Ever since the electoral politics regained ground in Kashmir after 1996, seven years after the outbreak of armed insurgency, the central Kashmir’s Budgam district was […]
Year: 2017
Wake up India, talk to Pakistan or lose Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah
National Conference chief and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Dr Farooq Abdullah today said the violence and loss of lives during the Srinagar […]
At 7.1%, Kashmir’s mainstream faces existential crisis
With the Srinagar constituency seeing an unprecedented boycott, clouding the next by election in the extremely volatile south Kashmir, the mainstream political parties in the […]
Kashmir Valley Shuts down over Civilian Killings
A complete shutdown was observed across the Kashmir valley today in protest against the killing of eight persons during the clashes between protesters and security […]
Srinagar bypolls reflect failure of Kashmir Policy: Rahul Gandhi
Decades of hard work to build trust in the democratic process in Kashmir has been reversed by the BJP government, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said […]
Post BLOODBath & Low Turnout in Srinagar EC defers Anantnag bypoll to May 25
The by-election for Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency, which was due on April 12, has been pushed back to May 25, the Election Commission today said, accepting […]
Schools set ablaze in Pulwama, Shopian; PDP seeks postponement: Anantnag by-polls
In a bid to obstruct the upcoming Anantnag by-polls, miscreants on Monday set the government schools designated as polling booths on fire. A Government Middle […]
Kashmir shuts against civilian killings, Heavy security across valley as resistance call shutdown to protest death of 8 persons in Srinagar bypoll violence
Life in Kashmir valley has been thrown out of gear in response to a strike call given by joint Hurriyat leadership to protest the killing […]
7.14% Polling in Srinagar seat, lowest ever in 5 decades
Amid large-scale protests and clashes, the high-profile Srinagar parliamentary segment that went to polls on Sunday recorded the lowest-ever voter turnout, with the Election Commission […]
In Budgam segments, people side with boycott ‘In memory of martyrs’
As the news about two killings in Charar-i-Sharief area spread in area by late afternoon, more people including women and young girls came out to […]