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Srinagar Records 36.8% Voter Turnout, Highest In Decade

14May

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Srinagar Records 36.8% Voter Turnout, Highest In Decade

As the fourth phase of voting for General Elections 2024 ended, the Srinagar Lok Sabha Constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (UT) has recorded a voter turnout of 36%. This is the highest since 1998, which has recorded 30.06% when the insurgency in J&K was at its peak. The Chief Electoral Officer ...

Lok Sabha Elections Phase 4: 67.25% Polling As Per Election Commission Data

13May

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Lok Sabha Elections Phase 4: 67.25% Polling As Per Election Commission Data

In the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election in 96 constituencies, across nine states and a Union Territory, the approximate voter turnout data till 11:45 pm was 67.25%. Andhra Pradesh and Odisha are also holding elections to their state assemblies simultaneously. "Polling in the fourth phase of...

Choudhary Lal Singh: Will Firebrand’s Return To Congress Aid The Party In Udhampur?

12Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Choudhary Lal Singh: Will Firebrand’s Return To Congress Aid The Party In Udhampur?

Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur constituency will witness intense fight in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Both Congress and BJP has presented their prominent leaders in the poll battle. As BJP’s Jitender Singh incumbent MP and, minister in the PMO is seeking his third time, Congress hopes that with Chou...

3-3: Congress, National Conference Ink Deal For Jammu And Kashmir, Ladakh

8Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

3-3: Congress, National Conference Ink Deal For Jammu And Kashmir, Ladakh

INDIA alliance partners Congress and National Conference will contest the elections together on 6 seats of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh. Congress candidates will contest on 3 seats and National Conference candidates on 3 seats. “We are confident that the INDIA alliance will win these 6 seats,” Nat...

Centre Will Consider Revoking AFSPA In Jammu And Kashmir: Amit Shah

27Mar

India

Centre Will Consider Revoking AFSPA In Jammu And Kashmir: Amit Shah

The Centre government will consider revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said. Home Minister made the statement in an interview with the JK Media Group on Tuesday. The Centre is planning to be pull back troops from their order ...

“Shameless Is An Understatement …”: Mehbooba Mufti Over Turmoil In Kashmir Politics

26Mar

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

“Shameless Is An Understatement …”: Mehbooba Mufti Over Turmoil In Kashmir Politics

Reacting to the recent decision taken by Sama Shabir, daughter of jailed separationist Shabir Ahmed Shah, to dissociate herself from Separationist ideology, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti stated that “shameless is an understatement for such cowardly actions”. Mehbooba commenting on the recent developm...

Lok Sabha Election Dates Likely To Be Announced Today

15Mar

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Lok Sabha Election Dates Likely To Be Announced Today

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to announce the poll dates for the Lok Sabha election today. The Assembly poll dates in Jammu and Kashmir and Odissa are also likely to be announced. The previous general election date was announced on March 10, 2019 and the election was held between ...

‘Ladakhis Feel It Is Like A Colony In Olden Times’: Sonam Wangchuk During Hunger Strike

14Mar

India

‘Ladakhis Feel It Is Like A Colony In Olden Times’: Sonam Wangchuk During Hunger Strike

After India’s highest plateau Ladakh witnessed several massive rallies demanding the special status and statehood for the current union territory recently, Sonam Wangchuk, the innovator and education reformist, joined the protest by beginning a hunger strike on March 6. The 21-day strike of the fift...

Centre Bans Jammu Kashmir National Front Under UAPA

13Mar

India

Centre Bans Jammu Kashmir National Front Under UAPA

The central government on Tuesday imposed a ban on the Jammu Kashmir National Front (JKNF) led by Nayeem Ahmed Khan under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for a period of five years. As per the order issued by Home Minister Amit Shah, the JKNF, a constituent of the hardline...

Arvind Kejriwal Expresses Solidarity With Sonam Wangchuk’s Climate Fast: “We Are With You And The People Of Ladakh”

11Mar

India

Arvind Kejriwal Expresses Solidarity With Sonam Wangchuk’s Climate Fast: “We Are With You And The People Of Ladakh”

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP nation convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday expressed solidarity with the people of Ladakh over their various demands to the Centre including the special status. He shared the video of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk who is currently undertaking fast unto death protest to ...