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What’s the electoral mood in Jammu? Journalists on revival of ‘nationalism’ in politics

The politics of Jammu have been distinct from that of Kashmir. To grasp the nuances of this difference and the issues in Jammu, Manisha Pande and Atul Chaurasia spoke to the region’s senior journalists – Mohit Kandhari of The Pioneer and Nishikant Khajuria of Daily Excelsio.

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Jobs, Article 370, or reservation: What does Jammu’s youth want?

In this episode of Another Election Show, Manisha Pande and Atul Chaurasia reached Jammu to understand the issues of the locals, particularly the youth, ahead of the third phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir.

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J&K Assembly Polls: Long queues of voters at booths in second phase

As the 2nd phase of polling began in J&K on Wednesday, people in several parts of the territory were seen in long queues, waiting for their turn to cast their votes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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2 killed, 1 injured after poll duty vehicle met with accident in Reasi

Two people were killed and one was injured after a poll duty vehicle met with an accident near Tuksan in the Gulabgarh area of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In Jammu and Kashmir, a high-stakes election for a low-power assembly

In one sense, not much is at stake in the ongoing election to the legislative assembly of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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"LG is outsider, cannot do what is in hearts of people of J-K": Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi asserted that the democratic rights of the Jammu and Kashmir people have been snatched. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Our future generations will also vote for BJP’: Muslims in Poonch-Rajouri amid political shift

In the election campaign for the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, scheduled for September 25, the issues of inflation, unemployment, and development are dominating the discourse.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 338: Haryana politics ahead of polls, Jammu voters

This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Anmol Pritam.

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India's Disputed Kashmir Votes After Special Status Scrapped

Indian-administered Kashmir votes on Wednesday in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special semi-autonomous status sparked fury in the troubled Himalayan territory, which is also claimed by Pakistan.

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Amid jobs, inflation clamour, Jammu’s Doda divided over Article 370

Jobs, inflation, and statehood have turned out to be the biggest poll issues in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, which has three assembly seats and around 60 percent Muslim population.

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"BJP ended democracy in J&K, running Governor rule," says Sanjay Singh

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Monday reached Jammu and Kashmir to campaign for his party. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Intrigue and independents: All the possibilities that might unfold in Jammu and Kashmir

In the 2014 assembly elections, when Jammu and Kashmir was still a state, the Bharatiya Janata Party got its highest tally of 25 out of 37 assembly seats. In 2019, the region lost its autonomy and was cleaved into two demoted union territories (Ladakh not having an elected assembly).

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Engineer Rashid: Kashmir’s new leader or BJP’s new ‘pawn’?

Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, has been the talk of the town ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. The Kashmiri politician, in jail for over five years in a terror funding case, won the Baramulla seat in the Lok Sabha polls with a big margin…

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Violence, economic distress, detained kin: Do Kashmir’s women feel sidelined again this election?

The assembly elections have brought political excitement back to Jammu and Kashmir.

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J&K: BJP trying to intimidate Hindu voters, alleges Farooq Abdullah

Farooq said that "BJP is trying to defame NC, but we will emerge victorious in the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and change the lives of the people". Read further on Dynamite News:

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22 years after losing a leg in J&K battlefield, Hokato Hotozhe Sema wins Paralympic medal in Paris

Naib Subedar Hokato Hotozhe Sema's aspirations were abruptly crushed in October 2002, amidst the unpredictable landscape of Jammu and Kashmir's (JK) Chowkibal, when a sudden blast during a counter-terrorism mission took his left leg below the knee, shattering his dreams of joining the Special Forces.

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J&K Polls: After Ganderbal, Omar Abdullah files nomination from Budgam

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday filed his second nomination from the Budgam seat for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls. Read further on Dynamite News:

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No exit polls in Haryana, J&K during election period: ECI

The Election Commission of India has issued a notification regarding the publication of exit polls during the election period in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Centre snatching identity, rights of Jammu & Kashmir': Rahul Gandhi

"A state has been abolished and the rights of the people have been snatched away." Read further on Dynamite News:

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J&K Assembly Polls: Congress releases second list of 6 candidates

The Congress party on Monday released its second list of six candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Rad further on Dynamite News:

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Congress holds CEC meeting to finalise candidates for J-K elections

The Congress Party held a CEC meeting on Monday at its headquarters in New Delhi to finalise candidates for the remaining seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Promises hollow, not sure how surveillance will change’: Journalists on J&K polls and manifestos

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In Kashmir, parties offer little hope for journalists in run-up to polls

There is little that parties in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir are offering for journalists despite increased challenges to press freedom over the last five years in the erstwhile state.

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Omar Abdullah slams Rahul Shivshankar’s ‘misinformation’ on US diplomats’ Kashmir visit

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chairperson Omar Abdullah slammed Network18 consulting editor Rahul Shivshankar for spreading “misinformation and disinformation” in connection with the US diplomats’ recent visit to Kashmir.

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J&K Polls: "...to fight BJP like consolidated front" - Omar Abdullah

National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah said that together with Congress, they aim to fight against the BJP like a consolidated front. Read further on Dynamite News:

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