News Topic:Elections

Armed forces used to rig elections in Shopian: Mehbooba

SRINAGAR — PDP President and former chief minister of J&K, Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused armed forces of rigging elections in south Kashmir's Shopian...

DDC Polls: Phase-IV records 50.08 per cent polling in J&K

SRINAGAR — State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma on Monday said that the fourth phase of ensuing District Development Council (DDC) polls in...

Amid chilly weather, locals make beeline for voting in Rahmoo village

SRINAGAR — Residents in Rahmoo village of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Friday braved the morning chill and lined up early outside the polling station.The...

DDC Polls: 23.67% votes polled till 11 AM in Phase 2 across J&K

JAMMU — The second phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 23.67 percent across different constituencies spread over all the districts of...

Elections: Government declares holidays on polling days

SRINAGAR — Government on Thursday announced holidays for scheduled election days of DDC and Sarpanch bye-elections across Jammu and Kashmir.An order in this regard reads...

DDC Polls: Voting for first phase begins tomorrow

SRINAGAR — Amid unprecedented security arrangements, the stage is set for the first phase of District Development Council (DDC) election in Jammu & Kashmir,...

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...

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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Kashmir’s 2019 experience should be a warning for India: Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti urged Indians to defend constitutional rights, saying Jammu and Kashmir’s experience after the 2019 changes should serve as a warning.

Muslims should not have to prove their patriotism: Farooq Abdullah

Farooq Abdullah criticised the BJP and RSS over questions about Muslim patriotism and alleged voter deletions in Uttar Pradesh at a New Delhi gathering.

J&K Agriculture graduates call off 42-day strike after talks with minister

Unemployed agriculture graduates in J&K have called off their 42-day strike after Agriculture Minister Javed Dar discussed recruitment and cadre merger proposals.

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NC govt lacks political will to free youth facing incarceration, says Waheed Para

Waheed Para said that the current NC-led government has the power to drop cases against young people who are imprisoned, but they lack the political will to do so.

When ‘come back tomorrow’ becomes a public service failure

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