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In Phase 2, Turnout In Kashmir's Separatist Dominated Areas Lower Than 2014
Despite all out efforts made by Centre to increase polling percentage in second phase of Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, the voters did not appear enthused -- especially in Srinagar district, traditionally a hotbed of separatism.
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PM's Visit To Srinagar Finalised, Opposition Targets BJP Over Special Status
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Srinagar on Thursday, where a mega rally is being planned at Sher-e-Kashmir Park (SKICC) by the BJP.
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Election Commission Reaches Jammu And Kashmir To Check Poll Preparedness
A delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar reached Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Thursday to review poll preparedness ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in the Union Territory.
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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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Srinagar BJP Candidate Gets Notice For Violating Poll Code: Officials
Election authorities in Srinagar have issued a notice to Sheikh Khalid Jehangir, BJP candidate from the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, for violating the poll code by interacting with first-time voters at a hotel.
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Civic Office Set On Fire In Jammu And Kashmir's Shopian Days After Polls
A municipality office in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian was set on fire by unidentified people days after controversial local body elections in the state.
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Jammu And Kashmir Civic Polls: Sajjad Lone Defends Governor's Remarks
People's Conference Chairman Sajjad Lone, an ally of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, has defended the governor's controversial remarks who had named the next Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation even before the polls were conducted in the city.
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Governor "Named" Srinagar Mayor Before Civic Poll Results, Allege Parties
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has come under attack for his comments on NDTV "naming" the next mayor of Srinagar, even before the civic polls are over. The opposition says it exposes the elections as a farce, more of a "selection". Both the National Conference of former chief minister Omar Abdullah and the Congress have strongly reacte...
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Jammu And Kashmir Urban Local Body Polls Highlights: Jammu Registers 80% Of Voter Turnout
About two per cent of the electorate voted in the first five hours of polling in 49 wards of urban local bodies in Kashmir Valley, officials said Wednesday. Voting for the second of the four-phased elections in the Valley began at 6 am and will end at 4 pm. Of the 1.78 lakh voters in 19 wards of Srinagar Municipal Corporation, only 1.3 per cent tur...
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Over 56 Per Cent Voting In Jammu And Kashmir Urban Elections
Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 56.7 per cent polling in the first phase of Urban Local Bodies elections, which has mainly been a contest between the BJP and the Congress after the two key local parties - the National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti's PDP - pulled out. In six districts of the Kashmir valley where polling was held, the voter turnout was j...
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Low Voting In Kashmir As 2 Key Parties Boycott Civic Polls: 10 Points
As Jammu and Kashmir is voting in the first of the four-phased municipal elections after a hiatus of 13 years, voters in Jammu are queuing up at polling stations, but staying away in Kashmir. Brisk voting was observed in almost all the wards in Jammu region with Rajouri registering the highest votes, but only seven per cent voters turned up in Kash...
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Jammu And Kashmir Urban Local Body Polls Highlights: Voting Underway Amid Heavy Security
Under a heavy security blanket, Jammu and Kashmir witnesses the first phase of civic polls today - an election made controversial after the two key parties in the Valley, National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party, pulled out. With the central government insistent on the election, voting is taking place in 422 of the state's...
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In Shadow Of Boycott, Jammu And Kashmir's First Civic Polls In 13 Years
Jammu and Kashmir is voting for the first phase of civic polls that has been boycotted by the two key parties in the Valley, National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party.
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2 Shot Dead By Terrorists In Srinagar, Days Before Civic Polls
Terrorists have opened fire in the heart of Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday. Two died and another one, who has been shifted to the hospital, is in a critical condition.
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Kashmir Trudges Towards Local Body Polls In Shadow Of Fear, Uncertainty
A short drive from Srinagar, the district of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir was once the once the bastion of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's family. It is now considered among the most volatile regions in the valley. Security forces are everywhere but not so easily found are political workers.
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In Phase 2, Turnout In Kashmir's Separatist Dominated Areas Lower Than 2014
Despite all out efforts made by Centre to increase polling percentage in second phase of Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, the voters did not appear enthused -- especially in Srinagar district, traditionally a hotbed of separatism.
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PM's Visit To Srinagar Finalised, Opposition Targets BJP Over Special Status
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Srinagar on Thursday, where a mega rally is being planned at Sher-e-Kashmir Park (SKICC) by the BJP.
-
Election Commission Reaches Jammu And Kashmir To Check Poll Preparedness
A delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar reached Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Thursday to review poll preparedness ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in the Union Territory.
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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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Srinagar BJP Candidate Gets Notice For Violating Poll Code: Officials
Election authorities in Srinagar have issued a notice to Sheikh Khalid Jehangir, BJP candidate from the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, for violating the poll code by interacting with first-time voters at a hotel.
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Civic Office Set On Fire In Jammu And Kashmir's Shopian Days After Polls
A municipality office in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian was set on fire by unidentified people days after controversial local body elections in the state.
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Jammu And Kashmir Civic Polls: Sajjad Lone Defends Governor's Remarks
People's Conference Chairman Sajjad Lone, an ally of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, has defended the governor's controversial remarks who had named the next Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation even before the polls were conducted in the city.
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Governor "Named" Srinagar Mayor Before Civic Poll Results, Allege Parties
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has come under attack for his comments on NDTV "naming" the next mayor of Srinagar, even before the civic polls are over. The opposition says it exposes the elections as a farce, more of a "selection". Both the National Conference of former chief minister Omar Abdullah and the Congress have strongly reacte...
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Jammu And Kashmir Urban Local Body Polls Highlights: Jammu Registers 80% Of Voter Turnout
About two per cent of the electorate voted in the first five hours of polling in 49 wards of urban local bodies in Kashmir Valley, officials said Wednesday. Voting for the second of the four-phased elections in the Valley began at 6 am and will end at 4 pm. Of the 1.78 lakh voters in 19 wards of Srinagar Municipal Corporation, only 1.3 per cent tur...
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Over 56 Per Cent Voting In Jammu And Kashmir Urban Elections
Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 56.7 per cent polling in the first phase of Urban Local Bodies elections, which has mainly been a contest between the BJP and the Congress after the two key local parties - the National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti's PDP - pulled out. In six districts of the Kashmir valley where polling was held, the voter turnout was j...
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Low Voting In Kashmir As 2 Key Parties Boycott Civic Polls: 10 Points
As Jammu and Kashmir is voting in the first of the four-phased municipal elections after a hiatus of 13 years, voters in Jammu are queuing up at polling stations, but staying away in Kashmir. Brisk voting was observed in almost all the wards in Jammu region with Rajouri registering the highest votes, but only seven per cent voters turned up in Kash...
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Jammu And Kashmir Urban Local Body Polls Highlights: Voting Underway Amid Heavy Security
Under a heavy security blanket, Jammu and Kashmir witnesses the first phase of civic polls today - an election made controversial after the two key parties in the Valley, National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party, pulled out. With the central government insistent on the election, voting is taking place in 422 of the state's...
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In Shadow Of Boycott, Jammu And Kashmir's First Civic Polls In 13 Years
Jammu and Kashmir is voting for the first phase of civic polls that has been boycotted by the two key parties in the Valley, National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party.
-
2 Shot Dead By Terrorists In Srinagar, Days Before Civic Polls
Terrorists have opened fire in the heart of Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday. Two died and another one, who has been shifted to the hospital, is in a critical condition.
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Kashmir Trudges Towards Local Body Polls In Shadow Of Fear, Uncertainty
A short drive from Srinagar, the district of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir was once the once the bastion of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's family. It is now considered among the most volatile regions in the valley. Security forces are everywhere but not so easily found are political workers.
