Bastar Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh, afflicted by Naxal influence, will go to the polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 19.
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.
Political activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under the aegis of United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) UK Zone, convened a dinner meeting with the Labour Members of the British Parliament, Fabian Hamilton and Richard Burgon to discuss the pertaining issues of the region.
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.
As the first phase of polling of the Lok Sabha elections is set to take place on April 19 the Election Commission of India has directed over 350 poll observers to ensure that elections are conducted smoothly.
Amjad Ayub Mirza, a political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), stressed on Friday that the situation in the region is getting worse by the day, adding that the people's buying power has collapsed.
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