Hope NC, PDP quit ‘friendship’ with India, says Lashkar
Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Mehmood Shah on Tuesday paid tribute to Kashmiris for “boycotting” the elections. “The elections were nothing other than a drama by the Indian government. The lowest ever turnout in elections have proved to the world that the people of Jammu Kashmir are on one page to get freedom,” LeT spokesperson Dr Abdullah […]
SHRC seeks details of people killed, injured in road accidents during current year
Srinagar: Taking suo-moto cognizance of the last week’s deadly accident which claimed 22 lives in Ramban district, the State Human Rights Commission on Tuesday directed IGP Traffic J&K to provide details of road mishaps in the State from January 1 till date. The details shall include a number of persons killed and injured, Chairperson of the […]
Fuel price hike: Petrol price up to Rs 82.26 in Delhi, diesel Rs 74.11
New Delhi: Fuel price witnessed a hike once again on Tuesday morning across the four metros. Petrol price touched Rs 82.26 in Delhi following a hike of 23 paisa, while diesel was being sold at Rs 74.11 after a 29 paisa hike. In Mumbai, petrol price went up by 23 paisa and was being sold […]
Jammu, Ladakh see turn out in good numbers
Jammu: The boycott of urban local body polls by several political parties, including the PDP and the NC, failed to dampen the spirit of voters in the Jammu and the Ladakh regions as they came out in large numbers to vote in the first phase of elections on Monday. Long queues of enthusiastic voters were […]
Elections violated definition of democratic process: JRL
Says representatives not known to public
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Monday appreciated people’s rejection and boycott of the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in J&K and the exemplary complete protest shutdown against it. According to a statement issued here, JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik said that “this election has violated the very […]
Kashmir shuts on poll day
Srinagar: Normal life was hit in the Kashmir Valley Monday due to a strike called by the separatists against the holding of the local bodies’ polls, the first phase of which began Monday morning across the state. Shops, business establishments, private offices and fuel stations remained closed here in the summer capital of Jammu and […]
Independent candidate accuses policemen of casting bogus votes
Bandipora: An independent candidate on Monday accused the Congress party of resorting to bogus voting in Ward No. 14 of Bandipora municipal committee. Muhammad Akram Wani who is contesting ULB polls from Ward No. 14 of Bandipora municipal committee alleged that some policemen cast their votes early morning. He alleged that the “bogus voters” cast […]
ULB polls an exercise in waste, says NC
Srinagar: National Conference on Monday said that ongoing ULB polls has turned out to be an exercise in waste as first phase of polling has witnessed a record low poll percentage in the valley with as many as 215 candidates getting elected unopposed with 177 wards having no candidates. The party’s provincial spokesperson Imran Nabi […]
