south Kashmir's Shopian district, was killed by terrorists in 2014. She says the situation is just not conducive for the upcoming local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

On Video, Kidnapped Cops Ask Forces Not To Harass Families Of Terrorists

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma, Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Saturday September 1, 2018

On Friday evening, terrorists in south Kashmir released three policemen and eight relatives of police personnel who they had kidnapped 24 hours earlier. The kidnappings were the fallout of security forces arresting some family members of terrorists in the valley.

11 Family Members Of Cops Kidnapped By Terrorists In Kashmir, Say Cops

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi, Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Friday August 31, 2018

Eleven family members of sixpolicemen have been kidnapped by terrorists, who raided the homes of several police officers across four districts in south Kashmir on Thursday evening.

New Governor Is "Our Man", BJP's Jammu And Kashmir Chief Boasts On Camera

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Soumyajit Majumder | Thursday August 30, 2018

Just days after Satya Pal Malik assumed charge as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, a video has emerged of BJP state president Ravinder Raina controversially claiming that the new governor is "their man" and that they did not want former governor NN Vohra to continue in the post.

4 Policemen Killed In Terror Attack In Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

India News | Reported By Nazir Masood And Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Wednesday August 29, 2018

Four policemen were killed today in a major terror strike in Shopian district of South Kashmir. After the attack, the terrorists escaped with three AK 47 rifles of the policemen.

Jammu And Kashmir Wushu Player Makes State Proud

Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Tuesday August 28, 2018

Bhanu Pratap Singh is a member of Jammu and Kashmir police.

Clashes, Shutdown In Parts Of Kashmir Over Rumours Around Article 35-A

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday August 27, 2018

Days ahead of the hearing of petitions in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Article 35-A in Jammu and Kashmir, clashes and a spontaneous shutdown were reported in the Valley. The immediate triggers included rumours around the scrapping of Article-35A, which gives special rights and privileges to people of Jammu and Ka...

On Eid, 3 Policemen Shot Dead By Terrorists In Jammu And Kashmir

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Wednesday August 22, 2018

A police inspector was shot dead by terrorists at his residence in south Kashmir's Pulwama district this evening. He is the third policeman to be killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on Eid today.

Farooq Abdullah Raised 'Bharat Mata' Slogan, Had To Pay A Price

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday August 23, 2018

Raising nationalistic slogans at a prayer meeting for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Delhi has landed National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah in trouble back home. The former Chief Minister was forced to leave during Eid prayers on Wednesday after he was heckled at one of Jammu and Kashmir's holiest shrines - Hazratbal in Srina...

PM Modi Announces Panchayat Polls In J&K In Independence Day Speech

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech today announced Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that people from the state were visiting him with requests to hold the polls. He announced that the elections will be conducted in the next few months.