MeT says ‘heatwave’ to continue for 3 more days as night temp rises in J&K
Srinagar: Amid forecast for continuation of “heatwave” in plains of both Jammu and Kashmir divisions, night temperature recorded an increase in J&K on Sunday, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS that generally dry weather is expected till May 28 even through possibility of thundershower activity at isolated places cannot be ruled out. […]
South Kashmir’s Date With Democracy
Anantnag-Rajouri LS constituency registers 53% turnout; overall aggregate turnout for 5 Lok Sabha seats in J&K stands at 58%: CEO Srinagar: From 9 per cent in 2019 LS polls, south Kashmir, minus Rajouri-Poonch segments, recorded nearly 43% polling today with Kulgam recording the lowest, 32%. The LS seat now constitutes 11 constituencies from south Kashmir […]
Six injured in clash outside polling station in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Six persons including four women suffered minor injuries in a clash between supporters of two candidates outside a polling station in Mendhar sub-division in Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. However, the voting at the polling station in the Shahpur sector continued without any disruption as police intervened and separated the clashing groups, they […]
Will initiate process of holding assembly polls in J&K very soon: CEC Kumar
New Delhi: Encouraged by the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission will “very soon” initiate the process of holding assembly polls in the Union Territory, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. He also told PTI Videos that the people of Jammu and Kashmir deserve their […]
LG congratulates people for historic turnout in polls
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has congratulated the people and all the stakeholders on the “historic turnout” in the Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary Constituency polls. He also commended the Jammu & Kashmir Police and security forces for elaborate security management during polls in all five Parliamentary constituencies of the Union Territory. In a tweet, the LG said: […]
Mufti alleges PDP workers detained on polling day, holds protest; police ‘lathicharge’ crowd
Claims outgoing calls on her mobile number suspended Bijbehara: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday staged a protest outside a police station in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, where polling was held in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, against alleged detention of her party workers and polling agents. She also claimed that outgoing calls […]
In Kulgam stronghold, CPI(M) veteran Tarigami says people voting to register their protest
Tarigam: In the midst of intense political activities in the Kashmir Valley and despite the presence of Jamaat-e-Islami strongholds in the area, Kulgam stands firm as a bastion of the hammer, sickle and star of the CPI(M). Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami, the CPI(M) state secretary and a four-time Kulgam MLA, actively campaigned for Mian Altaf Ahmad– […]
J&K BJP chief votes in Rajouri; thanks people for strengthening democracy
Rajouri: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday exercised his franchise in his home constituency in Rajouri district and thanked the voters for turning up in large numbers to strengthen democracy in the Union Territory. “This is the festival of democracy and we are thankful to the people of Jammu and Kashmir for […]
Name not in voters’ list, claim non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits
Mattan: Many non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits expressed anguish on Saturday, claiming that their names were not in the voters’ list, and termed it an “unfortunate” incident with a group that remained in the Kashmir region despite the turbulent militancy-period of the 1990s. The matter pertained to a polling station set up at the Government Higher Secondary […]
Updated: Four tourists die in Kulgam road accident; LG expresses grief
Tourist slips to death in Sonamarg Srinagar: Four tourists from Punjab died and three injured when their car skidded off the road in Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday. The incident took place in the Nipora area of the south Kashmir district, the officials said, adding that all seven tourists were in an SUV (PB47F-8687) […]
