Six injured in clash outside polling station in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Six persons including four women suffered minor injuries in a clash between supporters of two candidates outside a polling station in Mendhar sub-division in Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. However, the voting at the polling station in the Shahpur sector continued without any disruption as police intervened and separated the clashing groups, they […]
Displaced Kashmiri Pandits vote for homeland, peace in Kashmir
Jammu: Displaced Kashmiri Pandits turned out enthusiastically in large numbers to vote for the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency at various polling stations in Jammu, seeking peace and the establishment of their ‘homeland’ in the Kashmir Valley. In the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections for Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, nearly 52 per cent of the […]
Livelihood can wait, voting cannot: Ponywallahs keep tourists waiting during voting
Pahalgam: They are often seen jostling with each other to pick up tourists for pony rides in this south Kashmir resort but on Saturday the ponywallahs decided to make visitors wait. They had to cast their vote for the polls to the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir in the sixth round of […]
BJP chief votes in Rajouri, thanks people for strengthening democracy
Rajouri/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday exercised his franchise in his home constituency in Rajouri district and thanked the voters for turning up in large numbers to strengthen democracy in the Union Territory. Rajouri is part of the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency where polling is underway in the sixth phase of […]
Police arrests a notorious drug peddler in Pulwama
Srinagar: Police in Pulwama arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession. A vehicle used in the crime has also been seized, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that a police party intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number JK13H-0836 at a checkpoint established at Gangoo Crossing. During search, 7.58 grams of […]
Police books notorious drug smuggler under PIT NDPS Act
Srinagar: Police booked a woman notorious drug smuggler under PIT NDPS Act in Baramulla after obtaining formal detention order from competent authority, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that the notorious woman drug smuggler identified as Muskaan Begum wife of Irfan Ahmad Sheikh resident of Dewanbagh Baramulla has been booked under PIT-NDPS Act after […]
Police destroys Poppy cultivation in Handwara
Srinagar: Police along with civil administration launched a special drive against illegal cultivation of Poppy in Bonibath Vilgam Handwara, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 32/2024 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Vilgam and investigation has been initiated, he added.
Police books miscreant under PSA in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police in Baramulla booked a person identified as Bilal Ahmad Shalla @Jana son of Ghulam Qadir resident of Stadium Colony Baramulla under Public Safety Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent Authority, a police spokesman said Saturday. The booked person has been detained and subsequently lodged in District Jail Udhampur, he said.
Panzath Qazigund residents voted for promotion of Tourism, up-gradation of school
Anantnag: The residents of Panzath area of Qazigund in south Kashmir on Saturday said that they have voted so that the area witnesses promotion of various spots as tourism destinations. The voters of the area said that they voted for the promotion as tourism sector in the area as so far only Panzath has been […]
Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha Election: ECI establishes 163 special polling stations to enhance electoral experience
SRINAGAR: With an aim to ensure maximum voter participation besides making the electoral process pleasant and enriching, the Election Commission of India (ECI) had established 163 special polling stations of different categories for voters in Anantnag- Rajouri Parliamentary Constituency (PC) which went for polling today in the sixth phase and last phase of general elections […]
