Sopore: Despite brisk polling at majority of the polling booths across north Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency, not a single vote has been cast in Brath village of Sopore on Thursday. Officials said that the village recorded zero voter turnout till 1 pm. Brath is a volatile area and according to police sources the village has six active […]
Srinagar: A lady has been injured after clashes broke out between government forces and protesters in Palhallan area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. According to reports protesters took to streets and pelted stones on the polling booth set up in the area. “In the ensuing clashes one lady has been injured,” they […]
Srinagar: 14.45 per cent voter turnout was witnessed in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday till 12 noon. Official sources said that out of 108538 registered voters in main Bandipora constituency 10835 voters turned out to cast their votes till noon. Similarly out of 105802 registered voters in Sumabl constituency 19230 came out to exercise […]
Srinagar: A voter turn out of 11.84 per cent was recorded in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Thursday till 11 am. Official sources said that 16473 votes were cast in Sumbal area of the district while 9288 votes were cast in main Bandipora till 11 am. Similarly 1414 votes were cast in Gurez taking the […]
Srinagar: A group of international journalists, mostly based in India, as well as the ambassadors and defence attachés of various countries on Wednesday visited the impact site of the Feb 26 Indian airspace violation near Jabba, Balakot, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, announced late last evening. Director General (DG) […]
Srinagar: Kashmir is observing a complete shutdown on Thursday to protest against polling for first phase of Lok Sabha elections in the Valley and NIA action against Hurriyat Conference leaders. Shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed due to the strike while attendance in government and private offices was thin. Public transport remained off the […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Thursday urged people of north Kashmir to go out and vote. “To all the voters in Baramulla, Kupwara & Bandipore districts please go out & vote. Your vote is an opportunity to choose a representative who will espouse our causes […]
Jammu: The Civil Secretariat, the seat of the Jammu and Kashmir government, will close here on April 26 and reopen in Srinagar summer capital on May 6 as part of the biannual ‘Darbar Move’, a practice started by Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1872. “The Civil Secretariat and other Darbar Move offices will close in Jammu on […]
Jammu: Lashing out at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly instigating people to defy a ban of vehicular movement on the national highway connecting Jammu with Srinagar, the BJP Wednesday demanded that she be arrested for trying to create law and order problem. “FIR should been registered against former CM Mehbooba Mufti for statements to instigate […]
Srinagar: Polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections started for the Baramulla seat on Thursday morning. Unprecedented security arrangements have been put in place by the authorities and the election commission, to ensure peaceful polls. The polling started at 7AM and will culminate at 6 PM later today. Reports said that people in […]
