All set for phase 1 of polls in 7 districts after decade

All set for phase 1 of polls in 7 districts after decade

Over 23.27 Lakh Voters Eligible To Vote Today Srinagar: 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 […]

34 candidates withdraw nominations, 415 left in fray

34 candidates withdraw nominations, 415 left in fray

Jammu On the last day of the withdrawal of nomination papers for the third and final phase of the forthcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024 in the 40 Assembly Constituencies, 34 candidates withdrew their Candidature in the Office of respective Returning Officers across seven districts on Tuesday, leaving 415 candidates in the final poll […]

Security Heightened In City

Security Heightened In City

Srinagar: The area around the Sher-e-Kashmir park here has been put under a multi-layer security blanket ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally scheduled for Wednesday, a senior police official said. This will be Modi’s first rally for BJP candidates in Kashmir before the assembly elections in the Union territory later this month. “We […]

Cong will ensure JK gets back statehood: Kharge

Cong will ensure JK gets back statehood: 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 party […]

BJP’s claims of forming next govt rhetoric: Karra

BJP’s claims of forming next govt rhetoric: Karra

Rajouri/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said the pre-poll alliance with National Conference for the assembly polls is reflective of people’s desire to fight the BJP’s “divisive policies” and “dangerous designs”. Karra made the remarks amid criticism by the BJP over the Congress joining hands with the NC for the […]

Jobs for youths holding tricolour, jail for those with guns: Amit Shah

Jobs for youths holding tricolour, jail for those with guns: Amit Shah

Targets NC, PDP, Congress, Says Article 370 Will Never Stage Come Back Jammu: Asserting that the BJP-led central government will “bury terrorism” so deep that it can never rise again, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday alleged that the National Conference, PDP and the Congress wanted to release terrorists and stone-pelters to plunge Jammu […]

Cong releases manifesto, reiterates CWC stand on Art 370

Cong releases manifesto, reiterates CWC stand on Art 370

Srinagar: The Congress on Monday released its manifesto for the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, promising a slew of welfare measures for farmers, women and the youth. The highlight of the manifesto — Haath Badlega Halaat — is insurance for all crops against natural calamities and a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 72 […]

Voters’ Pledge campaign launched under SVEEP

Voters’ Pledge campaign launched under SVEEP

Jammu: In a significant stride towards fostering a culture of responsibility among the electorate, Office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), J&K has launched a Voters’ Pledge campaign ahead of the J&K Assembly Election 2024, with an aim to increase the voter turnout across the UT. The campaign was launched under SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and […]

40% Of Total 908 Candidates In Fray So Far Are Independents

40% Of Total 908 Candidates In Fray So Far Are Independents

Srinagar: More than 40 per cent of the 908 candidates contesting the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are Independents, leading to claims that a large number of them have been propped up by the BJP to divide votes. These are the first assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir since the 2019 abrogation of Article […]

Multi-Tier Security Arrangements In Valley

Multi-Tier Security Arrangements In Valley

Srinagar: Multi-tier security arrangements have been put in place to ensure free and fair assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police official said. “As the first phase of voting will take place on September 18, Jammu and Kashmir police have made elaborate security arrangements for the assembly polls so that maximum number of […]

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