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  J&K Polls: High voter turnout success of democracy, says Omar Abdullah

  Politics | November 26, 2014 14:22 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and working president of the National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah Wednesday said the high voter turnout in the state assembly polls is a success of democracy.He filed his nomination

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  J&K Polls: Nearly 33 percent voting recorded till noon

  Politics | November 25, 2014 15:19 IST

  Srinagar/Jammu:  Ignoring boycott call by separatist groups and braving cold weather, nearly 33 percent polling was today recorded till noon, in most of the 15 constituencies going to polls in first of the five-phased polls

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  PM Modi asks voters to turn up in large numbers

  Politics | November 25, 2014 11:43 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged voters, especially the youth, to turn up in large numbers and cast their votes in the ongoing elections in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir."As polls begin

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  Jharkhand, J&K polls: Last day for filling third phase nominations today

  Politics | November 21, 2014 10:16 IST

  New Delhi: Today is the last date for filing nomination papers for the third phase of Assembly elections in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir.A total of 17 seats in 82-member House in Jharkhand and 16

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  'Depressed' BSF jawan fires in air outside Omar Abdullah's residence

  Politics | November 17, 2014 16:54 IST

  Srinagar:  In a major security lapse, a ‘depressed' BSF jawan posted outside the residence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here fired around 12 rounds in the air this morning, triggering panic in

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  J&K polls: EC to hold 'Democracy Run' in Jammu today

  India | November 16, 2014 7:34 IST

  Jammu: In a bid to encourage the voters to cast their votes on the polling day, the Election Commission of India will today hold a 6 km ‘Democracy Run' in Jammu."To promote voter awareness and

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  J&K candidate mentions 'unmarried daughter's marriage' as liability in poll affidavit

  Politics | November 11, 2014 23:35 IST

  Srinagar:  Sparking a controversy, a Congress candidate for the Jammu & Kashmir assembly elections has mentioned the marriage of his daughter as a "liability" in his affidavit submitted along with his nomination papers.Under the liabilities

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  J & K Polls: Congress releases list of candidates

  Politics | November 07, 2014 15:00 IST

  New Delhi: Salman Anees Soz, son of President of the Jammu and Kashmir PCC Saifuddin Soz, figured in the list of the 23 Congress candidates for the Assembly polls, announced by the party tonight.The US-educated

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  BJP planning to create sectarian divide: PDP

  Politics | November 03, 2014 20:14 IST

  Jammu:  Alleging that the BJP won the three Lok Sabha seats recently in Jammu and Kashmir by promoting communal polarisation, the PDP today said it is now planning to trigger “sectarian divide” among Muslims in