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Violence Will Never Win In Kashmir: Rahul Gandhi On Village Head's Killing
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said violence will never win in Kashmir, as he condoled the death of a sarpanch who was shot dead in Anantnag district this evening.
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62.5 Per Cent Voting In Phase 5, Violence In Bengal, Kashmir: 10 Points
Around 62.5 per cent people voted in the fifth round of the national election - up from 61.76 in 2014 -- that was marked by violence in parts of Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir. In Bengal, two persons, including a BJP candidate, were injured in separate incidents. A grenade was thrown at a polling booth and an explosion set off elsewhere in Jammu and...
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Elections 2019: 66% Voting In Phase 3, 1 Killed In Violence In Bengal: 10 Points
The third and largest phase of the national election witnessed a drop in poll percentage, with only 66 per people turning out to vote. Polling across 117 seats in 13 states and two Union Territories was marred by complaints of glitches in Electronic Voting Machines and violence in several states, in which a man died. The whole of Gujarat and Kerala...
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Election Commission Cancels Anantnag Lok Sabha By-Poll In Jammu And Kashmir Over Law And Order
The Election Commission has cancelled the parliamentary by-election in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, scheduled for May 25, citing security problems.
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Election Commission Seeks 74,000 Paramilitary Personnel For Anantnag By-Poll
The Election Commission has sought an unprecedented 74,000 paramilitary personnel from the Centre for deployment during the Anantnag Lok Sabha bypoll on May 25. The Commission has conveyed to the Home Ministry that 740 companies of paramilitary forces should be put at its disposal by May 12, official sources said.
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Asked Who Is In Charge Of Kashmir, Ruling Party Official Says 'Can't Answer That'
Drive into the deserted streets of Pulwama in south Kashmir, and there is little evidence that it will go to elections in four weeks.
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By-Polls In Kashmir's Anantnag Pushed Back To May 25 After Violence, Low Turnout In Srinagar
The by-election for Kashmir's Anantnag constituency, which was due on April 12, has been pushed back to May 25, the Election Commission today said, accepting the state government's request for a deferment. The counting of votes will be held on June 1.
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After 8 Die In Kashmir Violence, Chief Minister's Brother Says Delay Voting
Tassaduq Hussain Mufti, the candidate of the ruling People's Democratic Party or PDP, has sought that the by-election he is contesting in south Kashmir's Anantnag be postponed, after massive violence during a by-poll in Srinagar yesterday.
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Kashmir By-Elections 2017: Srinagar Election, Which Saw Just 7% Turnout, Could Be Cancelled- 10 Facts
An election in Kashmir, scheduled for Wednesday, must be cancelled, the ruling People's Democratic Party has said. Its candidate for the by-election for the Lok Sabha in Anantnag is Tasaduq Mufti, the brother of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. The call to postpone the election comes after Srinagar, just 59 kms away, witnessed unprecedented violence...
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As Schools Remain Closed In Kashmir, Students Are Forced To Relocate
The last time 17-year-old Suraya Gulzar was in a classroom was three months ago. Suraya had to stop going to school in South Kashmir's Anantnag since clashes broke out in the Valley following the killing of terrorist Burhan Wani.
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2 Killed In Fresh Clashes In Kashmir, Civilian Deaths Rise To 78
A man was killed today when security forces fired pellet guns in South Kashmir's Anantnag district to control protesters who were throwing stones at security forces. Another person died after being hit by a teargas shell in neighbouring Shopian.
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Man Killed In Fresh Clashes In Kashmir, Restrictions Still In Force
A 21-year-old man was killed today in fresh clashes between protesters and security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, as normal life remained disrupted for the 60th consecutive day.
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Separatists' March Foiled In Kashmir; Geelani, Mirwaiz Detained
Authorities today stopped a protest march by separatists to Anantnag town from Srinagar by taking their leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq into custody even as protesters made a bid at over a dozen places across Kashmir to defy curfew.
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Kashmiris Defy Curfew To Help Amarnath Pilgrims Injured In Bus Accident
When a group of Amarnath pilgrims were injured after their bus met with an accident that also killed two, it was local people in Bijbehara in Anantnag district - one of the Valley's worst-hit in violence - who rushed to their help.
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Trucker's Death: Separatist Yasin Malik Detained in Srinagar
Separatist Yasin Malik has been detained along with four others after they visited the residence of a trucker who was killed over rumours of cow slaughter in south Kashmir.
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Violence Will Never Win In Kashmir: Rahul Gandhi On Village Head's Killing
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said violence will never win in Kashmir, as he condoled the death of a sarpanch who was shot dead in Anantnag district this evening.
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62.5 Per Cent Voting In Phase 5, Violence In Bengal, Kashmir: 10 Points
Around 62.5 per cent people voted in the fifth round of the national election - up from 61.76 in 2014 -- that was marked by violence in parts of Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir. In Bengal, two persons, including a BJP candidate, were injured in separate incidents. A grenade was thrown at a polling booth and an explosion set off elsewhere in Jammu and...
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Elections 2019: 66% Voting In Phase 3, 1 Killed In Violence In Bengal: 10 Points
The third and largest phase of the national election witnessed a drop in poll percentage, with only 66 per people turning out to vote. Polling across 117 seats in 13 states and two Union Territories was marred by complaints of glitches in Electronic Voting Machines and violence in several states, in which a man died. The whole of Gujarat and Kerala...
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Election Commission Cancels Anantnag Lok Sabha By-Poll In Jammu And Kashmir Over Law And Order
The Election Commission has cancelled the parliamentary by-election in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, scheduled for May 25, citing security problems.
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Election Commission Seeks 74,000 Paramilitary Personnel For Anantnag By-Poll
The Election Commission has sought an unprecedented 74,000 paramilitary personnel from the Centre for deployment during the Anantnag Lok Sabha bypoll on May 25. The Commission has conveyed to the Home Ministry that 740 companies of paramilitary forces should be put at its disposal by May 12, official sources said.
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Asked Who Is In Charge Of Kashmir, Ruling Party Official Says 'Can't Answer That'
Drive into the deserted streets of Pulwama in south Kashmir, and there is little evidence that it will go to elections in four weeks.
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By-Polls In Kashmir's Anantnag Pushed Back To May 25 After Violence, Low Turnout In Srinagar
The by-election for Kashmir's Anantnag constituency, which was due on April 12, has been pushed back to May 25, the Election Commission today said, accepting the state government's request for a deferment. The counting of votes will be held on June 1.
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After 8 Die In Kashmir Violence, Chief Minister's Brother Says Delay Voting
Tassaduq Hussain Mufti, the candidate of the ruling People's Democratic Party or PDP, has sought that the by-election he is contesting in south Kashmir's Anantnag be postponed, after massive violence during a by-poll in Srinagar yesterday.
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Kashmir By-Elections 2017: Srinagar Election, Which Saw Just 7% Turnout, Could Be Cancelled- 10 Facts
An election in Kashmir, scheduled for Wednesday, must be cancelled, the ruling People's Democratic Party has said. Its candidate for the by-election for the Lok Sabha in Anantnag is Tasaduq Mufti, the brother of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. The call to postpone the election comes after Srinagar, just 59 kms away, witnessed unprecedented violence...
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As Schools Remain Closed In Kashmir, Students Are Forced To Relocate
The last time 17-year-old Suraya Gulzar was in a classroom was three months ago. Suraya had to stop going to school in South Kashmir's Anantnag since clashes broke out in the Valley following the killing of terrorist Burhan Wani.
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2 Killed In Fresh Clashes In Kashmir, Civilian Deaths Rise To 78
A man was killed today when security forces fired pellet guns in South Kashmir's Anantnag district to control protesters who were throwing stones at security forces. Another person died after being hit by a teargas shell in neighbouring Shopian.
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Man Killed In Fresh Clashes In Kashmir, Restrictions Still In Force
A 21-year-old man was killed today in fresh clashes between protesters and security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, as normal life remained disrupted for the 60th consecutive day.
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Separatists' March Foiled In Kashmir; Geelani, Mirwaiz Detained
Authorities today stopped a protest march by separatists to Anantnag town from Srinagar by taking their leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq into custody even as protesters made a bid at over a dozen places across Kashmir to defy curfew.
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Kashmiris Defy Curfew To Help Amarnath Pilgrims Injured In Bus Accident
When a group of Amarnath pilgrims were injured after their bus met with an accident that also killed two, it was local people in Bijbehara in Anantnag district - one of the Valley's worst-hit in violence - who rushed to their help.
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Trucker's Death: Separatist Yasin Malik Detained in Srinagar
Separatist Yasin Malik has been detained along with four others after they visited the residence of a trucker who was killed over rumours of cow slaughter in south Kashmir.
