Phase one of LS polls draws 62.37% voting; figures likely to go up: EC
World’s biggest electoral exercise begins in India New Delhi: An aggregate 62.37 percent voter turnout was recorded in phase one of the Lok Sabha polls on Friday covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories amid sporadic incidents of violence at some places and an accidental explosion of a grenade launcher shell in Chhattisgarh […]
Rains fail to deter voters as 65% polling recorded till 5 pm in Udhampur LS
Jammu: An estimated 65 percent of the total 16.23 lakh registered voters cast their ballot by 5 pm on Friday in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Udhampur, officials said, as Jammu and Kashmir witnessed an incident-free polling in what was its first major electoral battle since the abrogation of Article 370 in […]
Two labourers die after falling into trench in Kulgam
Kulgam: Two labourers died while two were rescued after they slipped and fell into a trench in Chakpora area of south Kashmir’ Kulgam on Friday, officials said. An official said that they were working in the trench when suddenly they slipped and fell into it, news agency KNO reported. “Soon after the incident police and […]
First-timers, newlyweds among early voters in Udhampur Lok Sabha seat vote
Udhampur/Jammu: Several newly-wed couples turned up at polling stations in wedding attire to cast their votes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur constituency which went to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Accompanied by his friends dressed in traditional attires, a groom in ‘sherwani’ and colourful headgear was among the first […]
Returning officer stands in queue to cast his vote in Udhampur
Jammu: In an unusual scene, the returning officer of the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency on Friday exercised his franchise after standing in a queue and waiting for his turn at a polling station in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Rakesh Minhas (34), who originally hails from Punjab, came to a polling station set […]
Women throng ‘pink booths’ in Doda to cast their votes
Doda/Jammu: Amid multi-tier security arrangements, ‘Nari Shakti’ (women power) was on display at the all-women staffed booths known as ‘pink booths’, in the Doda district of the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency. These ‘pink booths’ attracted more women voters, especially from the Muslim community. More than 22 percent of voters exercised their franchise in the first […]
If elected, PDP candidates will become voice of J&K’s people in Parliament: Mufti
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates, if elected, will raise the issues of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and become their voice in the Parliament, party chief Mehbooba Mufti said here on Friday. Mufti made the remarks at a press conference at the party headquarters while releasing the manifesto for the Parliamentary polls. “Since […]
DPAP leader Parray files nomination from Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat
Srinagar: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) leader Mohammad Saleem Parray on Friday filed nomination papers from the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency in which is going to polls in the third phase of elections on May 07. Accompanied by DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad and other leaders of the party, Parray filed the nomination papers before […]
25 candidates file nomination papers from Anantnag-Rajouri LS segment
Srinagar: A total of 25 candidates have submitted nomination papers from Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency, which will go to polls on May 7, officials said on Friday. “A total of 28 nomination papers have been received. Three candidates have submitted two nomination papers each, so we have 25 candidates,” Anantnag Deputy Commissioner Syed Fakhruddin, who […]
HC closes PIL seeking compensation for people affected by Kishenganga HEP in Gurez
Srinagar: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh Friday closed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the Union of India to suitably compensate the people affected by the Kishenganga Hydroelectric Project constructed by NHPC, India’s national hydropower power utility, in Gurez Valley of Kashmir. The PIL among other reliefs also demanded certain […]
