Touching 60% polling, north Kashmir, and in Budgam, democracy wins with a bang
Bla-Kup-Bgm LS seat witnesses highest turnout after 47 years 120-year-old man of Sopore, 115 year-old-woman of Kupwara among elderly who voted… Baramulla: Baramulla-Kupwara-Budgam LS seat Thursday scripted history by recording 59 percent voting, which can go up with fresh data, highest ever in the electoral history of the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat since 1967 when […]
LG congratulates people, stakeholders on high voter turnout
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha congratulated the people and all the stakeholders on the high voter turnout in Baramulla parliamentary constituency. In a tweet, the LG said: “High voter turnout, over 58% in Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency, is very encouraging and shows the people’s determination and unwavering faith in democracy. I congratulate and thank the people […]
Restoration of J&K statehood is “solemn promise” we have made, will stand by it: PM Modi
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government has made a “solemn promise” for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and will stand by it, adding the Centre was working very hard to create the right conditions. Noting that the record voter turnout in Srinagar is one of the “most gratifying things” he has […]
Engineer Rashid’s two sons cast their first votes for ‘truth, justice’
Langate: Having led the election campaign for their father, currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail in a terror-funding case, Engineer Rashid’s two sons — both first-time voters — exercised their franchise with the hope of seeing him emerge successful from the electoral contest and walk out of prison. Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid, a […]
Give up arms, return to family: Militant’s brother says to him from polling booth
Baramulla, May 20 (PTI) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant’s brother appealed to him to surrender in the interest of peace after he cast his vote here in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency on Monday. Rouf Ahmad Lone is the brother of Umar Lone, an active LeT militant, who is wanted in several militancy-related cases. “Voting is […]
Govt announces one-day state mourning on May 21 over Iran president’s death
New Delhi: A one-day state mourning will be observed across India on Tuesday as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the Union Home Ministry has announced. The national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is regularly flown across India and there […]
LG, Omar, Mufti condole death of Iranian President in helicopter crash
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has condoled the passing away of Iran’s President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister H. Amir-Abdollahian. In a tweet, the LG said: “Deeply saddened by the passing away of Iran’s President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi & Foreign Minister H. Amir-Abdollahian. We pray to the almighty to give families strength […]
Chief Secretary reviews security scenario
Committee formed to devise SOPs for safety of tourists, civilians, political workers Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high level meeting of civil and police administration to review the security scenario prevailing in J&K in the wake of ensuing tourist season and ongoing election process in the Union Territory, an official press release […]
HC asks KU to pay Rs one lakh as damages to student for having wrongly failed him in examination
Srinagar: The High Court of J&K & Ladakh has directed the University of Kashmir to pay Rs one lakh as damages to a student for its “mindless action of wrongly applying the re-evaluation statute” and failing him in the examination. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani while disposing of the case of Abdul Basit, a bachelor’s student […]
Delhi HC reduces 5 ‘radicalised OGWs’ life term to 10 years
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday reduced to 10 years the life term awarded to allegedly “highly-radicalised over ground workers” of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in a case lodged under the anti-terror law probed by the NIA. A bench headed by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait observed that the five appellants, who had pleaded […]
