Laying out the preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, District Collector and Election Officer Rajesh Sharma on Saturday said that all necessary facilities at the polling stations have been put in place.
Security has been beefed up in the Shikari area of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir after an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Friday.
A postal voting center has been established for three days at Srinagar's Gandhi Memorial College for all eligible voters employed in essential services, following the Election Commission of India's (ECI) motto of "No voter to be left behind."
Three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel lost their lives and 32 were injured after a bus fell into a gorge in Central Kashmir's Budgam district on Friday, sources said.
"We never ran the agenda of Pakistan. It is unfortunate. Those who are levelling allegations against us are running the agenda of Pakistan. What should we do about them? Those who are agents of Pakistan are calling us agents," Farooq, the National Conference President, alleged.
At a recent press conference in Geneva, members of the National Equality Party for Jammu Kashmir Gilgit Baltistan and Ladakh (NEPJKGBL), along with activists from the occupied regions, condemned Pakistan's federal government for its brutal actions aimed at maintaining control.
Jammu and Kashmir is voting for its 90-member assembly in three phases. The first phase of voting was held on September 18, the other two rounds will be held on September 25 and October 1. Counting to take place on October 8.
Voting for the 90-member legislative assembly in Haryana will be held on October 5 and the last date for filing nominations is September 12. Votes will be counted on October 8 along with that in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Pakistan's Defence Minister is openly saying that Pakistan, Congress and NC have the same opinion regarding abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A. So, was this alliance forged by Pakistan? Congress president should give a clarification regarding this. If Congress is implementing Pakistan's
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Thursday claimed that the impressive polling in the first phase of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir was an "expression of anger" against the Centre's decision to make it a Union Territory temporarily
As Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif backed the Congress-NC alliance's stand on Article 370, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday called it "unfortunate" and said that Congress is standing with Pakistan.