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Junaid Mattu makes a comeback as Srinagar’s Mayor
SRINAGAR — Amid the polling full of chaos and confusion, former Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Mayor, Junaid Mattu was yet gain elected to the...
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Shiv Sena to boycott DDC Polls in J&K
JAMMU — Shiv Sena J&K chief, Maneesh Sahani on Tuesday criticized BJP, PAGD and those fighting upcoming DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir, saying...
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DDC Polls: SEC comes up with guidelines for star campaigners
SRINAGAR — Jammu & Kashmir’s State Election Commission (SEC) has ordered that travel expenses of star campaigners will not be billed to the election...
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SMC to hold election for Mayor on November 25
SRINAGAR — After remaining vacant for more than five months, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday finally notified the schedule to conduct the election...
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DDC Polls: 49 more CRPF battalions to be deployed in J&K
SRINAGAR — Indian Union Home Ministry has ordered the deployment of 49 additional battalions of paramilitary CRPF to Jammu and Kashmir ahead of DDC...
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Elections: 10 candidates withdraw nomination in Shopian
SHOPIAN — Under phase first of DDC, Panchayat by-election, 10 candidates have withdrawn their nominations out of 91 candidates for DDC, Sarpanch and Panch...
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After deliberations, J&K HCBA defers its elections
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (J&K HCBA) has decided to defer its elections and no new date has been fixed...
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First ever DDC polls in J&K to be held from November 28
SRINAGAR — State Election Commissioner, K K Sharma on Wednesday announced the first ever District Development Council (DDC) elections in the J&K Union Territory,...
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NHRC intervenes in alleged harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in several states
The NHRC has taken cognisance of alleged incidents of harassment, intimidation and attacks against Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in different parts of the country.
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Govt in J&K will collapse on its own, BJP won’t topple it: LoP Sunil Sharma
Senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Friday said the present government in the Union Territory would "collapse on its own."
Time to review AFSPA as security situation improved in J&K: Minister Sakina Itoo
Sakeena Itoo on Friday said the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) should be reconsidered in view of an improved security environment in Jammu and Kashmir.
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