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TopicAnantnag bypoll

Topic: Anantnag bypoll

Mehbooba’s fate, fragile security on trial as volatile Anantnag readies to vote in 3 phases

Azaan Javaid -
Anantnag is the first-ever constituency to have Lok Sabha elections in three phases, a result of the unstable security situation in south Kashmir.

42% rise in terror recruitment: Reason Anantnag bypoll was postponed indefinitely

Sanya Dhingra -
Repeated postponements have made bypoll in Anantnag, a seat held by Mehbooba Mufti, the longest-delayed election in India in over two decades.

EC won’t say why there’s been no bypoll in Anantnag

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
EC refuses to answer ThePrint’s RTI plea asking for official communication on the bypoll between the poll panel, the state and central governments. New Delhi:...

J&K situation still not conducive for Anantnag bypoll: State govt to EC

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
Election Commission postponed the by-election twice — in April & May this year — due to security concerns.

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Economy

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Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

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National Interest

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