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The polling for all the 90 constituencies in Haryana will take place on Saturday, October 5 from 7 am to 6 pm, news agency PTI quoted Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal as saying. A total of 20,629 polling booths have been set up for the elections, officials said. The counting of votes for Haryana Assembly election will take place on October 8, coinciding with that of J&K polls.
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According to Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, Joint Chiefs Chairman General CQ Brown Jr spoke with the Israeli military's chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, on Wednesday. Days after the death of Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Lebanon's militant outfit Hezbollah in deadly Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, a symbolic funeral is set to be held on Friday
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In this Naya Kashmir, you can still find the scattered remains of the older one
New players and a new leadership has emerged in Jammu and Kashmir and the pressing question now is whether statehood of J&K, its demographics and land will be preserved
Beyond regional dignity and autonomy, development has become central in both national and regional party manifestos in Kashmir
The more profound truth is that knowingly or unknowingly, the people are turning to the ballot not just as a form of protest, but also as a means to seek answers to their everyday problems
In Kashmir, people have used walls as a medium to express themselves in the form of graffiti. Most of the graffiti now have been defaced or removed, especially in and around Srinagar. These photographs reflect the juxtaposition between these defaced graffiti messages and the changing political climate.
For many Kashmiris, the prison system is not a distant institution. Everyone knows someone who has been detained, and emotions tied to the suffering of detainees have become part of the campaign
If the independent candidates backed by the Jamaat can be kingmakers in case of a close verdict, it may signal the politico-religious outfit’s return to democratic politics in a positive way
Abdullah is struggling to stay relevant in Kashmiri politics, having lost major elections to ‘nobodies’ over the years
The Hurriyat Conference that he leads has traditionally advocated boycotting of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. This time the Mirwaiz has not explicitly called for a boycott elections, but has maintained that elections cannot be a replacement for conflict resolution in Kashmir
Mehbooba Mufti and her daughter Iltija are attracting large crowds. But will it translate into votes?
Usman Majeed’s rise in Kashmir politics is intriguing considering he was once an active militant fighting for Kashmir’s azadi and then a part of Ikhwan (counter-insurgency) in 1995.
Ashok Kumar Raina, Awami Ittehad Party's candidate in Chhamb constituency in Jammu, insists the party is not a proxy for the BJP
Words such as Agent/Agency/Proxy/B-team are dominating the whispers in Kashmir Valley these days as people anxiously wait for the election results on October 8
Problems and prospects of women waging battles of the ballot in the Valley
The kind of peace that there is now is not the peace we want to see because Kashmiris have gone quiet, says A S Dulat
The bi-annual shift of government offices between Jammu and Srinagar lasted from 1872 until 2021, when it was abolished by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha due to the pandemic.
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In August this year, several Hindu and indigenous groups in ‘Upper Assam’ gave open threats to Miya Muslim migrants living in the region, asking them to leave in ten days. The eviction drives have led to at least two deaths by police firing since then.
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Follow the live scores and updates from the South Africa Vs West Indies, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 group B fixture, right here
The 1970s killings are turned into a needlessly measured series
The Todd Phillips musical aims for bold gambles but ends up unprovocative and listless
Fatima Juned’s photo exhibition Taaro’n Ke Darmeyan is an ode to the disappearing art of Muqaish and its invisible women artisans.
Not Today explores suicide prevention and mental health with care and empathy
The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) has launched Daava Soochak, an online tool for depositors to track the status of their claims
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All You Need To Know About The 25th Edition Of Nagaland's Hornbill Festival
Operalia came to South Asia for the first time in their history, giving opera lovers in India a glimpse of how Rolex has been a patron of arts for more than half a century