NEW DELHI — As voting began on Tuesday for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the people of the Union Territory should exercise their franchise to form a government that would keep away terrorism, separatism, corruption and dynastic politics. Shah also said Jammu […]
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‘Come forward to make festival of democracy a success’: PM Modi to J&K voters
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged voters to come forward and exercise their franchise in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections to make the festival of democracy a success. Voting commenced on Tuesday for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly […]
Voting begins in final phase of J&K Assembly elections
SRINAGAR — Voting commenced on Tuesday for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, covering 40 seats across seven districts, including the winter capital Jammu. More than 39.18 lakh eligible voters are set to decide the electoral fate of 415 candidates, including two former deputy chief ministers Tara Chand and […]
DGP RR Swain criminalised thoughts, weaponised policing: Waheed Para
SRINAGAR — PDP youth president Waheed Para accused Director General of Police R R Swain, who retired on Monday, of destroying lives by “criminalising thoughts and weaponising policing”. Para, who was in jail for nearly two years in terror-related cases, claimed that he was subjected to torture under the orders of Swain. In a post […]
Dare Congress to restore Article 370 in J&K: Union minister Jitendra Singh
JAMMU — Accusing the Congress of speaking in different voices on Article 370, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Monday dared the opposition party to declare that they will restore it in Jammu and Kashmir if they return to power. Singh, minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), also hit out at the Congress […]
Over 20,000 polling staff mobilised for final phase of assembly elections in J&K
JAMMU — Over 20,000 polling staff have been mobilised Monday across seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of third and final phase of assembly elections which will decide the electoral fate of 415 candidates including two former deputy chief ministers Tara Chand and Muzaffar Beig, officials said. The highlight of the voting […]
Kathua gears up for polls, 704 polling stations set up for over 5 lakh voters
KATHUA — The Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir is all geared up for polls during the third and final phase of Assembly Elections on October 01. The 704 polling parties for 704 polling booths have been dispatched to their respective stations with EVMs and VVPATs, all under strict security measures. The district comprises six […]
2019 video of Kashmiri woman talking to Rahul Gandhi shared online as recent with false claim
NEW DELHI — Amid the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir polls, a video of a teary-eyed woman seemingly confronting Rahul Gandhi on an airplane has been widely shared on social media with some users claiming that she was a Kashmiri Pandit living abroad who questioned the Congress leader for opposing the PM over Kashmir’s matters. A […]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu biggest terrorist after Hitler: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the “biggest terrorist after Adolf Hitler” as the Jewish leader has turned Palestine and Lebanon into “gas chambers”. Mehbooba had earlier condemned the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Israeli airstrikes and cancelled her election campaign for a day […]
‘Absolutely distasteful, disgraceful’: Amit Shah on Mallikarjun Kharge’s remarks on PM Modi
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday termed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public meeting in Jammu and Kashmir “absolutely distasteful and disgraceful”. Shah said “a bitter display of spite”, Kharge unnecessarily dragged the prime minister into his personal health matters by saying that he […]









