Phase 2 of LS polls draw nearly 61% voter turnout; polling complete in 14 states, UTs
New Delhi: Voter turnout of 60.96 percent was recorded till 7 pm in phase two of the Lok Sabha elections held on Friday across 88 constituencies spread in 13 states, the Election Commission said. The poll panel described the voting as “peaceful”. In the second phase of Lok Sabha elections of 2019 held in 95 […]
Jammu Lok Sabha segment records 71.92% voter turnout
Srinagar: The polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in the Jammu constituency ended with an overall voter turnout of nearly 72 percent. Across various Assembly segments of the Parliamentary constituency, voters, especially youth and first time voters, were seen standing in queues much ahead of the scheduled time for polling. The Election […]
Lok Sabha Elections-2024: Candidature of 29 found valid, 10 nominations rejected for Srinagar seat
Srinagar: The scrutiny of nomination papers for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat was held Friday in the office of the Returning Officer 02-Srinagar Parliamentary constituency (DC Office Complex Srinagar). During the scrutiny of all 39 nomination papers received, 29 nominations were found valid as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India, an official […]
Two terrorists killed, 2 Army personnel injured in Sopore gunbattle
LeT commander Saifullah among those killed Sopore: Two LeT terrorists were killed while as many Army personnel got injured in an encounter in Sopore area of Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. The encounter began on Thursday at Check Mohalla Nowpora in Sopore. After the night’s lull, a fresh exchange of firing took place on […]
Srinagar boat tragedy: Minor boy’s body retrieved after 11 days
Srinagar: The body of a minor boy, who had drowned after a boat capsized in River Jhelum in Gandbal area of Srinagar 11 days ago, was retrieved from the river on Friday afternoon near Raj Bagh, officials said. An official said the body of the boy — Farhan Waseem Parray, son of Waseem Parray, resident […]
Separatist ideology ‘dead’ in J&K, people have realised its futility: Sajad Lone
‘Kashmiris are ready to be part of India as dignified citizens, not as unequal Indians’ Srinagar: The ideology of separatism is “dead” in Jammu and Kashmir as people realised it is futile, Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC) chief Sajad Gani Lone said. In a freewheeling interview with PTI, Lone called for an end to […]
NCPCR seeks probe against ‘use of school children in election campaign’ by Mufti
New Delhi: The apex child rights body NCPCR has asked the Election Commission to initiate a probe into the alleged use of schoolgoing children for election campaigning by former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti in the Rajouri-Anantnag parliamentary constituency. The action followed a report received by the Commission indicating that children were involved […]
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti ask EC to not postpone polls in Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat
Srinagar/Jammu: NC leader Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked the Election Commission not to postpone polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. The former chief ministers made the appeal after the EC sought a report from Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and the Chief Electoral Officer on representations submitted by some parties […]
Over 50 houses, power infra damaged as land sinks in Ramban
Banihal: More than 50 houses, four electricity towers, a receiving station, and a main road were damaged in Ramban district due to sinking of a road, officials said on Friday. Ramban Deputy Commissioner Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary visited the Pernote village, five kms from the district headquarters, on Friday morning and assured assistance to the affected families […]
At SCO Defence Ministers meet, India calls for zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism
New Delhi: India on Friday emphasised on the need to adopt a “zero-tolerance approach” towards terrorism in all its forms for prosperity and development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states, officials said. Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane put forth New Delhi’s assertion in this regard as he participated in the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting […]
