"Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases, with voting on September 18th, September 25th, and October 1st. Counting of votes on October 4," Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar said.
After the Election Commission of India decided to announce the schedule for the assembly elections today, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday Emphasised early assembly elections in Jammu and Kahmir.
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Elections are due in Haryana, Maharashtra and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The poll body will announce the schedule for Haryana and J-K today. It is also likely to announce the election schedule in Maharashtra.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Humayun Bhat, who was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district last September, has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, the second-highest peacetime gallantry award.
On the occasion of 78th Independence Day, BSF DG Daljit Singh Chaudhary said that BSF will always ensure unity and integrity of the country by maintaining its glorious tradition of valour, courage and sacrifice.
The languages the US envoys wished India were Hindi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Dogri, Gujarati, Marathi, Konkani, Maithili, Assamese, Meitei, Bodo, Nepali, Santhali, Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Odia, and Urdu.
The District Development Council (DDC) Chairman Mahan Singh hoisted the national flag at the Kathua district headquarters on the 78th Independence Day in Kathua on Thursday.
A wreath-laying ceremony was held in Jammu on August 15 to pay tribute to the captain of the Indian Army, who was killed in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
India celebrates its 78th Independence Day today, and preparations are all done at the Red Fort in the national capital, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the national flag and deliver his 11th consecutive speech to the nation from the ramparts of the historic monument.
Five years since the abrogation of Article 370, the move, which revoked the region's special status, has brought about transformative changes in Kashmir with the streets of Srinagar adorned with tricolour lighting, reflecting the region's enthusiasm for India's 78th Independence Day on Au