At least six persons were killed and four others injured when a car skidded off and fell down a gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the police said.
The Udhampur constituency will go to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 19, the first general elections in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured that the Centre is committed to restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, adding that assembly elections will also be held soon.
Exuding confidence in the win in the election, the independent candidate from the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat, Dilip Pandit, said that he entered into the fray to ensure social justice for all.
After addressing a mega poll rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur and holding a roadshow in Rajasthan's Dausa on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to take out a roadshow at Mangaluru down south in Karnataka on April 14, Sunday.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has been declared as the National Conference's candidate for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in North Kashmir, party President Farooq Abdullah said on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the 'Mughal' mindset of INDIA bloc leaders Rahul Gandhi and Lalu Yadav and his son, Tejashwi Yadav for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus and teasing them by cooking mutton during Sawan and eating fish during Navratri.
"For the sake of power, they had built a wall of 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Due to your blessings, Modi demolished the wall of Article 370. I have also buried the debris of that wall in the ground. I challenge any political party in India, especially Congress, to announce that they will br
Commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that "time is not far" for assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the Supreme Court has already said that the polls have to held before September 30 and it is compulsion for the
"Today, the PM heads to Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir. In their attempt to retain power in the erstwhile state, the BJP government has now suspended almost all tiers of democracy, and refuses to hold fresh elections. PM Modi must answer for his suspension of democracy," Ramesh said in a post
"The time is not far when assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir also. Jammu and Kashmir will get back its state status. You will be able to share your dreams with your MLAs, and your ministers," PM Modi said while addressing a public rally in Udhampur.