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LS polls for Jammu PC:  Over 17.80 lakh voters to decide the fate of 22 candidates

LS polls for Jammu PC:  Over 17.80 lakh voters to decide the fate of 22 candidates

Jammu: Jammu Parliamentary constituency is all set to go for the polls during the second phase of General Elections which will seal the deal for the arch rivals Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and Congress Party. The fate of 22 candidates, who are in the fray, will be decided by over 17.80 lakh voters on the […]

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Lok Sabha polls: CEO optimistic about increase in voter turnout

Jammu: With the terror threat on the wane and changing dynamics in the Kashmir region, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Pandurang K Pole is hopeful of a significant surge in voter participation during the Lok Sabha elections in the Valley. The traditional narrative of poll boycotts orchestrated by separatist groups, prevalent for more than […]

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Omar Abdullah’s sons to campaign for him

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah’s sons, Zahir and Zamir, Thursday said they will campaign for their father who is contesting from north Kashmir’s Baramulla parliamentary constituency. Both the sons have been seen attending election campaign meetings of the party with their father across the length and breadth of the valley. “In Sha […]

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Husband has no control over wife’s ‘stridhan’: SC

New Delhi: A husband has no control over his wife’s ‘stridhan’ (woman’s property) and while he may use it during the time of his distress, he has a moral obligation to return it to his wife, the Supreme Court has reiterated while directing a man to pay Rs 25 lakh to a woman in return […]

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Three drug peddlers arrested with heroin

Jammu: Three drug peddlers were arrested on Thursday from Kathua district here, and over 250 grams of heroin was recovered from their possession, police said. The accused have been identified as Sharief alias Bulli, Bhag Hussain alias Bhaga and Maskeen Ali, they said. A police team intercepted the trio in the Bhagthali area and recovered […]

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LS polls:  NC’s Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi files nomination from Srinagar

Srinagar: National Conference leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls in the fourth phase of elections next month. Accompanied by NC president Farooq Abdullah, vice president Omar Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Vikar Rasool, Mehdi filed the nomination papers […]

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Campaigning ends for Jammu Lok Sabha seat, polling on Apr 26

Campaigning ends for Jammu Lok Sabha seat, polling on Apr 26

Jammu: Campaigning for the election to the Jammu Lok Sabha seat ended Wednesday evening, setting the stage for over 17.81 lakh eligible voters to exercise their franchise on April 26 to decide the fate of 22 candidates in the fray. This is the second Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir to go to polls […]

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INDIA bloc playing dangerous game, mulling ‘one year, one PM’ formula: Modi

Harda (MP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the opposition INDIA bloc is contemplating “one year, one PM” formula to resolve their leadership issue and added that the world will ridicule such an arrangement in the largest democracy. He said the Congress hates SCs/STs/OBCs so much that it wants to give reservation provided to […]

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Over 1,500 healthcare staff to be deployed for upcoming Amarnath Yatra

Jammu: More than 1,500 healthcare staff, including specialist doctors, will be deployed for the upcoming pilgrimage to 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Wednesday. Two 100-bedded hospitals, one each at Chandanwari-Pahalgam and Baltal, along with more than 100 medical centres would be set up from Lakhanpur to the […]

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Cervical cancer awareness- Effective communication needed, faking death is dramatic: Experts

Cervical cancer awareness- Effective communication needed, faking death is dramatic: Experts

New Delhi: Medical experts have advocated the need for effective communication and evidence-based strategies to raise awareness about cervical cancer, rather than hinging on sensational tactics like faking death. In a commentary three doctors, including two from AIIMS, said the deceitful attempt to raise awareness about cervical cancer by faking death garnered significant attention on […]

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