DDC Elections: Over 3 per cent polling recorded in three panchayat blocks in Bandipora till 9 am

Bandipora, Nov 28: Over 3 per cent polling has been recorded in three panchayat blocks that went to polls on Saturday for district development council elections in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. An official said that three panchayat blocks have recorded 3.72 per cent polling till 9 am. Pertinently, in the first phase of DDC elections, […]
Amid tight security arrangements, polling begins

Srinagar, Nov 28: Amid tight security arrangements, voting has begun for 43 segments of district development council in Jammu & Kashmir. An official said that polling has begun at 7: 00 am in all 43 segments. In the election, Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration comprising National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party, Peoples Conference and other parties […]
First phase of DDC polls to be held today

Srinagar/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is all set to witness its first elections since being reorganised as a union territory last year with the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls beginning on Saturday, officials said. They said by-elections to 12,153 panchayat constituencies are also taking place along with the DDC polls. Out of these, 11,814 are […]
DDC poll days declared as holidays
Jammu: Government on Friday announced holidays for scheduled election days of DDC and Sarpanch bye-elections across Jammu and Kashmir. An order in this regard issued reads that “Public holiday shall be observed in the respective Gram Panchayat(s)/Municipal Bodies on the day of Poll, on account of Elections to District Development Councils and Panchayats/Municipal Bodies Bye-elections […]
SEC appeals people to cast their vote
JAMMU: State Election Commissioner K K Sharma Friday asked people to come out and cast their vote during the DDC and panchayat polls being held Saturday. Briefing the media about the arrangements being done to conduct the DDC elections and Panchs/Sarpanchs by-polls in smooth and peaceful manner, the SEC said that there are total 280 […]
Annual urs of Dastgeer Sahab (RA) observed across Kashmir
Srinagar: Thousands of devotes on Friday participated in the special congregational prayers at Dastgeer Sahab shrine in Khanyar and Sarai Bala areas of Srinagar where annual Urs of the 11th century Sufi saint, Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA), known as Dastageer Sahib, was observed with religious fervor Friday. The Urs was observed with religious […]
COVID-19: Eight more casualties reported, 565 test positive
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded eight fresh deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 1,676 while as 565 positive cases were reported taking the tally of positive cases to 108,871. Of the exact number of 108,3871 cases, 65,223 are from Kashmir and 43,648 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 565 […]
Kashmir shivers as chill increases
Sub-zero temp recorded at several places
Srinagar: Kashmir experienced a dry but cold weather on Friday with Pahalgam tourist resort in Anantnag district being the coldest recorded place in the Union Territory at minus 6.5 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department said. A MeT Department official said while the day temperature was almost around the normal for this part of the season […]
Initiative for youth: Lt Guv announces livelihood programme in Transport Sector
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday announced a customized Youth Livelihood Programme for Transport sector, an official spokesman said here. He said that the announcement was made as a follow up to the Lt Guv’s commitment to manifest the decisions and plan evolved during the Youth Engagement and Outreach Conference organized by Mission Youth on […]
850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project cleared
5300 crore project to be executed in Joint Venture
JAMMU: The J&K Administrative Council in its meeting here Friday approved the proposal for development of 850 MW Rattle Hydroelectric Project in Joint Venture Mode by NHPC and JKSPDC. The Rs 5300 crore project would be executed by a new Joint Venture Company-Jammu Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited to be formed between the JK Power Development […]