Most exit polls predict another term for Modi, some project 300+ seats for NDA
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) Most exit polls Sunday forecast another term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with some of them projecting that BJP-led NDA will get more than 300 seats to comfortably cross the majority mark of 272 in the Lok Sabha. However, a number of exit polls predicted big losses for the BJP in […]
PDP worker shot dead in Kulgam village
Kulgam, May 19 : Suspected militants on Sunday evening shot at a civilian in Zangalpora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, sources said. They said a PDP worker identified as Mohammed Jamal resident of Zangalpora Kulgam was shot at his home. He was shifted to district hospital Kulgam for treatment where doctors him dead. An […]
BJP leader Nirmal Singh’s family continues construction near Army depot despite HC order: Officials
Jammu, May 19 (PTI) Construction of a building by senior BJP leader Nirmal Singh’s family near an Army depot in the city’s outskirts is near completion, despite the Jammu and Kashmir High Court directing them last year to maintain status quo at the disputed site, officials said. The high court on May 7 last year had […]
BJP leader’s killing: TIP of arrested militant; bureaucrats ignored warnings
Srinagar, May 19 (PTI) A Test Identification Parade (TIP) of arrested JeM militant Hilal Naikoo will be conducted in connection with BJP leader Gul Mohammed Mir’s killing in Anantnag as an internal probe indicated lapses at bureaucratic level despite a clear threat to him, officials said. The family of 57-year-old Mir, who unsuccessfully contested on BJP […]
Woman alleges rape, forced marriage in Reasi, accused held
Jammu, May 19 (PTI) A woman has accused a shopkeeper of rape, abduction and forcible marriage besides circulating her objectionable pictures on social media in Reasi district, police said Sunday. The accused and two of his friends were arrested from different locations here after the victim lodged a complaint on Saturday, a police official said, […]
PSAJK welcomes Govt decision to allow schools to conduct class 8 exams
Srinagar, May 19: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) has welcomed the government step to allow schools to conduct class 8 examinations instead of SIE (State Institute of Education) and DIET (District Institute of Education and Training). The Association while welcoming yesterday’s statement of Advisor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai at Baramulla has termed it […]
Christians protest over desecration of graves in Pakistan’s Punjab province
Lahore, May 19 (PTI) Members of the Christian community on Sunday protested after police failed to make a breakthrough in a case desecration of graves in a cemetery in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The incident happened on May 12, when over 30 graves in a village in Okara district of Punjab province, about 200 km from Lahore, […]
Magisterial inquiry ordered in Bhaderwah man’s death
DODA, MAY 19: District Magistrate (DM) Doda, Dr. Sagar D. Doifode has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of Nayeem Ahmed resident of Qilla Mohallah Bhaderwah. As per the order issued by DM, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Thatri Mohammad Anwar Bandey has been appointed as Inquiry Officer. “The SDM will also carry out an inquiry into […]
Driver held with 69 kg of poppy straw in Udhampur
Jammu, May 19 (PTI) A truck driver has been arrested with 69 kg of poppy straw in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Sunday. On late Saturday night, a Punjab-bound truck was intercepted on Jammu-Srinagar national highway and its driver Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Haryana, was arrested after poppy straw was recovered from […]
Cattle smuggling bids foiled, 2 held
Jammu, May 19 (PTI) A dozen separate cattle smuggling attempts were foiled in Jammu and Kashmir’s Raman, Udhampur and Poonch districts, police said Sunday. Twelve drivers were arrested and 185 animals were rescued, they added. Five trucks, heading for Kashmir and allegedly loaded with 80 animals, were intercepted at Batote and Chanderkote areas of Ramban district […]