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Had terrorism been tackled at the beginning without considering vote-bank politics, Kashmiri Pandits wouldnt have had to leave the valley, says Shah.

Twenty four seats have been reserved in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir as "PoK is ours," Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Parliament on Wednesday.

The Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act 2004 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019 is likely to be moved by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

PDP leader says: "It (grassroots democracy) has been used as justification for not holding Assembly polls since 2018. The Centre boasted of 30,000 elected representatives in ULBs and Panchayati Raj bodies. Now, even they will be gone."

A former MP and ex-MLA, whose brush with politics began before Partition, Sheikh Abdul Rehman was held overnight in a Jammu jail before a solidarity meeting for Gaza residents

“If five other states can hold timely elections, why not J&K?” asks Abdullah

Key J&K separatist face Shabir Shah, who has been in prison since 2017, played a leading role in formation of Hurriyat Conference, and has been known for his pro-dialogue stance

From lack of jobs to irrigation to need for schoolteachers, voters list their grievances. Some leaders say controlling the council is imperative to safeguarding the region’s interests.

For free and fair elections to take place, the underlying fear of secessionist-terrorist intimidation must be eradicated

Endorsing the Solicitor General’s demand for, effectively, a petitioner’s Tebbit Test, the Supreme Court lowers its bar