NEW DELHI — The third and final phase of polling held in the seven districts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir concluded peacefully on Tuesday with a record voter turnout of 65.58 percent till 7 pm, according to the Election Commission of India. With this, the polling has come to an end in […]
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No repoll recorded in J&K assembly polls: Election Commission
NEW DELHI — The Election Commission said no repolls have been recorded so far in the three-phased Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls which concluded on Tuesday. It also noted that despite an increase in the number of assembly seats from 83 in 2014 to 90 in 2024, the elections were completed in three phases this […]
Baramulla, Sopore shun boycott, see highest voter turnout in three decades
SRINAGAR — The three border districts of Kashmir Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara registered a voter turnout of 60 per cent with traditional boycott bastions of Sopore and Baramulla towns witnessing the highest turnout in an election in the last three decades. However, the turnout in the 16 Assembly segments of these three districts on Tuesday […]
“Congress says it will bring back Article 370 but never mentions reclaiming PoK”: PM Modi
PALWAL (HARYANA) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched an attack on the Congress party, reviving the “urban naxal” accusation and saying that while Congress claims it will restore Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), it has never said that it will reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Addressing a public rally in Haryana’s Palwal, […]
“Unexpected voter turnout, J&K touching new heights”: Ravinder Raina
JAMMU — State BJP President and candidate from Nowshera Assembly seat Ravinder Raina said that a large number of people are voting in the last phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and voting percentage has been unexpected. Ravinder Raina said, “A large number of people are voting in the last phase of assembly […]
‘Historic moment’: Valmiki community votes for first time in J&K assembly polls
JAMMU — Long denied the right to vote, members of the Valmiki community exercised their franchise for the first time in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Tuesday and termed it as a “historic moment”. The Valmikis were originally brought to J&K in 1957 from Punjab’s Gurdaspur district for sanitation work by the state […]
People’s enthusiastic participation reflects ‘true mainstreaming’ of democracy in J&K: Jitendra Singh
JAMMU — Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the enthusiastic participation of people in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls reflects the success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies and “true mainstreaming” of democracy in the Union territory. He also accused previous regimes, especially of the national conference and Congress, of misusing Article 370 […]
Remember this election is about self-respect, rights of J&K people: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Tuesday urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers in the third and final phase of the assembly polls, with Rahul Gandhi calling on them to remember that this election is about their self-respect and rights. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge appealed to the voters to […]
Engineer Rashid calls Pakistan a “stakeholder” in Kashmir issue, pushes for “workable solution”
KUPWARA — Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) President Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid on Tuesday dismissed speculation about aligning with the BJP and asserted that the main aim of his party is to restrore peace in Kashmir. “Why will I join hands with the BJP? Power is a very small thing for me. I was […]
‘Teach a lesson’ to those who snatched statehood from the people of J&K: Congress president to voters
NEW DELHI — Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers in the third and final phase of the assembly polls in the union territory and “teach a lesson” to those who snatched statehood from them. Voting for the third phase is underway in 40 […]