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Omar Abdullah, vice president of the National Conference (NC), is contesting the Ganderbal Assembly seat, a constituency with deep personal and familial significance, having been represented in the past by his grandfather Sheikh Abdullah, father Farooq Abdullah, and himself. Ganderbal, located in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, is one of the Assembly segments forming the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Major political parties contesting in the constituency include the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP), and Congress. 
 
In the 2014 elections, the seat was won by JKNC’s Ishfaq Ahmad Sheikh, while in 2008, Omar
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J&K terror attack: Vital infra targeted, Shah pledges action; key updates

The terrorists opened indiscriminate fire on workers from a private company at the under-construction Z-Morh tunnel in J&K's Gund area, which connects Gagangeer to Sonamarg in central Kashmir

J&K terror attack: Vital infra targeted, Shah pledges action; key updates
Updated On : 21 Oct 2024 | 9:51 AM IST

J&K: Terror attack in Ganderbal kills doctor, 6 labourers at tunnel site

A doctor and six labourers were killed when terrorists struck a tunnel-construction site on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Sunday, officials said. The unidentified terrorists carried out the attack when the labourers and other staff working on the tunnel project at Gund in Ganderbal had returned to their camp late in the evening, the officials said. They said the terrorists -- believed to be at least two -- opened indiscriminate fire on the group of labourers that included both locals and non-locals. While two labourers died on the spot, four others and the doctor succumbed to their injuries subsequently, the officials said, adding that five people are undergoing treatment for injuries. The deceased have been identified as Dr Shahnawaz, Faheem Nazir, Kaleem, Mohammad Hanif, Shashi Abrol, Anil Shukla and Gurmeet Singh. Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to track down the attackers, the officials

J&K: Terror attack in Ganderbal kills doctor, 6 labourers at tunnel site
Updated On : 21 Oct 2024 | 7:34 AM IST