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LS polls in Srinagar: "Decision taken in 2019 not acceptable to people of
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Through the passage of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 in Parliament, Article 370, which gave special constitutional privileges to the erstwhile state, ceased to exist. Jammu and Kashmir was split and reorganised into two UTs--Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh--in August 2019. Read More
PM Modi applauds Srinagar voter turnout, says "Article 370 enabled aspirat
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar voter turnout of 38 per cent in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls is the highest in several decades. It was 14.43 per cent in 2019, 25.86 in 2014, 25.55 in 2009, 18.57 in 2004 and just 11.93 per cent in 1999.
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Srinagar records 38 pc polling in LS polls, highest in many decades
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As the fourth phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections concluded on Monday, the Srinagar parliamentary constituency in Jammu and Kashmir recorded a voter turnout of 38 per cent, according to Election Commission data
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Political activist urges Indian govt to summon Pakistan ambassador after R
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Political activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) Amjad Ayub Mirza on Monday, requested the Indian government to summon the Pakistan ambassador for an explanation, after Pakistan Rangers opened fire on thousands of locals in Muzaffarabad, protesting to raise their demands
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J-K: BSF rescues stranded travellers returning from Guarez
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"A group of locals who were returning from #Gurez got stranded due to heavy snowfall. The @BSF_Kashmir troops rescued all stranded travelers & took them to the BSF location for first aid & heated shelter. Further, #JKP helped travelers to resume their journey," the BSF Kashmir said i
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Situation in PoJK worsens as fresh clashes erupt between protesters, autho
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The situation continues to worsen as fresh violence erupted in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) due to clashes between protestors and authorities.
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UK chapter of UKPNP organises protest in solidarity with ongoing PoJK prot
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The British chapter of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) on Monday organized a protest outside the Pakistani consulate situated in Bradford, England. Several party leaders and people belonging to the Kashmiri diaspora during the protest expressed their support for the ongoin
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"Constitution has given us the right...": Groom goes to vote in wedding at
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A groom dressed in wedding attire arrived at Boys Hr Sec School Kangan in Srinagar parliamentary constituency to cast his vote on Monday in the fourth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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"PoJK was, is and always will be part of India": EAM Jaishankar amid ongoi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"These days, a lot of things are going on at the POK. You must have seen some incidents happening there. Now, Modi government, we are very clear on this. Parliament's resolution, we are very clear that POK is a part of India. It is part of India, it was always part of India, it will be pa
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PoJK: Long march heads for Muzaffarabad as wheel-jam strike enters fourth
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Protesters have already started sit-ins, effectively shutting down the Kohala-Muzaffarabad Road at various points along its 40-kilometer stretch, which connects Kohala town with Muzaffarabad in PoJK. Their route from Dhirkot is expected to lead them to the capital.
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PoJK govt's offer of 50 per cent reduction in electricity prices rejected
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to sources, the government proposed a 50 per cent decrease in electricity rates per unit, a proposal promptly dismissed by the Kashmir action committee. They assert that consumers should be charged based on the production cost of hydropower in PoJK.
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Lok Sabha Elections: 24.87 pc Voter turnout recorded till 11 am; West Beng
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As the voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election is underway in 96 constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory, a voter turnout of 24.87 per cent was reported by 11 am.
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