LS Polls: 11.84 per cent voters exercise franchise in Bandipora till 11 am
Srinagar: A voter turn out of 11.84 per cent was recorded in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Thursday till 11 am. Official sources said that 16473 votes were cast in Sumbal area of the district while 9288 votes were cast in main Bandipora till 11 am.Similarly 1414 votes were cast in Gurez taking the aggregate […]
Indian students urged to ‘exercise due diligence’ before taking admission in US varsities
Washington (PTI) Students from India are advised to “exercise their due diligence” before seeking admission into American universities, the Indian Embassy here has said, months after over 100 Indians landed in trouble for enroling at a fake educational institution set up by US authorities to expose immigration fraud. In the unusual advisory, Indian students are advised […]
Valley shuts on JRL call
Srinagar(PTI): Life in Kashmir was disrupted Thursday due to a strike called by separatists to protest against polling for first phase of Lok Sabha elections in the Valley and NIA action against Hurriyat Conference leaders and their kin. Shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed due to the strike while attendance in government […]
Choose wisely: Omar Abdullah appeals voters
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Thursday urged people of north Kashmir to go out and vote. “To all the voters in Baramulla, Kupwara & Bandipore districts please go out & vote. Your vote is an opportunity to choose a representative who will espouse our […]
BJP demands Mehbooba Mufti’s arrest for ‘instigating’ Kashmiris
Jammu: Lashing out at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly instigating people to defy a ban of vehicular movement on the national highway connecting Jammu with Srinagar, the BJP Wednesday demanded that she be arrested for trying to create law and order problem. “FIR should been registered against former CM Mehbooba Mufti for statements to […]
LS polls: 11 percent votes cast till 9 am
Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday said that the 11.43% of electorate have exercised their franchise upto 9 a.m. In Jammu Constituency Jammu recorded 14.12%, Samba 16.52%. Rajouri 11.88% and Poonch 12.98% of poolling. In Baramulla Constituency, Baramulla had 5.80%. Kupwara 7.98%, Bandipora 5.97%, and migrants casted 10.24% votes till 9 am. “Overall […]
Modi congratulates Netanyahu who looks set for another term as Israel PM
New Delhi (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday congratulated his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu who appears to be headed towards a victory in parliamentary polls in his country. Calling Netanyahu a “great friend of India”, Modi said he would like to take the bilateral ties to newer heights with his Israeli friend. “My dear friend Bibi, […]
Clear who Pak wants as India’s next PM: Left parties attack Modi
New Delhi: The Left parties Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over comments made by his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan in support of the BJP and said with this statement the neighbouring country has made it clear who it wants as India’s next PM. CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said that Khan’s statement raised […]
LS Polls 2019: Day before voting authorities open Gurez-Bandipora road
Srinagar: The Gurez-Bandipora road has been thrown open for one way vehicular movement just a day ahead of polls in the region. “This is for the first time that despite of record high snowfall in this winter the Bandipur Gurez road has been thrown open in second week of April itself. Its a great achievement […]
J&K HCBA extends support to JRL’s shutdown call
Srinagar: J&K High Court Bar Association on Wednesday termed holding of Parliamentary Elections in J&K ‘a futile exercise’ and has extended support to the shutdown call given by Joint Resistance Leadership on April 11 and for respective areas on polling day. “Elections in the past, have not helped in the ‘resolution of the Kashmir dispute, […]