Srinagar: The three-phased Assembly Election in J&K concluded with the last and final one concluding on Tuesday with overall voter turnout of 68.72 percent. Elections Commission of India had issued formal schedule on August 16. Poll for 24 Assemblies in phase-1 was held on September 18, second phase for 26 Assemblies on September 25 and […]
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 […]
Srinagar: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said that “J&K assembly elections have marked a significant deepening of democracy which will echo in the pages of history and continue to inspire a democratic spirit of the region for years to come.” He dedicated these elections to the people of J&K acknowledging their determination and […]
New Delhi: The Election Commission said no re-polls 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 time […]
Srinagar: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended hearty congratulations to the voters of the third phase of Assembly Elections for the record turnout. In a social media post, the Lieutenant Governor said, the great enthusiasm among voters in all three phases to exercise their franchise is a testimony to vibrant democracy in J&K and […]
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the government that would keep away terrorism, separatism, corruption and dynastic politics should be formed in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah also said Jammu and Kashmir needed a government that was visionary and could take strong decisions for security, peace and stability. “Today, the people voting in […]
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 Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). Addressing a public rally in Haryana’s Palwal, […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir was about self-respect and rights of people of J&K. Voting for the third phase of the Jammu and Kashmir elections concluded in 40 seats across seven districts, including the winter capital Jammu. The assembly segments in the region where […]
New Delhi: The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is stable but sensitive and not normal, Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday on the dragging military standoff between China and India in the region. Though a “positive signalling” is coming out from the diplomatic talks between […]
Srinagar, October 01: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today convened a meeting here to review the arrangements for the historic Kashmir Marathon event. Secretary Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez; Commissioner, SMC, Dr Owais; Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din; Director Floriculture, Saleem ul Rehman; Director Tourism, Raja Yaqoob; Director JKTDC, […]