34.61% voter turnout registered in Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency: CEO ’

34.61% voter turnout registered in Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency: CEO ’

JAMMU: The Baramulla parliamentary constituency registered 34.61 percent polling while for Jammu it was registered at 72.61 percent. The first phase of polling in Jammu and Baramulla Parliamentary constituencies of J&K with a total voter turnout of 57.31 percent. Addressing media persons here at a Press Conference,  Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)  J&K Shailendra Kumar said […]

Student killed during clashes at Qaziabad Handwara

Student killed during clashes at Qaziabad Handwara

Srinagar: A seventh class student was killed after forces opened fire during clashes with the youth in north Kashmir’s Mandigam area of Qaziabad Handwara. Local reports identified the slain as Owais Ahmad Mir, son of Mushtaq Ahmad, a resident of Mandigam Qaziabad . Reports said that the youth in the area were protesting and also […]

Naxals trigger IED blast near polling booth in Maharashtra

Naxals trigger IED blast near polling booth in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Naxals triggered an IED blast near a polling booth in Maharashtra’s Gadchroli district Thursday while voting for the Lok Sabha poll was underway, police said. There were no casualties, a police official said. The IED (improvised explosive device) blast took place around 10.30 am in Waghezari area, around 150 metres from the polling booth where […]

Lok Sabha polls: Sopore records lowest turnout till 3pm

Lok Sabha polls: Sopore records lowest turnout till 3pm

Srinagar: Sopore town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district recorded lowest turnout till 3 PM in all Constituencies for Baramulla seat in Lok Sabha polls where election is underway. As per the official statement 3376 votes were casted out of 111928 votes in Sopore till 3 PM which is lowest turnout among all constituencies so far for […]

French Ambassador rejects reports of Pakistan pilots training on Rafale

French Ambassador rejects reports of Pakistan pilots training on Rafale

Srinagar: French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler on Thursday dismissed as “fake news” reports that a batch of Pakistani pilots was trained on Rafale fighter jets being procured by Qatari Air Force. American aviation industry website ainonline.Com reported that the first batch of pilots trained on the Rafale fighter jet for Qatar in November 2017 were Pakistani […]