Opposition has run out of issues: PM Modi in Jharkhand

Seeking a stable government with full majority in Jharkhand, Modi asked people not to hand over power in the state in the hands of "thekedars" (brokers).

"These days leaders of opposition parties are very upset. They have to campaign for the sake of their survival and are going to Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir too. But they don't have any issues against the Modi government. They are repeating their speeches made during the Lok Sabha elections. There is bankruptcy of issues for opposition," Modi said addressing a poll rally here on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister said his government's policies will help the mineral-rich state progress fast and reap benefits of its coal reserves.

Source: Chhattisgarh Hindi News and MP Hindi News

Petrol bomb hurled at polling station in Baramulla

A petrol bomb was hurled at a booth in the early hours on Tuesday. No casualties were reported in the incident, police said.

Barring this incident, polling in all 16 constituencies spread across Budgam, Pulwama and Baramulla districts of the state, was going on peacefully.

Security arrangements in the three districts have been strengthened in the wake of Friday's violence, where 21 persons, including 11 security personnel and eight militants, were killed in four incidents in the Valley.

Source: Chhattisgarh Hindi News and MP Hindi News

J&K elections: Pargwal residents to vote for change

Over 30 villages situated along the Indo-Pak border and banks of river Chenab in Pargwal sector of Chammb Assembly Constituency of Jammu district became the target of heavy Pakistani firing and shelling, forcing their displacement in August and October and subsequently due to floods in September.

"We are trying to get back on track after floods hit us in September and firing displaced us in October. We are yet to get compensation for the damage caused to agriculture land, and properties including house in floods. Our vote will be for change and for government that brings us peace and safety from firing and floods", Surjeet Singh, a farmer in Hamirpur Kona forward belt of Pargwal sector said.

Pargwal sector will go to polls in the last phase of elections in the state on December 20.

The two major elections issues in Pargwal sector, which has a population of nearly 40,000, are cross border firing and floods apart from local development and employment issues.

Source: Chhattisgarh Hindi News and MP Hindi News