Budgam: Final phase of Panchayat election ends with no polling on 99% seats
Budgam, Dec 11: With majority of the Sarpanch Halqas and Panch wards in Budgam witnessing no polling in the first eight phases of Panchayat elections; same was repeated on Tuesday in Chadoora and Pakherpora here in the last phase as voting was not held for more than 99 percent seats. Among 39 Sarpanch Halqas and […]
PDD crackdown on consumers in Budgam
Officials didn't dare to enter CRPF camp: Locals
Budgam, Dec 09: People in Budgam Township are up in arms against Power Development Department (PDD) for entering their houses “forcibly” on the pretext of crackdown on illegal power consumption. Locals told Kashmir Images that officials of PDD raided several houses in Ustaad Mohalla on Saturday and took away heaters and boilers. However, a camp […]
Polling held in Rakhshalina, Narbal, BK Pora blocks of Budgam
Rakhshalina (Budgam), Dec 08: Seven polling stations were setup at Government High School Rakhshalina where voting for lone Sarpanch and Panch seats was held on Saturday. Meanwhile, voting was held in Narbal and BK Pora block of Budgam. In BK Pora, a total of 467 (20%) voters turned out to cast their ballots out of […]
After Srinagar ‘Wall of Kindness’ initiative reaches Budgam
Budgam, Dec 07: Making its appearance for the first time in Srinagar early this week, the ‘Wall of Kindness’ initiative reached Budgam as the outer facade of historic Imam Bargah has been turned into a charitable wall by the students of Maktab-e-Babul Ilem here. The welfare spot was set up on Thursday after clothes were […]
Budgam: No polling held in Parnewa, Sukhnag Panchayat blocks
Budgam, Dec 04: Parnewa and Sukhnag Panchayat blocks on Wednesday joined other 11 blocks of Budgam where polling could not be held for most of the seats in the ongoing panchayat elections as only less than seven percent seats went for polls. The overall polling percentage in Parnewa and Sukhnag stood at 13.10 percent with […]
93% seats witness no polling in Nagam and Charar, 9.33% turnout in rest of seats
Budgam, Dec 01: No polling was witnessed in the the majority of Sarpanch Halqas and Panch wards of Nagam and Charar-i-Sharief blocks of Budgam as nearly 93 percent seats either fell vacant or were bagged by candidates without fighting polls on Saturday. Whereas only 15 seats among 206 went for polls in the sixth phase […]
Cab service begins on Budgam-Srinagar route, commuters relieved
Budgam, Nov 30: The long-pending demand of people here to start cab service from Budgam to Srinagar and vice versa via Bemina route has been accepted by the authorities as the service was thrown open on Friday. Commuters, who would immensely suffer and travel to Srinagar via Budgam-Hyderpora road only, can now visit summer capital […]
SK Pora block in Budgam witnesses no polling, Khag records 34.78% for 24 seats among 249
Budgam, Nov 29: No voting took place in Sonoor Kali Pora (SK Pora) block of Budgam district in the fifth phase of Panchayat elections on Thursday. Khag block registered 30.78 percent turnout for the 24 seats among 248, said an official. A total of 13 and 18 candidates were fighting for six Sarpanch and 18 […]
Out of 134, 62 votes cast in lone Sonpah Panch ward in Beerwah
Budgam, Nov 27: Sixty two votes were cast in the lone Panch ward of Sonpah which went for polls on Tuesday in the fourth phase of Panchayat elections in Budgam. “Out of 134 electors, 62 persons exercised their franchise and the turnout in Sonpah stood at 46.26 percent,” officials said. Sonpah Panch seat, which falls […]
Panchayat elections: Only one seat among 350 to go for polls in Budgam
22 Sarpanch and 285 Panch seats vacant
Budgam, Nov 26: It seems the killing of seven youth on the by-poll day for Srinagar parliamentary constituency in April last year has left a deep impact on the electoral participation here as the people have largely preferred to stay away from local body and Panchayat polls. After boycotting the recently held urban local bodies […]
