26,000 displaced KPs to vote at 34 special polling stations set up in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi
Jammu: More than 26,000 displaced Kashmiri Pandit voters from across the country are eligible to vote at 34 polling stations in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency on Saturday. This marks the conclusion of voting in the Union Territory, with polling already completed in the other four […]
LS polls: Over 11 crore voters to decide fate of 889 candidates in penultimate phase
New Delhi: Over 11 crore voters will decide the fate of 889 candidates contesting in the penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections across 58 seats. Polling for the kasAnantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir will also be held on Saturday. The election there was postponed from phase three to six due to logistical issues […]
Measures be taken to ensure well-being of Indian students in Kyrgyzstan: JKSA to Jaishankar
New Delhi: A students’ association of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday wrote to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and requested that “proactive measures” be taken immediately to ensure well-being of the Indian students in Kyrgyzstan. This comes days after mobs targeted the foreigners in the capital city Bishkek triggering concerns about their safety. Jammu and […]
Search operations conducted in Samba after ‘suspicious movement’ along IB
Jammu: Security forces on Friday conducted search operations at many villages along the International Border in Samba district following reports of “suspicious movement” in the Bein-Lalachak forward area, officials said. Drones were also deployed for surveillance during the operation, launched as a precautionary measure, they said. Security forces conducted house-to-house verification in the border belt […]
Voter turnout shows people’s will to make Kashmir part of India’s growth story: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday that the heavy voter turnout in four of the total five Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir reflects the people’s will to make Kashmir a part of India’s growth story. He said even as the Kashmir-centric regional political parties like the National Conference (NC) and […]
Their balloon has burst, no one wants to vote for Congress, INDIA bloc: PM Modi in Jalandhar
Jalandhar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his sharp attack on the INDIA bloc on Friday, saying the “balloon” of the opposition alliance has burst and no one wants to give their vote to it. Addressing a Lok Sabha poll rally in Jalandhar, his third in Punjab this election season, Modi pointed out that five phases […]
SC refuses to issue EC direction to upload voter turnout data amid LS polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused an NGO’s plea to issue the Election Commission directions to upload polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website during the Lok Sabha polls, saying it would be difficult for the poll panel to to mobilise manpower. A vacation bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra […]
INDIA bloc getting ‘clear’ mandate in LS polls, will name PM in less than 3 days: Jairam Ramesh
Chandigarh: The Congress on Friday hit back at the BJP over its “five PMs in five years” remark against the INDIA bloc, saying the alliance which is set to get a “clear and decisive” mandate in the Lok Sabha polls will have one person as prime minister for five years. The name of the prime […]
Mamata hits out at Modi for his ‘sent by God’ comment
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘sent by God’ comment, albeit without naming the country’s top leader. Speaking at an election rally in Mathurapur in the Sunderbans area of South 24 Parganas district, she claimed that “faced with the phobia of a certain […]
Strong macroeconomic buffers to help navigate global challenges: Finmin report
New Delhi: Strong macroeconomic buffers of India should help the real sectors of the economy navigate challenges possed by geopolitical tensions and continue growth momentum during the current fiscal, said a finance ministry report released on Friday. According to the report, formal jobs are rising, as indicated by the growing net payroll additions under the […]
