India, Kashmir
Biggest Kashmir party opposed to India’s stripping of region’s autonomy wins most seats in election
National Conference won 41 seats and was leading in one constituency, mainly from the Kashmir Valley, the heartland of the anti-India rebellion, the data showed.
India Held Elections in Kashmir. The Winners Will Have Little Power.
The elections will bring some self-rule back to the Himalayan region after years of being administered directly by New Delhi.
India election results: Mixed results for Modi’s BJP in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir polls
The BJP is in the lead in the state of Haryana which borders the capital Delhi, but trails in the federal territories of Jammu and Kashmir, which are seeing their first election results in a decade.
Indian Kashmir elects first regional government in a decade
Indian-administered Kashmir elected Tuesday its first government since the restive Himalayan territory was brought under New Delhi's direct control, as voters backed opposition parties to lead its regional assembly.
Kashmir election: Opposition seeking return to autonomy edges out Modi's party
Opposition parties seeking the restoration of autonomy in volatile Indian-administered Kashmir have edged out the party of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the first regional election since New Delhi imposed direct rule five years ago.
Indian Kashmir votes out Modi’s BJP in first election since autonomy stripped
India party, the National Conference, is a blow to Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, which secured only 27 seats.
How satisfied were the voters in Jammu and Kashmir with the role played by Union government on critical issues?
When asked whether Jammu and Kashmir would be governed better as a State or Union Territory, two-thirds of the respondents ...
Votes are being counted in the election for a truncated government in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Votes were being counted Tuesday in the recent election for a largely powerless local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir ...
Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir poll results show the people’s mandate is for humility
Both the victors and the vanquished in these two state elections should realise that democracy has no place for hubris.
Priorities of Jammu and Kashmir voters: Employment figures high on the list
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election was held in a unique and singular backdrop. They were the first ever after the ...
Kashmir and Haryana prove India exit polls wrong
Most exit polls had predicted a hung assembly in Kashmir but an alliance of the main opposition Congress and the National ...
Footage of bridge in China falsely shared as railway bridge in Indian-administered Kashmir
A video of vehicles crossing a bridge over a valley in China viewed thousands of times on social media has been shared with a ...
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Tribunal Upholds Ban on Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu & Kashmir
The Delhi High Court tribunal has confirmed the extension of the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu & Kashmir, for allegedly ...
Modi's BJP ahead in Haryana election but trails in Kashmir
PM Modi's party is leading in the northern state of Haryana but may fall short in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Kashmir's biggest party, which opposes India's stripping of the region's semi-autonomy, wins most seats in local poll
Kashmir's biggest party, which opposes India's stripping of the region's semi-autonomy, wins most seats in local poll ...
PDP, Jamaat allege ‘hooliganism’ by NC, CPI(M) supporters in south Kashmir
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the banned Jamaat-e-Islami have both accused the supporters of the winning candidates ...