The Lok Sabha polls in the Union Territory will be held in the first five phases on April 19 (Udhampur), April 26 (Jammu), May 7 (Anantnag-Rajouri), May 13 (Srinagar) and May 20 (Baramulla).
Pakistan women's team skipper Bismah Maroof and spinner Ghulam Fatima sustained 'minor injuries' after a car accident on Friday evening, according to a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is contesting from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, said that his first battle in the Lok Sabha would be to raise the issue of the reinstatement of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir.
After BJP leader Ram Tahal Choudhary joined the Congress, Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam said that the former BJP leader was "impressed" by Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) candidate Ghulam Mohammed Saroori filed his nomination papers for the Udhampur parliamentary constituency in the office of Returning Officer Dr Rakesh Minhas on Tuesday.
Asked about the opposition's criticism over holding the Lok Sabha polls in seven phases, the former Union minister said even during the Congress rule, elections used to take place in seven or eight phases.
The High-Level Committee on 'One Nation One Election' led by former President Ram Nath Kovind in its report recommended that in the event of a hung House, a no-confidence motion constitutes the new House, fresh elections may be held for the remainder of the five-year term.
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Jammu and Kashmir today, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that it is a moment of pride for all of us but if Article 370 was this bad, then how did the Union Territory made progress earlier.
Responding to allegations that National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah secretly met the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) President Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that he never claimed that Abdullah met the Central leadership but from sources,