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Srinagar, Oct 27 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday voiced deepening frustration over the prolonged delay in restoring Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, saying that optimism is giving way to resignation as time drags on. Speaking to reporters, Abdullah lamented that the promise of reinstating statehood -- stripped away after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 -- seems to be slipping further from reach. "I've hoped for the return of statehood since day one," he said, as reported by Kashm ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
Leh, Ladakh -- A sudden eruption of violence shook Leh on Tuesday as protesters demanding statehood and constitutional safeguards clashed with police, marking the first major breakdown of order in Ladakh's ongoing agitation, according to NDTV. What began as a hunger strike and a call for a peaceful shutdown escalated into pitched street battles. Hundreds of demonstrators poured into the streets, hurling stones at security forces and torching a police van. Anger spilled further when the BJP offi ...Read More >
New Delhi -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with resolute calm, declared this week that India will not yield on its agricultural sector, even as the U.S. escalates tariff pressures to a staggering 50 percent. Speaking in New Delhi, Modi, without naming the U.S., delivered a message both graceful and unwavering: he is prepared to bear the personal and political costs of defending farmers, fishermen, and dairy workers. On August 6, President Trump announced an extra 25 percent tariff on Indian imp ...Read More >
Katra, June 6 -- Kashmir achieved a long-awaited milestone as its first all-weather railway connectivity to the rest of India was inaugurated Friday, a moment Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called a "historic accomplishment" that promises to transform the region's economy, tourism, and daily life, reported by Kashmir Media News. The inauguration ceremony, held at Katra, saw the formal opening of the iconic Chenab and Anji bridges, along with the launch of the Vande Bharat train to Kashmir. Indian ...Read More >
Jammu, June 6 -- Security has been intensified across Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Indian PM Modi's much-anticipated visit on Friday (today), marking his first trip to the Union Territory (Indian Adminstrated part os Kashmir) since the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, most of them tourists, in April, reported by Kashmir News Media. A multi-layered security apparatus has been deployed, with drones, surveillance tech, ...Read More >
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