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Kashmir’s first family

When Omar Abdullah takes over as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, he is likely to find himself weighed down by the burden of history.

Now, J-K Assembly to see political scions take charge

Saturday , 3 January '09

The son of a slain politician father. A daughter, out to become the face of her father’s vintage political dream...
No rotation, Omar to be CM for 6 years

Saturday , 3 January '09

There will be no rotation of chief ministership in the Congress-National Conference coalition Government in Jammu & Kashmir....
UPA gets a new ally, India its youngest CM: Omar Abdullah

Wednesday , 31 December '08

Omar Abdullah, 38-year-old president of the National Conference, will be the country’s youngest currently serving Chief Minister.
An elephant lies in the details

Wednesday , 31 December '08

At a time when the Congress and National Conference look all set to form the next coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir...
Separate statehood demand fails to get votes

Tuesday , 30 December '08

None of the three parties that fought the elections on the plank of separate statehood for Jammu won a single seat in the region.
Poll boost: Amarnath Samiti calls meeting

Tuesday , 30 December '08

With the Amarnath agitation playing a considerable role in influencing the decision of voters in Jammu, the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti.
No problem with Azad as Cong CM: PDP

Tuesday , 30 December '08

While the National Conference openly expressed its readiness to form a coalition government with the Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party.
National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah and party president Omar Abdullah celebrate with supporters in Srin...
It’s official: NC chooses son for CM

Tuesday , 30 December '08

The National Conference on Monday chose its 38-year-old president Omar Abdullah to be the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Poll results put focus on Hindu-Muslim divide

Tuesday , 30 December '08

The numbers may favour a National Conference-Congress coalition in the state...
BSP, SP among 34 parties that scored 0

Tuesday , 30 December '08

Despite the high voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir this time and high-profile visits by national leaders, 34 political parties have failed to win any seat, including parties like the BSP and SP.
Migrant votes tip the scales for this business graduate

Monday , 29 December '08

When 34-year-old MBA graduate Javid Dar emerged from the Rafiabad counting centre, he was sure of defeating two former cabinet ministers.
Kashmiri Pandits fail to make a mark

Monday , 29 December '08

Despite record participation - 47 were in the fray - by the migrant contestants in the Valley this time in the J-K Assembly elections.
Amarnath: BJP wins 11 in Jammu

Monday , 29 December '08

Five months after the fiery Amarnath shrine land agitation, the BJP reaped a rich electoral harvest in Jammu, winning an unprecedented 11 seats.
Farooq: The man who may be CM

Monday , 29 December '08

As the National Conference continued its winning streak in Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah returned from New Delhi late afternoon to do what he does best.
Valley tunes in to poll results, rejects off-key Pak channels

Monday , 29 December '08

No news of J&K results on Pak television; markets abuzz with poll talk on Super Sunday
NC and Congress hold the key to divided House in J&K

Monday , 29 December '08

The Jammu and Kashmir elections involved every section of society in the state, and the same inclusiveness was reflected in the verdict today.
Only 3 of 67 women in fray make the cut

Monday , 29 December '08

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly poll results, declared on Sunday, once again followed the same old trend of few women candidates, fewer winners.
‘Azadi sentiment not dead’

Monday , 29 December '08

Even as the results of the Assembly elections, which saw 61.5 per cent turnout, are out, the separatists maintained that the azadi sentiment was alive among the people.
Out of 468 Independents, only four manage to win

Monday , 29 December '08

Of the 468 Independent candidates in the fray this time, only four have managed to win.
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