SRINAGAR — With the first phase of assembly elections set to be held on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir, the Kashmiri Pandit community is raising urgent calls for action on their long-standing issues of unemployment and housing. Nearly 35 years after the mass exodus of 1990, many in the community feel that political parties have […]
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J&K gears up for phase 1 polls, seven districts to vote after a decade
SRINAGAR/JAMMU — Seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir, located on either side of Pir Panjal mountain range, will vote for the first time in an assembly election in 10 years as the stage is set for phase 1 polling in the union territory on Wednesday. Over 23 lakh voters will decide the fate of 219 […]
Congress will ensure J&K gets back statehood: Mallikarjun Kharge
NEW DELHI — Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said his party guarantees the rights of Jammu and Kashmir and will ensure it gets back the status of a full-fledged state. Tagging screenshots of the seven guarantees promised by the Congress ahead of the assembly elections, Kharge said in a post on X that the […]
Ahead of polls, election officials left for designated polling stations in Ramban with EVMs
JAMMU — Polling parties of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday left for their designated polling stations with electronic voting machines (EVMs) ahead of the first phase of polling on September 18. Twenty-four assembly constituencies across the UT will go to polls in the first phase, scheduled for September 18. Speaking to the Deputy […]
BJP’s 10 years development work in J&K more that work done in last 70 years: Kavinder Gupta
JAMMU — The former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta, on Monday said that the development done in Jammu and Kashmir by BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last 10 years is far more than the development done in the last 70 years. “In the past ten years, infrastructure development has transformed […]
High-stakes campaigning ends in Rajpora: Mudasir Hassan and Ghulam Mohiuddin Mir in tight race
PULWAMA [Yawar Rashid] (KIMS) — Campaigning for the Rajpora assembly seat concluded on Monday evening, with all contesting candidates making their final push to woo voters. The constituency will go to the polls on Wednesday in the first phase of the elections. Candidates organized a series of programs on the final day of campaigning, including […]
“Ten-year election gap in J&K left the state far behind”, says Ghulam Nabi Azad
JAMMU — Ahead of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the ten-year gap in election in Jammu and Kashmir has left the state far behind in development. Speaking to ANI, Ghulam Nabi Azad said “I strongly oppose the fact that elections were held after ten […]
Engineer Rashid wasn’t in jail for 2 months, plan smells of BJP: Sajad Lone
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Lone on Monday launched a scathing attack on Lok Sabha member Sheikh Abdul Rashid, alleging that the latter was not in jail for the past two months. Lone said the timing of Rashid’s release from the Tihar jail smacked of a BJP plan. “This is the worst executed plan […]
Campaigning ends for first phase of J&K assembly elections, polling on September 18
SRINAGAR — The campaigning for the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections in 24 Assembly constituencies spread across seven districts of the Union Territory came to an end on Monday. The polling will be held on September 18. A total of 219 candidates are in the fray for the 24 constituencies of Anantnag, Anantnag […]
AIP’s Pulwama candidate joins NC
SRINAGAR — Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) candidate for the Pulwama assembly segment in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday joined the National Conference, a day after his party extended support to a former Jamaat-e-Islami member contesting from the seat. AIP led by Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer had on Sunday announced an alliance with former members […]