75.2% turnout in Phase III of Panchayat Polls-2018
55.7% votes polled in Kashmir division, 83% in Jammu division
Srinagar, Nov 24: In the Phase-III of Panchayat Polls held today, 75.2 percent electors exercised their franchise across the state. According to the Chief Electoral Officer J&K, ShaleenKabra, an overwhelming 83 percent polling was witnessed in Jammu division and 55.7 percent in Kashmir division. Giving district-wise details, Kabra said that Kupwara witnessed 59.7 percent Bandipora […]
EX-Army officer killed, several others injured in poll violence in Doda
Bhaderwah/Jammu, Nov 24: An Ex-Army officer was killed and several others were injured in a clash between rival groups at a polling booth during the third phase of the panchayat elections in Doda district on Saturday. Clashes erupted between the two groups in Joura panchayat in the district, Bhaderwah ASP Rajinder Singh said. Honorary captain (retd) Mohd […]
2 injured in separate firing incidents succumb
Omar, Mehbooba demand probe into Budgam civilian’s killing
Srinagar, Nov 24: A civilian, injured in a firing incident near an Army camp in Budgam district of Central Kashmir, succumbed to injuries on Saturday. Another girl who was injured in a shootout in South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Thursday also passed away. Ishfaq Ahmad Ganaieof Magrayporawas injured in the firing near the camp of Army’s […]
BJP pitches for ‘alternative’ political dispensation which is nationalist, pro-democracy
Jammu, Nov 24: The BJP said on Saturday the time has come to establish an alternative political dispensation in Jammu and Kashmir, which is “nationalist and pro-democracy in true sense”. BJP national vice-president and the party’s in-charge in Jammu and Kashmir AvinashRaiKhanna claimed that the people of the state have lost faith in the Congress […]
JRL calls for candlelight, torch processions Sunday
Srinagar, Nov 24: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has appealed people to hold candlelight and torch processions tomorrow after ‘Magrib’ (evening) prayers against the “ongoing killing spree in Kashmir.” JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and incarcerated Muhammad Yasin Malik Saturday strongly condemned the “barbarism let loose against the people of Kashmir by government […]
Wagah, Kashmir route options being mulled for Kartarpur Corridor: Indian Envoy
Islamabad, Nov 23: Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan Ajay Bisaria on Friday said both India and Pakistan were on the same page regarding the opening of Kartarpur Corridor and the decision about the crossing route would be finalised after deliberations between the two countries, DawnNewsTV reported. “We have two models — either Wagah border or […]
Manmohan Singh welcomes decision to develop Kartarpur corridor
New Delhi, Nov 24: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh Saturday welcomed the building of the Kartarpur corridor, linking India’s border district of Gurdaspur with the historic GurdwaraDarbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan. Asked about Prime Minister NarendraModi’s comments that the corridor will act as a bridge between the people of the two countries, Singh, however, cautioned […]
Pak invites Swaraj to attend ceremony of Kartarpur corridor
Islamabad, Nov 24: Pakistan has invited External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj to visit the country to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday. A long-pending demand of the Sikh community to build a religious corridor linking India’s border district of Gurdaspur with a historic gurudwara in Pakistan […]
South Kashmir shuts to mourn militant killings
Srinagar, Nov 24: Shutdown was observed in south Kashmir districts today to mourn the killings of six militants in a gunfight with the government forces in Bijbehara yesterday. Reports said that complete shutdown was observed in Anantnag, Kulgam and Pulwama districts while Shopian remained partially shut. Six militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba and HizbulMujahideen outfits were killed […]
Militant hideout busted in Awantipora: Police
Srinagar, Nov 24: Government forces on Saturday claimed to have busted a hideout of the militants in Panzgam village of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A hideout of Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) militant outfit was busted during a joint operation by the police and Army’s 55 Rashtriya Rifles, said an official. […]
