‘Downtown Barricaded’: Mirwaiz mocks ongoing Kashmir municipal polls
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday took a dig at the Jammu and Kashmir government for imposing restrictions in Downtown Srinagar and imposing undeclared curfew in the area. The Mirwaiz also mocked the ongoing Urban Local Bodies polls. He tweeted: “Downtown barricaded ! undeclared curfew enforced, internet slowed down universities kept […]
Sedition charges against Kashmiri students: Gov speaks to HRD Min Javadekar, VC AMU
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik this morning spoke to Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar seeking his intervention to ensure smooth studies of the Kashmiri students at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Governor also spoke to Vice-Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, Prof Tariq Mansoor in this regard. Malik urged Javadekar and Prof […]
1 out of 2583 voters cast his vote in Lokut Dal ward of Srinagar till 12 noon
Srinagar: Only one voter has cast his vote in Lokut Dal ward of Dal Lake in Srinagar till 12 noon on Tuesday. The polling began for the fourth and final phase of the Urban Local Body polls today morning. Sources said that out of the 2583 registered voters in the Lokut dal ward just one […]
Maoists blow up railway tracks in Jharkhand
Jharkhand: Maoists blew up railway tracks in Giridih district of Jharkhand, paralysing train movement for over five hours, a railway official said Tuesday. The incident took place at 10.45 pm on Monday between Chaudhary Bandh station and Chengaro halt under Dhanbad Rail Division of the East Central Railway (ECR), Hajipur zone. Two night patrol staff members […]
Kashmir municipal polls: Stone pelting clashes rock Soura in Srinagar
Srinagar: Clashes erupted in Soura locality of Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar on Tuesday even as the Urban Local Bodies polls are underway in the area. Sources said that several youth assembled at Soura locality and hurled rocks on government forces deployed in strength in the area in view of the polls. The protesters were raising slogans […]
Kashmir municipal polls: 3 votes polled in 9 booths of Soura till 10 am
Srinagar: In the ongoing last phase of Urban Local Bodies polls, only three votes were polled at nine polling booths in Soura area of Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar. Officials said that at Ramzana high school Soura, where 9 polling booths have been set up, only three votes have been polled till 10:00 am. All three […]
Mannan Wani killing: Amid pro-freedom slogans IUST students protests in varsity campus
Srinagar: Scores of students of Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora on Tuesday protested in the varsity campus against the killing of slain scholar turned militant Mannan Wani and his accomplice. Witnesses said that the students of various departments of the varsity assembled in the varsity campus and later amid massive pro freedom and anti […]
Manan Wani killing: Omar reminds Mehbooba of ‘they aren’t coming out to buy milk or toffees’ comment
Srinagar: After former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party [resident Mehbooba Mufti described slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Wani a “victim of relentless violence in Kashmir”, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Monday accused her of showing “fake sympathy”, saying it worked in the past but would not work now. “How short Ms […]
Kashmir municipal polls: Only 2 of 8 municipalities go for polls in last phase, rest remain uncontested
Srinagar: Polling will be held only for two municipalities — Ganderbal and parts of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) — in the fourth and last phase of civic elections on Tuesday in Kashmir, which has seen a dismal voter turnout of 6.7 per cent so far. Reports said that out of eight municipalities, which were scheduled to […]
0.4 percent turnout in Srinagar, 3.4 percent in Ganderbal in first 2 hours of voting in final phase of ULB polls
Srinagar: The voting in last of the 4-phased election to Urban Local Body started on dull note in Srinagar and Ganderbal, only two districts going to polling, in first two hours on Saturday. According to election authorities, Srinagar recorded 0.4 per cent turnout and Ganderbal had 3.4 percent votes cast from 6 to 8 a.m. […]
