Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik has greeted the people on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child. In his message the Governor has appealed to people to join global efforts to ensure a world free of discrimination for young women and girls and fight against the disadvantages and discriminations borne by girls everywhere. […]
Srinagar: The percentage of polling till 2 pm in the second phase of urban local bodies polls was recorded 28.64 and 5.18 percent respectively in Sumbal and Watergam areas of northern Kashmir. In Sumbal, officials said, the male votes were recorded 1203 while female votes recorded stood at 1074 taking the total tally to 2277. […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik Wednesday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed the situation in the state, where the elections to the urban local bodies are underway, officials said. During the half-an-hour meeting, the governor apprised Singh about the law and order in the state, particularly in militancy-wracked Kashmir Valley. The […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday said that has arrested four students linked to Jaish-e-Muhammad and Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind. A police spokespersons said that “in a joint operation Punjab Police and J&K police picked up four students linked to AGH/JeM from Jalandhar, Punjab.” He said that arms, ammunition and explosives were recovered from their […]
Srinagar: A Bangladeshi court Wednesday sentenced 19 people to death and 19 others, including former premier Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, to life imprisonment in the 2004 grenade attack that killed 24 people and injured 500 others, including the then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina. The attack on an Awami League rally on August 21, 2004 […]
Srinagar: While several areas of Kashmir valley went to polls on Wednesday, no polling took place in any of the three municipalities of Central Kashmir’s Budgam in phase two as there was either no candidate or no opponent in any of the three municipalities. The municipalities include Chrar-e-Shareef, Magam and Beerwah which consist of 39 […]
Srinagar: Over 1700 people have cast their votes for the elections of the municipal committee Sumbal in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday till 12 noon. Officials said that 1754 votes have been polled till 12 noon today. Out of these, 939 were male and 815 eligible female voters. The poll percentage stands at 14.16 […]
Srinagar: About two per cent of the electorate voted in the first five hours of polling in 49 wards of urban local bodies in militancy-wracked Kashmir Valley, where elections are being held amid tight security, officials said Wednesday. Voting for the second of the four-phased elections in the Valley began at 6 am and will […]
Srinagar: Municipal Committee Sumbal in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday recorded a poll percentage of 18.41 5 at 11 am. Officials said that till 11 in the morning 803 male voters cast their votes while 661 females exercised their franchise. They said that the total votes polled were 1464 thus taking the overall percentage […]
Srinagar: Seventeen polling centres in Srinagar, the capital city of Kashmir have recorded zero percentage of votes till 10:30 am on Wednesday as the polling began for second phase. The centres include five polling booths at Caset School in Karannagar, two at government middle school Muniwarabad, two at R&B office at Karanagar, six at Tiny […]
