Kashmir
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J-K polls: PDP’s Iltija Mufti jumps into electoral fray, files nomination from Bijbehara
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, on Tuesday became the third generation politician from the Mufti family to jump into electoral fray as she filed her nomination from party’s…
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Delhi court likely to hear Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid’s bail plea on Aug 28
New Delhi: A Delhi court is likely to hear on August 28 an application filed by Lok Sabha MP Rashid Engineer, who is in jail since 2019, seeking regular bail in a 2017…
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Delhi court orders release of Kashmiri separatist Shabbir Shah in one of 3 cases
New Delhi: A Delhi court has ordered release of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabbir Ahmad Shah in one of the three cases in which he is currently in jail in the national capital.…
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J&K polls: BJP trims list, retains 15 candidates for first phase
Srinagar: Hours after issuing a list of 44 candidates for the J&K Assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrew it and released a new one with only 15 candidates for the…
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Ex-CM Azad fields 13 candidates for first phase of J&K elections
Srinagar: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) headed by former J&K Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday announced the list of candidates for the first phase of Assembly elections in J&K. The…
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Ban on Jamaat-e-Islami should be revoked: Mufti
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said on Sunday banned Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JeI) willingness to contest the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is a good step, but the ban on the organisation should…
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Omar Abdullah to contest Assembly polls from J&K’s Ganderbal seat
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and vice president of National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah will contest the upcoming Assembly elections from the Ganderbal constituency. This announcement was made by Syed…
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Manipur CM slams Congress for allying with NC ahead of J&K polls
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Saturday strongly criticised the Congress for allying with the National Conference (NC) ahead of three-phase Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls starting September 18. Biren…
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PDP releases its manifesto for J&K assembly elections
Srinagar: The PDP on Saturday released its manifesto for the Assembly elections, promising to pursue the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir to its “original status”, and advocate for confidence-building measures (CBMs) and…
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24 polling stations set up for Kashmiri migrants to vote in J&K polls
Srinagar: The election commission of India (ECI) has set up 24 polling stations for Kashmiri migrants to vote in the upcoming J&K assembly polls. P.K. Pole, chief electoral officer (CEO) of J&K…
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J-K polls: Alliance with Congress final on all 90 seats, says Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: In a significant political development, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah announced on Thursday that an alliance with the Congress was finalised for all 90 assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir, which…
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J-K statehood priority: Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul in Srinagar
Srinagar: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that Congress and the INDIA block are committed to ensuring the restoration of statehood in J&K…
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Rahul Gandhi relishes Kashmiri ‘Wazwan’ at Srinagar’s famous hotel
Srinagar: Taking time out of his busy schedule, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Kashmir’s famous hotel Ahdoo’s in Srinagar city to relish the traditional local cuisine, the ‘Wazwan’. Taking his large security…
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Cong’s doors open for pre-poll alliance in J-K, says state unit chief
Jammu: Newly-appointed Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said the doors of his party are open for pre-poll alliance in the Union territory with parties opposing BJP’s policies…
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Rahul Gandhi, Kharge to visit J&K for key election meetings
Srinagar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge will visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days from Wednesday. Announcing the visit, K C Venugopal,…
