Kashmir
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J&K records highest voter turnout in 35 years, assembly polls soon: CEC
New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) The Election Commission on Monday said the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir this time was the highest in a Lok Sabha election in the last 35…
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Cash, liquor, drugs worth Rs 95 crore seized during Lok Sabha polls in J-K
Srinagar: Election authorities in Jammu and Kashmir seized about Rs 95 crore worth of cash and other freebies like liquor that were meant for influencing the minds of voters during the staggered…
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Assembly polls, statehood next for Jammu & Kashmir: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the Modi government’s Kashmir policy has been vindicated by the successful polling in Jammu and Kashmir, where even separatists have voted “overwhelmingly”,…
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Local parties accuse BJP of misusing law enforcement to help ‘proxies’ in Kashmir
By Anzar Mehraj and Sajid Abbasy The regional parties in Jammu and Kashmir have accused BJP of hindering their campaign by misusing law enforcement to detain party workers amid the ongoing Lok…
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6th phase: 6 hurt in clash outside polling booth in J-K’s Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Six persons including four women suffered minor injuries in a clash between supporters of two candidates outside a polling station in Mendhar sub-division in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday,…
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J&K: People voting to register their protest, says CPI(M)
Tarigam (J-K): In the midst of intense political activities in the Kashmir Valley and despite the presence of Jamaat-e-Islami strongholds in the area, Kulgam stands firm as a bastion of the hammer,…
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Mehbooba alleges PDP workers detained on polling day, holds protest
Bijbehara (J&K): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday, May 25, staged a protest outside a police station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, where polling is underway in the sixth phase of…
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Brisk polling in Anantnag-Rajouri, 23% turnout till 11 am
Srinagar: Brisk polling is underway in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency with more than 23 per cent of the 18.36 lakh electorate exercising their franchise till 11.00 am, with the Rajouri assembly…
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Mehbooba claims outgoing calls on her mobile number suspended
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday claimed that outgoing calls on her mobile number have been suspended without any explanation. “I am not able to make any calls since morning. There…
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PDP being asked to report to police stations ahead of voting: Mehbooba
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti alleged on Friday that the polling agents and workers of her party are being asked to report to police stations ahead of the voting…
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Kashmir logs hottest May day in 13 years; Advisory issued
Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir issued an advisory on Friday, May 24, amid soaring temperatures in the Valley, with Srinagar recording its hottest May day in 13 years. The maximum temperature in Srinagar…
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Women stop Vande Bharat train in Jammu to protest against water crisis
Jammu: Women stopped the Vande Bharat train on Thursday by staging a protest at a railway station here against water crisis compounded by heatwave conditions. The demonstrators threatened to block all incoming…
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Campaigning for Lok Sabha polls concludes in J&K
Srinagar: The high-pitch electioneering for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls ended in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as the campaigning for the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency came to a close in the evening. The…
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Kashmir has changed after abrogation of Article 370: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said a lot has changed on the ground in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing…
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What steps did NDA govt take in 10 yrs to reclaim POK, asks Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, while reiterating that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) has always been an integral part of India, has questioned what steps has the BJP-led NDA government taken to reclaim…
