Sant Kumar Sharma - Instablogs
Nov 17 2008
55% voter turn out recorded in first phase of polling Jammu, Nov 17: The 10 Assembly constituencies that went to polls today in the first phase of electioneering recorded a tentative poll percentage of around 55 . The figure is likely to go up as the...
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Nov 17 2008
Sub-zero temperature no deterrent to Kargil voters. Unprecedented enthusiasm among voters marked the polling trends in the 2 Assembly Constituencies of the hilly district of Kargil, which went to polls today in the first phase of 2008 J&K...
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Nov 14 2008
Weather may play spoilsport is his fear. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference President Omar Abdullah has urged the Election Commission of India to postpone the state assembly elections due to the inclement weather. In a statement issued on...
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Nov 13 2008
Nobody will be allowed to intimidate them. Reiterating that voting is the discretion of the electors alone, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Mr. N. Gopalaswami assured voters in Jammu (J&K) on Thursday that no one will be allowed to force...
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Nov 9 2008
For the first phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, polling for which would be held on November 17, as many as 102 candidates are in the fray for the 10 constituencies in the four districts of Bandipora, Kargil, Leh and Poonch. ...
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Oct 30 2008
In Jammu & Kashmir State Assembly Elections there are inequitable distribution of voters. The notification for the first phase of elections in the State scheduled for November 17 was issued a week ago. In this phase, the Election Commission has...
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Oct 30 2008
The state of Jammu & Kashmir is about to witness another round of assembly elections. These elections, more often than not, have drawn attention to themselves, for wrong reasons rather than the right ones. The Election Commission of India (ECI)...
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Sep 7 2008
J&K is not a `secular’ state Its Constition does not mention this word By Sant Kumar Sharma JAMMU, September 7, 2008: The heading of this story may look like a non-serious comment or a comment made in jest. But it is not. First things...
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Sep 2 2008
3-page text of agreement SASB to use land exclusively By Sant Kumar Sharma JAMMU, September 02, 2008: Members of the Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti (AYSS) have been busy for the last two days, congratulating people on their victory, going from one...
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Aug 28 2008
Dateline Jammu needs to be understood By Sant Kumar Sharma JAMMU, August 28: Right since Independence, the state of Jammu and Kashmir has posed problems for the Indian nation. These problems arose because the state did not become a part of the Union on...
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