Voter participation
In a significant outreach effort to encourage maximum Electoral Participation in the upcoming elections, the District Election Office organized a special event in the remote village of Mohargarh, located in Samba 70 constituency. The event, a key part of the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) initiative, featured a Nukkad Natak in the local […]
Congress ‘anti-Dalit’ party, it ‘insulted’ Kumari Selja: Amit Shah at rally in Haryana
Union Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, calling it an “anti-Dalit” party and said it “insulted” Dalit leaders like Kumari Selja and Ashok Tanwar. Shah also lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on reservation and asserted that if there is anybody who can protect the […]
Pooran powers TKR to record run chase
Andre Fletcher’s 61-ball 93 was outdone by Nicholas Pooran’s faster, more brutal 93* as Trinbago Knight Riders completed a record chase of St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots’ 193 to subject them to their ninth successive defeat of CPL 2024. Fletcher was aided by Kyle Mayers’ 60 which came at a strike-rate of 200 in a […]
51 killed, 20 hurt in Iran coal mine blast
TEHRAN: A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday, in one of the country’s deadliest work accidents in years. “The number of dead workers increased to 51” in the explosion at the Tabas mine in eastern Iran, the official IRNA […]
J&K Polls: Jamaat extends support to ex Hurriyat leader Manzoor Kaloo in Sopore
Srinagar: Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has announced support to Haji Manzoor Ahmed Kaloo, an independent candidate and former Hurriyat leader, who is contesting the upcoming assembly election from Sopore. Speaking with reporters, former president JeI Ghulam Qadir Wani, said that the organisation has historically distanced itself from elections due to instances of rigging in the past. […]
Removal of Article 370 didn’t benefit J&K: Muzaffar Baig
Srinagar: Former deputy chief minister and independent candidate for Baramulla assembly, Muzaffar Hussain Baig Sunday said that the abrogation of Article 370 didn’t yield any significant benefits for Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking with reporters, Baig, said that that there was no tangible harm in retaining the constitutional provision that granted special status to Jammu and […]
Afforestation
Different campaigns have been labuned by the J & K administration for the enhancement of green cover. Recently the Chief Secretary reviewed progress of afforestation carried out under different campaigns. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Forests; Pr Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF); Addl PCCFs; Director Social Forestry; Director Remote Sensing and […]
We Have Never Implemented Pak Agenda: Farooq Counters PM Modi
SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the party has never implemented Pakistan’s agenda. Abdullah’s remarks came a day after Prime Minister Modi said the NC, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Congress were implementing the neighbouring country’s agenda in Jammu and Kashmir. “We have never implemented Pakistan’s agenda. […]
BJP raising bogey of Pakistan to hide its ‘failures’: Mehbooba
SRINAGAR: Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the BJP is raising the bogey of Pakistan to hide its “failures”. Her remarks came a day after Prime Minister Modi said the PDP along with the National Conference (NC) and Congress was implementing the neighbouring country’s agenda in […]
Electoral participation
With an aim to attract maximum number of voters and make electoral process pleasant and enriching, Election Commission of India (ECI) had established 107 Special Polling Stations of different categories for voters in seven districts, across 24 Assembly Constituencies which went for polling today in the first phase of General Elections to Legislative Assembly […]
