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Pulwama is set to vote in the first of the three phases of the Assembly elections on September 18, and leaders cutting across party lines have been speaking out on matters that matter the most to people — security, dignity...

As former CM and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah is facing a tough battle in Ganderbal, his sons Zamir Abdullah and Zahir Abdullah have joined him in the poll campaign. Omar is contesting from two seats in central Kashmir —...

Supporters protest ticket denial to Khajuria from Udhampur East, vow to back him

Panchkula AAP president Ranjit Uppal on Monday resigned from his post and joined the BJP. Uppal said he was upset that the party failed to announce candidates on any of the Assembly seats and was instead seeking sharing of seats...

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday said if Centre fails to grant statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, the party will not hesitate to seek justice from the highest court once again. Noting that electoral democracy was restored in...

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the National Conference forged an alliance with Congress, its nemesis, in the 1980s, only after her late father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed turned the national party into a viable option in the Valley. Addressing...

Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said the Assembly polls are not just about forming a government or adjusting leaders in the dispensation but about “restoration of statehood and powers of the assembly” as well as...

A government employee and a village-level official were suspended for allegedly violating the model code of conduct in Kishtwar district, an official said on Sunday. District Election Officer, Kishtwar, Rajesh Kumar Shavan ordered action pending inquiry against Adil Irshad, groundsman...

Drops former Deputy CM Kavinder Gupta from Bahu seat

Nomination papers of 62 candidates out of 310 were rejected on Friday during the scrutiny for 26 Assembly constituencies that are going to polls in the second phase, officials said. The last date for withdrawal of nomination papers is Monday,...

Former CM and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Saturday claimed that the BJP has struck a deal with some of the regional parties and Independent candidates in Kashmir. Abdullah said Home Minister Amit Shah had talked about parties with...

Aijaz Ahmad Guru, brother of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, on Saturday said he would join the electoral politics and contest from north Kashmir as an Independent. “I have decided to contest the poll as an Independent and will...

Nomination papers of 62 candidates out of 310 were rejected on Friday during the scrutiny for 26 assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly which are going to polls in the second phase, officials said. The last date for withdrawal...

Women voters outnumber men in the eight assembly segments of Srinagar district that are scheduled to go to polls on September 25 in the second phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. Of the 7,74,462 registered voters,...

Jammu, September 7 Taking a dig at the Congress-National Conference alliance, Home Minister Amit Shah has claimed that their return to power would bring back the dark days of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and stop development. At a workers...

All 28 MLAs retained, Hooda fielded from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi

Party promises Rs 1,500 monthly grant to women on lines of neighbouring Himachal

Amid growing resentment among BJP leaders and workers over ticket allocation, Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jammu on Friday where he will address a public meeting and also meet senior party leaders. Shah and senior party leaders from J&K...

Polling for 40 Assembly seats on Oct 1

The Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference president Sajad Lone on Thursday said the party will fight for restoration of Article 370, Article 35A, and also restoration of Jammu and Kashmir statehood. Releasing the party manifesto, Lone also said the party...

UT admn okays his voluntary retirement

Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Thursday filed his nomination papers from the Nowshera Assembly constituency in border district of Rajouri. Many BJP leaders and workers along with election in-charge and RSS functionary Ram Madhav accompanied Raina. A...

On the last day of filing of nominations for the second phase of the Assembly elections, Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra was among the several candidates who filed their papers. Karra, a former MP, was appointed the...

Says fighting elections from 2 constituencies not sign of weakness | Had filed papers from Ganderbal earlier

Voting on 90 Assembly seats in Haryana will be held on October 5