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J&K: First DDC Elections to be Held after Abrogation of Article 370
Jammu & Kashmir will be conducting its first District Development Council (DDC) elections from November 28, since the scrapping off of Article 370 in August 2019. The eight-phased election will continue till December 9 with a turnout expectancy of seven lakh voters in 2,146 polling booths across Kashmir and Jammu division. The contest among People's Alliance, the BJP and Altaf Bukhari's Apni Party will be held using ballot papers.
Tags: Jammu & Kashmir, District Development Council, People's Alliance, Bhartiya Janata Party
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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BJP General Secretary CT Ravi Calls For Renaming JNU After Vivekananda
BJP general secretary CT Ravi on November 16 stirred a controversy by his tweet that suggested to rename Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as Swami Vivekananda University. The former Karnataka minister Ravi said, "It is Swami Vivekananda who stood for the 'Idea of Bharat’." The tweet came out as the latest development after JNU students protested the unveiling of a Vivekananda statue by PM Narendra Modi in the campus.
Tags: Bhartiya Janata Party, CT Ravi, Twitter, JNU
Courtesy: The News Minute
