SRINAGAR — The PDP’s Srinagar Lok Sabha seat candidate Waheed Para on Friday wrote to the Jammu and Kashmir election department, defending his remark appealing to Kashmiri youngsters to consider the ongoing general election as a “referendum” to send New Delhi a “message”. Para’s response comes after the poll body issued a notice objecting to […]
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LS polls: Colour-coordinated theme-based polling booths set up in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — To create a “festival-like environment” on the day of voting, poll authorities in Srinagar district have prepared 32 theme-based polling booths that are colour-coordinated as per its message. Polling booths in pink, red, blue have been prepared as per their theme i.e women voters, PwD voters and young voters. Eight polling booths have […]
‘Stop being a crybaby,’ Sajad Lone tells Omar after campaign rescheduled on order
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone Thursday asked National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah to stop being a “crybaby” and come up with such lies which have a longer shelf life. Lone’s remarks came after Abdullah asked the Election Commission to direct authorities in the north Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency to allow his campaign programme […]
LS Polls: Mehbooba Mufti accuses BJP of ‘scaremongering’ on communal lines
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused the BJP of resorting to “scaremongering” on communal lines as the ruling party has been “beaten” in the first three phases of Lok Sabha polls. “Whatever is happening in the country, it is clear that the BJP has lost badly in the first three phases of […]
J&K poll body issues notice to PDP’s Srinagar candidate Waheed Para over ‘referendum’ remark
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir poll body has asked PDP candidate Waheed Para to explain his statement urging Kashmir’s youngsters to consider the general elections as a “referendum” to send New Delhi a message, and asked him refrain from making utterances that may aggravate differences among communities. The notice issued by the nodal officer […]
First batch of over 600 Haj pilgrims from J&K depart for Saudi Arabia
SRINAGAR — The first batch of over 600 Haj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia on Thursday, officials said. They said 642 pilgrims on board two flights were headed for the 40-day pilgrimage to the Islamic pilgrimage sites in Mecca and Medina. More than 7,000 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled […]
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Exclusive interview with Dr. Basharat Qayoom, DC Pulwama
SRINAGAR [Raouf Dar] (KIMS) — As the Kashmir gears up for polling for Srinagar Lok Sabha Parliamentary Seat on May 13th, the Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Dr. Basharat Qayoom on Thursday said that the preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha Election in the district are going in full swing in the district, and also huge participation […]
Controversy erupts as police orders rescheduling of political activities in Sopore
SRINAGAR — A senior police officer’s order seeking the rescheduling of political activities in north Kashmir’s Sopore has sparked a controversy with the National Conference accusing the UT administration of bias and obstructing a fair electoral process. Sopore falls within the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency that will go to polls on May 20 in the […]
Over 52,000 Kashmiri migrants eligible to vote in Srinagar Lok Sabha election
SRINAGAR — As many as 52,100 Kashmiri migrant voters across the country are eligible to exercise their franchise in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar constituency on May 13. The constituency is gearing up for an intense electoral showdown. As many as 17.4 lakh voters, including 8.7 lakh […]
Massive turnout at PDP Candidate Waheed Para’s poll rally in Pulwama
PULWAMA — There was a gathering and a procession in Wasoora village here on Wednesday as people came out in large numbers to participate in a poll rally, unseen till a few years ago due to the threat of militancy. They were attending PDP’s Srinagar Lok Sabha seat candidate Waheed Para’s campaigning in the village, […]








