Let’s all do our duty, strengthen democracy: PM Modi to voters

New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) Urging people to vote in large numbers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it is everyone’s duty to strengthen India’s democracy. With assembly polls also being held in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha alongside the Lok Sabha elections across the country, Modi appealed to voters to turn up at polling […]
Polling underway in Srinagar LS seat

Srinagar, May 13 (PTI) Polling is underway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency where 24 candidates are in the fray, officials said on Monday. Voting began at 7 am. People were seen lining up outside polling stations to exercise their franchise in some areas of the constituency, according to the officials. Polling in […]
Polling in Srinagar LS seat today

Srinagar: In the first parliamentary polls since the abrogation of Article 370, nearly 17.48 lakh people in Kashmir’s Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency will on Monday decide the fate of 24 candidates trying their luck in the seat. While the BJP may not be contesting any of the three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir, the party […]
Multi-layered security blankets Srinagar LS constituency ahead of polling
Srinagar: A foolproof security arrangement has been put in place for the polling in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Monday, a senior police officer said. In the first parliamentary polls since the abrogation of Article 370, nearly 17.48 lakh people in Kashmir’s Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency will decide the fate of the […]
Election parties dispatched for polling stations across Srinagar PC
SRINAGAR: The election parties were dispatched today for the polling stations established for the Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency under the overall supervision of Chief Election Office, Pandurang K Pole. The polling parties, along with EVMS, were sent to all the 18 centres set up across 5 districts of Srinagar, Shopian, Pulwama, Budgam, and Ganderbal going to […]
J&K Police dismisses political parties’ charge of harassment of workers
Srinagar: Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday dismissed charges levelled by political parties about the harassment of their workers as “without basis”. “Statements and speculations of political parties suggesting that police has been harassing their party workers in different ways at the behest of the other is without basis. The Jammu and Kashmir Police […]
NC, PDP seek EC’s intervention to stop ‘harassment, illegal arrests’ of party workers
Srinagar: A day ahead of voting for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, the NC and the PDP sought the Election Commission’s intervention on Sunday to stop the alleged harassment and illegal arrest of the workers of the two parties. PDP candidate from Srinagar Waheed Para accused a senior IPS officer of trying to engineer a […]
Hope there is resolution of remaining issues: EAM Jaishankar on the dragging eastern Ladakh border row with China
New Delhi: As the eastern Ladakh military standoff entered its fifth year, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India hopes for a resolution of the remaining issues with China and asserted that a return to normal bilateral ties hinges on peace and tranquility at the border. In an exclusive interview to PTI, Jaishankar said the […]
BJP govt has roadmap to meet ‘aspirations, expectations’ of Ladakh’s population: Rijiju
Leh: The BJP-led government at the Centre has a roadmap to meet the “aspirations and expectations” of the people of Ladakh, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday. He also sought support of the electorate for BJP candidate Tashi Gyalson for continuation of dialogue to address issues such as grant of Sixth Schedule to the […]
Army chief visits command hospital in Udhampur
Jammu: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande visited the 650-bed command hospital in Udhampur-based northern command and interacted with patients and paramedics, an Army official said on Sunday. The Army chief virtually inaugurated the state-of-the-art infrastructure on April 10 and visited the hospital on his return from a two-day trip to Ladakh on […]