China launches anti-halal campaign in Xinjiang
Srinagar: The capital of China’s Xinjiang region, home to the mostly Muslim Uighur minority, has launched a campaign against halal products to stop Islam penetrating secular life and fuelling “extremism”, Reuters news agency reported. In a meeting on Monday (Oct 7), the Communist Party leaders of Urumqi led cadres to swear an oath to “fight […]
Civic polls: 28.64% votes recorded in Sumbal till 2 pm, 311 votes polled in Anantnag
Srinagar: The percentage of polling till 2 pm in the second phase of urban local bodies polls was recorded 28.64 and 5.18 percent respectively in Sumbal and Watergam areas of northern Kashmir. In Sumbal, officials said, the male votes were recorded 1203 while female votes recorded stood at 1074 taking the total tally to 2277. In […]
Four Kashmiri students arrested in Punjab linked to Ansar Gazwat ul Hind, JeM: Police
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested four Kashmiri students linked to two different militant organisations from Punjab. According to police the four students are linked to Ansar Gazwat ul Hind and Jaish e Mohammmad. The arrests were made jointly by Punjab Police and J&K police and were picked up from Jalandhar, Punjab. “Arms, ammunition […]
Civic polls: Sumbal records 22% voter turnout at noon, Langate 3.0 %
Srinagar: Over 1700 people have cast their votes for the elections of the municipal committee Sumbal in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday till 12 noon. Officials said that 1754 votes have been polled till 12 noon today. Out of these, 939 were male and 815 eligible female voters. The poll percentage stands at 14.16 % […]
19 sentenced to death, 19 to life imprisonment in in 2004 grenade attack in Bangladesh
Dhaka: A Bangladeshi court Wednesday sentenced 19 people to death and 19 others, including former premier Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, to life imprisonment in the 2004 grenade attack that killed 24 people and injured 500 others, including the then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina. The attack on an Awami League rally on August 21, 2004 targeted […]
Civic polls: For 39 wards in Budgam 20 have no candidate, 19 win un opposed
Budgam: Contestants have either won un opposed or there is no candidate in polling in 38 wards of Budgam that went to polls on Tuesday. Twenty wards have no one in polling fray while as in 17 people have won un opposed and in only one place voting had to be done between BJP and Congress […]
Civic polls: 1.8 % turnout till 11 am in Kashmir Civic polls
Srinagar: About two per cent of the electorate voted in the first five hours of polling in 49 wards of urban local bodies in militancy-wracked Kashmir Valley, where elections are being held amid tight security, officials said Wednesday. Voting for the second of the four-phased elections in the Valley began at 6 am and will end […]
Civic polls: Till 10:30 am nobody came to vote at 17 polling centres in Srinagar
Srinagar: Seventeen polling centres in Srinagar, the capital city of Kashmir have recorded zero percentage of votes till 10:30 am on Wednesday as the polling began for second phase. The centres include five polling booths at Caset School in Karannagar, two at government middle school Muniwarabad, two at R&B office at Karanagar, six at Tiny Tots […]
Civic Polls: 7 booths in Fateh Kadal have zero turnour, while only six votes casted in Ward 30 Zainakote till 10:35am
Srinagar: In Zainakote area of Sringar in Ward 30, for three booths in a school only six votes have been casted till 10:35 am while as one of the booth has yet to open account. While 7 booth in Fateh kadal are yet to open their accounts. According to officials three votes each were cast for two […]
Kashmir municipal elections: Sumbal records 14.16% polling at 10 am
Ludhiana: 1126 voters have exercised their pranchise in Sumbal Municipal committee area till 10 am on Wednesday. Officials said that the poll percentage stands at 14.16 at 10. They said that among 1126 votes, 623 males and 503 females havecast their votes.
