Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is set to witness its first major electoral battle since it was bifurcated and downgraded to the status of union territory months after the general elections in 2019. Jammu and Kashmir has a total of five Lok Sabha seats — three of which are currently with the National Conference and two […]
Cites Security Reasons For Unfeasibility Of Simultaneous Polls In J&K New Delhi: The Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir will be held after the Lok Sabha polls as organising both simultaneously is not viable from the security point of view, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday as he announced the schedule of […]
Srinagar/Jammu: Political parties in Kashmir are disappointed that Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir are not being held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha election. They have said a crucial democratic space is being “denied” to the people of J&K by keeping the polls in a “deep freeze”. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has defended […]
Srinagar: The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, the world’s biggest election exercise, will kick off on April 19 with the counting of votes set to take place on June 4 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes a bid for a third consecutive term in office. Announcing the election schedule on Saturday, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar […]
New Delhi: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Friday extended the ban on separatist leader Yasin Malik’s Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF-Y) under the anti-terror law as it believes the organisation continues to propagate anti-India activities. Agencieskashmirreader.com
SRINAGAR: Regretting that Union Government was not reaching out to noted innovator and Ladakhi Magsaysay Award recipient Sonam Wangchuk, who is on hunger strike to demand statehood status for Ladakh, former law minister of Jammu and Kashmir Syed Basharat Bukhari said it was unfortunate that New Delhi was ignoring such stalwarts and was not paying […]
New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah whether it’s implementing ‘One Rank, One Pension’ or removing Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown that he can accomplish “seemingly impossible tasks”. “Along with this, initiatives such as providing free grains to 80 crore poor, constructing toilets for […]
Beijing: China on Wednesday said the Sino-India boundary issue does not represent the entirety of the bilateral ties and called for enhancing mutual trust between the two countries to avoid misunderstanding and misjudgement. India has been maintaining that its ties with China cannot be normal unless there is peace in the border areas. Bilateral ties […]
Srinagar: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar arrived here on Monday on a three-day visit to review preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The general elections are likely to be held in April-May. No formal engagements are scheduled for the Election Commission team consisting of Kumar and nine other EC officials […]
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India is likely to announce the dates for the parliamentary elections around March 14-15, soon after visiting Jammu and Kashmir. The Elections Commission will be in Jammu and Kashmir till Wednesday to assess when polls can be held in the Union Territory. “The dates for the Lok Sabha elections […]