SRINAGAR: Almost 52 percent turnout was recorded Saturday in the maiden District Development Council (DDC), the first election exercise in Jammu and Kashmir since the repeal of Article 370. Saturday’s first round of voting in the eight-phase DDC elections proceeded peacefully, except for one minor stoning incident in Kulgam. State …
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Held for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir after the repeal of Article 370, the first major election exercise, the District Development Council (DDC) polls, will be a fight between ‘BJP and all other parties’. The first phase of the polls begins on Saturday. Mainstream politics have been through …
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People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) chair Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday that the alliance will fight for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. His statement came during a video message asking the people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote for the alliance’s candidates in the District …
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Written by Bashaarat Masood | Srinagar | Updated: November 21, 2020 8:57:09 pm File photo: Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah at an all-party meeting on October 15 (Archive / ANI) Former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and chairman of the newly formed People’s Alliance for the Gupkar …
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The Peoples’ Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), the grouping of Jammu and Kashmir’s major regional parties, released the fourth list of its 16 candidates for District Development Council (DDC) polls on Friday. No candidate for Congress is on the list, which was published by PAGD chief Farooq Abdullah. The …
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Abdullah was citing a tweet from the head of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti. Mufti has also claimed that non-BJP candidates are not allowed to campaign “freely”. “BJP and their representatives have full bandobast to move,” Mufti tweeted. The allegations come just nine days before the District Development …
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The People’s Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir suffered a setback after its founding member Muzaffar Hussain Baig resigned on Saturday, the PTI news agency reported. Baig disagreed with the agreement to share seats in the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) elections, according to PTI and other news agencies. Leaders …
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