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J&K Panchayat Bypolls To Be Held After COVID-19 Situation Improves: Top Official
By-elections to all vacant posts of Panch and Sarpanch in Jammu and Kashmir will be held as soon as the coronavirus situation improves, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam has said.
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J&K Panchayat Bypolls In March, First Big Political Exercise In 7 Months
The by-election for nearly 13,000 panchayat seats in Jammu and Kashmir will be held next month, making it the first major political exercise in the region after the government scrapped Jammu and Kashmir's special status split it into two union territories.
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Election Results 2019 - BJP-Sena Set To Keep Maharashtra, Haryana Worries BJP: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP and the Shiv Sena appear set to retain Maharashtra, as votes are being counted. In Haryana though, the BJP has a slim lead over Congress with Dushyant Chuatla's JJP emerging as a possible kingmaker. The BJP, which is in power in both states, where elections were held on Monday, hopes to reinforce its national elec...
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In Srinagar, Farooq Abdullah Fights Election On "Special Status" Plank
With election fever gripping Kashmir, women were seen singing and dancing as National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah reached Nagam village as part of his poll campaign. This was in complete contrast to the 2017 bypolls, when Farooq Abdullah contested from here and nobody would come out to root for him. The bypolls had recorded a dismal 7% voting,...
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PM Opens 2 Huge Freeways, Indirectly Plugs UP Bypoll Today: 10 Facts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two key expressways today, one to cut down on travel time from Meerut to Delhi, the other to help reduce pollution in the national capital. But his address at Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, next door to Kairana where assembly elections will be held today, touched upon what are seen as the key election issues. The R...
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'Human Shield': Rs 10 Lakh Compensation For Farooq Dar, Directs Rights Body
The Jammu and Kashmir human rights commission today directed the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was used as a "human shield" by the Army during the Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll.
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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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Cracks In Jammu and Kashmir's Ruling PDP-BJP Alliance Deepen
The cracks in Jammu and Kashmir's ruling PDP-BJP alliance have deepened. The fissures have surfaced at a time when the centre is mulling various options to deal with the worsening law and order problems in the Valley. There is a growing sense in Delhi that the Mehbooba Mufti-led government has failed to deal with the situation which is slipping out...
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Army Orders Court Of Inquiry Into 'Human Shield' Incident In Kashmir
The army has ordered a Court of Inquiry into the controversial "human shield" incident in Kashmir in which a man was tied to an army vehicle purportedly as a shield against stone pelters.
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Srinagar By-Election: Farooq Abdullah Beats PDP Candidate In Key Contest
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah has won the closely-watched by-poll for the Srinagar parliamentary seat, defeating People's Democratic Party's Nazir Ahmed Khan by a margin of over 10,700 votes. Mr Abdullah received around 48,554 votes, while Mr Khan got 37,779 votes, officials said.
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Jammu And Kashmir Train Services Resumed, Internet Restored
Life returned to normal this morning in Jammu and Kashmir after train services and internet facilities were restored in the valley.
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By-Election Results 2017: BJP Wins 5 Of 10 Assembly Seats In By-Elections - 10 Points
The BJP has won five of 10 assembly seats in eight states for which by-elections were held, retaining three and gaining two from other parties, including Delhi's Rajouri Garden, where last time's winner Aam Aadmi Party has lost its deposit ahead of key civic elections. The Congress has won three, two in Karnataka and one in Madhya Pradesh, all seat...
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In Srinagar Video From Sunday, Mob Smashes And Burns EVMs; Re-poll Tomorrow
Fresh polling will be held tomorrow in parts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, where a by-election on Sunday saw huge violence as mobs targeted polling booths amid a poll boycott call by separatists.
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J&K Panchayat Bypolls To Be Held After COVID-19 Situation Improves: Top Official
By-elections to all vacant posts of Panch and Sarpanch in Jammu and Kashmir will be held as soon as the coronavirus situation improves, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam has said.
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J&K Panchayat Bypolls In March, First Big Political Exercise In 7 Months
The by-election for nearly 13,000 panchayat seats in Jammu and Kashmir will be held next month, making it the first major political exercise in the region after the government scrapped Jammu and Kashmir's special status split it into two union territories.
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Election Results 2019 - BJP-Sena Set To Keep Maharashtra, Haryana Worries BJP: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP and the Shiv Sena appear set to retain Maharashtra, as votes are being counted. In Haryana though, the BJP has a slim lead over Congress with Dushyant Chuatla's JJP emerging as a possible kingmaker. The BJP, which is in power in both states, where elections were held on Monday, hopes to reinforce its national elec...
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In Srinagar, Farooq Abdullah Fights Election On "Special Status" Plank
With election fever gripping Kashmir, women were seen singing and dancing as National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah reached Nagam village as part of his poll campaign. This was in complete contrast to the 2017 bypolls, when Farooq Abdullah contested from here and nobody would come out to root for him. The bypolls had recorded a dismal 7% voting,...
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PM Opens 2 Huge Freeways, Indirectly Plugs UP Bypoll Today: 10 Facts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two key expressways today, one to cut down on travel time from Meerut to Delhi, the other to help reduce pollution in the national capital. But his address at Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, next door to Kairana where assembly elections will be held today, touched upon what are seen as the key election issues. The R...
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'Human Shield': Rs 10 Lakh Compensation For Farooq Dar, Directs Rights Body
The Jammu and Kashmir human rights commission today directed the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was used as a "human shield" by the Army during the Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll.
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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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Cracks In Jammu and Kashmir's Ruling PDP-BJP Alliance Deepen
The cracks in Jammu and Kashmir's ruling PDP-BJP alliance have deepened. The fissures have surfaced at a time when the centre is mulling various options to deal with the worsening law and order problems in the Valley. There is a growing sense in Delhi that the Mehbooba Mufti-led government has failed to deal with the situation which is slipping out...
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Army Orders Court Of Inquiry Into 'Human Shield' Incident In Kashmir
The army has ordered a Court of Inquiry into the controversial "human shield" incident in Kashmir in which a man was tied to an army vehicle purportedly as a shield against stone pelters.
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Srinagar By-Election: Farooq Abdullah Beats PDP Candidate In Key Contest
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah has won the closely-watched by-poll for the Srinagar parliamentary seat, defeating People's Democratic Party's Nazir Ahmed Khan by a margin of over 10,700 votes. Mr Abdullah received around 48,554 votes, while Mr Khan got 37,779 votes, officials said.
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Jammu And Kashmir Train Services Resumed, Internet Restored
Life returned to normal this morning in Jammu and Kashmir after train services and internet facilities were restored in the valley.
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By-Election Results 2017: BJP Wins 5 Of 10 Assembly Seats In By-Elections - 10 Points
The BJP has won five of 10 assembly seats in eight states for which by-elections were held, retaining three and gaining two from other parties, including Delhi's Rajouri Garden, where last time's winner Aam Aadmi Party has lost its deposit ahead of key civic elections. The Congress has won three, two in Karnataka and one in Madhya Pradesh, all seat...
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In Srinagar Video From Sunday, Mob Smashes And Burns EVMs; Re-poll Tomorrow
Fresh polling will be held tomorrow in parts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, where a by-election on Sunday saw huge violence as mobs targeted polling booths amid a poll boycott call by separatists.
