Act against ‘mischievous elements’ in AMU, JNU: BJP
Jammu: BJP leader Ravinder Raina Wednesday sought action against “mischievous elements” who are trying to defame the Aligarh Muslim University and the Jawaharlal Nehru University besides bringing a bad name to Jammu and Kashmir. Raina, who is the president of BJP’s J&K unit, however, did not identify the “mischievous elements”. “There are some mischievous elements […]
Strategic railway line to Leh to be declared national project
New Delhi: Railways has proposed that its strategically significant Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line along the Indo-China border, which will be the world’s highest railway track, be declared a national project, officials said Wednesday. It has also suggested that the construction on a 51 kilometre stretch between Upshi in Himachal Pradesh and Phe in Leh begin immediately. “The […]
JKNPP stages protest to press for dissolution of Assembly’
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) staged a protest here Wednesday to press for dissolution of the state assembly, saying its prolonged suspension was “blatant violation” of law. The JKNPP said the suspension of Assembly “was supposed to be a transitory period and its prolongation was blatant violation of law besides prevalent […]
Mine blast leaves a youth injured
Jammu: A youth was critically injured on Wednesday when he accidentally stepped over a landmine along the line of control (LoC) in Poonch, police said. Mohammad Ramzan (22), a resident of Deri Dabse village, suffered critical splinter injuries in the lower part of his body due to initiation of a mine near the anti-infiltration obstacle […]
Curtains fall on Urban Local Bodies polls
Valley records 4.2 pc turnout in fourth phase
Valley records 4.2 pc turnout in fourth phase
Zero turnout in Srinagar’s Soura ward
Srinagar: Three candidates, an electorate of 11,265 but not a single vote cast through the day. That was the ‘zero sum’ story of Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s Soura ward in the fourth and final phase of elections to Jammu and Kashmir’s urban local bodies Tuesday. Although low voter turnout in Srinagar and many other parts of […]
Article 35A, 370 were a non-issue in ULB polls: Guv Malik
Says NC, PDP shouldn't have boycotted the elections
Srinagar: The NC and the PDP should not have boycotted the civic polls, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said Tuesday, asserting that articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution were non-issues in this election. The National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had announced not to contest the polls over the […]
Overall poll percentage was 35.1 %: Govt
Srinagar: The four-phase polling for all 79 urban local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir ended Tuesday, recording an overall 35.1 per cent voter turnout in the state. The turnout for the final phase of elections, which was held only for two municipal bodies in Kashmir, remained low as usual at 4.2 per cent. “The overall […]
Normal life in poll bound areas witness disruptions
Srinagar: Normal life was affected in poll-bound areas of Kashmir Valley Tuesday due to a strike called by separatists against the conduct of urban local body polls in the state. Shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in poll-bound areas of Ganderbal and Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. […]
‘Lone wolf’ terror attacks a major challenge, admits Rajnath
Says one unit on NSG deployed in JK
Gurgaon: Threats posed by “lone wolf” attackers and “do it yourself’ terrorists are a major challenge for agencies tasked with ensuring security of the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. Addressing commandos of the elite counter-terror force National Security Guard on their 34th raising day here, Singh said security forces have exhibited […]
