Former BJP minister Choudhary loses DDC election in Jammu by 11 votes
Jammu, Dec 23 (PTI) Former BJP minister Sham Lal Choudhary lost by a razor-thin margin of 11 votes in Suchetgarh constituency of Jammu district in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) election, officials said on Wednesday. The Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was leading the tally by winning over 110 out of 280 seats […]
PAGD not Kashmir centric, don’t underplay win over 35 seats in Jammu: Omar
Srinagar, Dec 23: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of seven political parties which has been formed to fight against “unilateral” August 5 decisions by the government of India, is not a Kashmir-centric as “elucidated by the performance in Jammu”. “I understand the temptation to […]
Sajad Lone led PC emerges as single largest party in two districts
Srinagar, Dec 23: Sajad Lone led Peoples Conference (PC) has emerged as the single largest party in two districts of Kashmir Valley. The party has emerged as the single largest party in Kupwara and Baramulla districts of north Kashmir. According to figures, PC has won 5 seats in Kupwara, followed […]
SPO goes missing along with his service rifle in Kulgam
Srinagar, Dec 23: A Special Police Officer (SPO) has gone missing in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police officer while confirming the incident said that the SPO, Zakir Hussain Malik (Belt no.967A) son of Mohammad Skinder Malik of Ahgar Yarpora Kulgam, is missing along with AK-47 rifle from Tuesday (December […]
Israel heads to new elections as government collapses
Jerusalem, Dec 23 (AP) Israel’s divided government collapsed early Wednesday, triggering the country’s fourth election in under two years and bringing an unprecedented threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lengthy grip on power. Netanyahu, who is used to labeling his opponents as weak leftists, finds himself confronted by a trio of disgruntled former aides who share […]
15 percent independent candidates won DDC polls in JK
Jammu, Dec 23 (PTI) Forty-two independent candidates have registered their victory in the District Development Council (DDC) elections, the counting for which was under progress late on Tuesday night in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The elections to 280 DDC seats 14 in each of the 20 districts — were held in eight phases in […]
DDC polls: The latest figures
Srinagar:, Dec 23: As the DDC polls counting went on late into the night the final figures that have emerged are here. Sr No Party Name Total Seats Won Total Votes Polled 1 BJP 74 487364 2 J&K NC 67 282514 3 Independent 49 171420 4 J&K PDP […]
DDC polls: PAGD surges ahead, BJP makes inroads in Kashmir
Srinagar/Jammu: The seven-party Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was ahead in the seat tally in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir by winning or leading in 112 seats out of 280 on Tuesday, followed by the BJP which had won 52 seats, including three in the Kashmir valley for the […]
