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On 13 September 2023, a confrontation erupted between Indian security forces and Kashmiri separatist militants in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. [5] The week-long encounter in the Gadol forests in the Anantnag district ended on 19 September, in which The Resistance Front commander, Uzair Khan was killed along with at least two senior Indian Army officers and a J&K Police ...
The previous assembly elections were held in November–December 2014. After the election, coalition of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party and Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with Mufti Mohammad Sayeed becoming the Chief Minister.
Regional J&K parties blamed New Delhi's policies in Kashmir and the administration of Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha for the recent spike in violence in the Union Territory. [6] The politicians from Kashmir denounced the killings in Rajouri and criticised the LG-led government for failing to root out terrorism even after Article 370 had ...
Other J&K news: J&K Salvage shredder could kill someone, township argues in lawsuit for temporary shutdown. Previously: J&K Salvage shredder was accused of ejecting metal into homes. Settlement ...
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Jammu [b] and Kashmir [c] (abbreviated J&K) is a region administered by India as a union territory [1] and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959. [3]
The 2024 Indian general election was held in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in 5 phases from 19 April to 20 May 2024 to elect 5 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. [1] [2] The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) won 2 seats each, with BJP winning the single largest share of the popular vote at 24.36% and JKNC coming second at 22.30%.
Gulab Singh has been called as the founder of the polity of Jammu and Kashmir. [1] Following the 1860s, interaction with British India resulted in the region becoming a part of the geopolitical game between Russia and Britain. [2]