India, Kashmir
In a first, India invites foreign diplomats to Jammu and Kashmir to witness elections
MEA invites diplomats to witness peaceful elections in Jammu and Kashmir, showcasing confidence in law and order situation.
Jammu and Kashmir records 61.38% voter turnout in phase one of elections, Election Commission of India says
Jammu and Kashmir saw a 61.38% voter turnout in the first phase of assembly elections, according to the Election Commission of India. Male turnout was 63.75%, while female turnout was 58.96%, and third gender turnout reached 40%.
India's Disputed Kashmir Votes After Special Status Scrapped
Indian-administered Kashmir votes on Wednesday in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special semi-autonomous status sparked fury in the troubled Himalayan territory, which is also claimed by Pakistan.
India's Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional poll in a decade
Voters queued outside polling stations in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election being held in a decade in the Himalayan region that has grappled with years of militant violence.
In Kashmir, voting begins in first local elections since India revoked autonomy
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, residents are voting in elections that some hope will lead to restoration of the territory's statehood, which ended when it became a federally governed territory in 2019.
India's Jammu and Kashmir holds first regional elections in decade
India’s troubled region of Jammu and Kashmir saw a brisk turnout amid tight security as voters cast their ballots on Wednesday in the first regional legislative elections in a decade. The region, which has seen years of separatist violence and is at the centre of a dispute between India and Pakistan,
Modi visits Indian-administered Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the main city in Himalayan Kashmir to campaign for his party in the staggered
India must end repression of dissent in Jammu and Kashmir: Amnesty International
Amnesty International issued a statement urging Indian authorities to end the ongoing repression of dissent in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Wednesday marks the first day of state-level elections
Kashmir is holding its first state elections since India brought it under direct rule
Residents of India-administered Kashmir begin voting in the first regional elections in a decade. It comes years after India's government stripped away the territory’s statehood.
Rahul Gandhi Urges Jammu and Kashmir to Vote for INDIA Bloc
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, urged Jammu and Kashmir residents to vote for the INDIA bloc in the first-ever assembly elections since the abrogation of Article 370. The voting,
Elections bring hope to India-controlled Kashmir
India is organizing first regional elections in Jammu and Kashmir in a decade. For its residents, the chance to choose their own government seems to have brought a new air of optimism amid the never-e
In India's Kashmir, former separatists take struggle to the ballot box
When former Kashmiri independence advocate Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik filed nomination papers for the Jammu and Kashmir's ...
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Kashmir Sympathiser Arundhati Roy to Publish Her First Memoir
Arundhati Roy's memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me, explores her personal journey, activism and her complex bond with her mother ...
UN must address India’s misinterpretation of peace, says AJK conference
The Institute of Multi-Track Dialogue, Development, and Diplomatic Studies, in collaboration with Girls PG College Palandari, ...
Three Political Families Destroying Jammu And Kashmir: PM Modi Campaigns In Srinagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded the voting figures of Day One of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying ...