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PM to launch SEHAT, health insurance scheme for Jammu-Kashmir on Dec 26

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the PMJAY - SEHAT scheme on December 26 for Jammu and Kashmir.According to the Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, SEHAT scheme stands for Social, Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine, a health insurance scheme for the Union Territory. The department termed it a "historical moment" for the erstwhile state."Historic moment for J & K. Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is going to launch #SEHAT - "Social Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine " Health Insurance scheme for the entire J & K on December 26, 2020," the department wrote on Twitter.The Office of Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, said that all inhabitants of the Union Territory will receive free cashless health cover up to Rs 5 lakhs."Historic moment for J & K. Hon'ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi will launch PMJAY- SEHAT scheme on 26th December 2020. All the inhabitants of J & K to get free ...

J&K DDC polls: PAGD bags 99 seats, BJP emerges as single largest party

Former BJP minister Shakti Raj Parihar lost the District Development Council (DDC) election from two constituencies in Doda district despite his party emerging as the single largest party in Jammu and Kashmir in the first election after abrogation of the special status and downgrading of the erstwhile state into a Union Territory last year. The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of seven mainstream parties including National Conference and PDP which have come together to seek restoration of the special status, was leading the result tally late Tuesday night by winning 99 seats against 77 won by the BJP. Independent candidates won 45 seats till the filing of this report. Congress won 22 seats, J&K Apni party 11, J&K national panthers party two, BSP and PDF one each, according to the results for 251 seats, out of total 280, declared by the J&K election commission. Parihar lost the election to National Conference rival Asim Hashmi from Gundana segment

J&K DDC polls: Gupkar alliance ahead, BJP opens account in Kashmir

In the latest leads, the Gupkar alliance is ahead in 108 seats; the BJP is leading in 60 seats.

J&K DDC poll results: Gupkar alliance maintains lead; BJP ahead in 18 seats

The seven-party Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was ahead in the seat tally in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir by winning or leading in 112 seats out of 280

Jammu and Kashmir records 308 new coronavirus cases, six deaths

The caseload rose to 1,18,803, while six more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,850

PAGD alliance ahead in 73 seats, BJP in 50 in J-K district polls

This is the first election after Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 was revoked last year and it was reorganised into a union territory

Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J&K for fourth consecutive day

Pakistan continued ceasefire violation on the line of control on the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said

Santosh Gangwar lays foundation stone of 100 bedded ESIC hospital in J&K

Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Monday laid the foundation stone of 100 bedded Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital at Ompura, Budgam

Counting of votes for first-ever DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir begins

Counting of votes for the first-ever DDC elections, which concluded on December 19, began at 9 am at all district headquarters across the Union Territory amid tight security

Two terrorists surrender during encounter with security forces in Kashmir

Two terrorists surrendered on Tuesday during an encounter with the security forces in South Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said

J&K authorities detain at least 20 political leaders ahead of poll counting

A day before the counting of votes in the DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities took into preventive custody at least 20 political leaders, including three senior PDP functionaries

J&K DDC polls conclude with voter turnout of 51%; counting on Tuesday

The counting of votes for the DDC polls, which were held along with by-elections to panchayats, will be held on Dec 22

J&K records over 57% polling in seventh phase of DDC elections

State Election Commissioner (SEC) K K Sharma said 57.22 per cent voting was recorded in the seventh phase in the ongoing DDC elections held Wednesday across Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir DDC elections: Voting underway for seventh phase

Polling is underway for the seventh phase of District Development Council elections, for 31 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian army kills two Pak soldiers along LoC opposite J&K's Naushera

Indian Army killed two Pakistan Army soldiers along the Line of Control opposite the Naushera sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, sources said

Hails from PoK, married to ex-militant: Meet J&K poll candidate Somia Sadaf

Somia Sadaf, who is contesting the ongoing DDC (District Development Council) elections in Jammu and Kashmir, is originally from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan- Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

'Gupkar gang' hungry for power, deceiving J-K people, says Smriti Irani

The PAGD is a conglomerate of regional and national political parties in Jammu and Kashmir formed to demand the restoration of Article 370

Two terrorists killed, one held in encounter with security forces in J&K

Two terrorists were killed and another was captured on Sunday in a gunfight with security forces in the higher reaches of Surankote in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said. The terrorists are believed to have infiltrated into this side from across the Line of Control (LoC) about three days back and were heading for south Kashmir's Shopian district when they were intercepted in a snow-bound area along the Mughal Road in the afternoon, the officials said. They said it was a joint group of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists and have been pushed into this side in an apparent attempt to disturb the ongoing district development council (DDC) elections which got a tremendous response from the people, causing frustration to Pakistan. The officials said police, assisted by the Army, launched a joint cordon and search operation in remote Chattapani-Dugran village after getting information about the presence of three suspected terrorists. The terrorists

Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch

Pakistan resorted to an unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district's Degwar sector

26.11% votes cast in sixth phase of Jammu & Kashmir DDC polls till 11 am

Kashmir division recorded an overall polling percentage of 15.98 while Jammu Division recorded 34.77 upto 11:00 am