Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range (JSK) Shiv Kumar Sharma visited different far-flung locations of district Kathua to scrutinise the preparation of security arrangements for forthcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, an official statement relea
Police said they have taken cognisance after a scuffle was reported between the workers of the People's Democratic Party and AIP in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Sunday.
In August 2019, the government of India abrogated Article 370, effectively ending Jammu and Kashmir J&K's special status and reorganising into two Union Territories (UTs) -- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that if her party had not been there, the National Conference would have been functioning in a dictatorial manner in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the list, the BJP has fielded Mohd Irnees Karnahi from Karnah, Ghulam Mohammad Mir from Handwara, Abdul Rashid Khan from Sonawari, Naseer Ahmad Lone from Bandipora, Faqir Mohammad Khan from Gurez (ST), and RS Pathania from Udhampur East.
The training session was attended by polling staff, including Presiding Officers (PO), P1, P2, and P3 personnel, who received vital instructions on the operation and management of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs).