Panchayat polls: Kashmir, Leh, Ladakh register 18.5% polling till 11, Kupwara highest with 33.6%
Srinagar: The polling percentage at 11 am for Kashmir and Ladakh division stood at 18.5 % with Kupwara registering the highest turnout of 33.6% followed by Handwara at 28% and Srinagar registered 13.7%. Officials said that Ganderbal was 8.3, Budgam 12, Baramulla 12.5, Bandipora 11.9, Sopore 7.6. The total poll percentage for Valley was 19.9 […]
Over 13% votes polled in Khanmoh Panhayat halqa of Srinagar till 11 am
Srinagar: 209 votes have been polled in district Srinagar on Saturday till 11 am in the first phase of Panchayat polls that began today. Officials said that until 11 am 142 male votes were polled while 67 females cast their votes. The polls percentage stood at 13.44. Khanmoh area of Srinagar district is going for the […]
Gunmen abduct three youth in Shopian
Srinagar, November 17:(GNS) Three youths have been abducted by unknown gunmen at Saidpora Payeen area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday morning. Official sources said that the three youths Youths identified as Shahid Ahmad Ganie Son of M. Amin, Farooq Ahmad thoker Son of Ab. Aziz Thoker (handicapped) and Raja Qandur were abducted by […]
Panchayat polls: Baramulla in north Kashmir records 24.86% turnout till 11 am
Srinagar: 24.86 percent of registered voters have exercised their franchise in the first phase of Panchayat polls in north Kashmir’s Bramaulla district till 11 am. Elections are being held at Kunzer, Uri, Parenpillan, Noorkah and Kandi-Belt Rafiabad in Baramulla in the first phase of the nine-phased election process. Polling for the first phase of Panchayat elections began […]
US firm alleges Rs 14 cr fraud by Noida-based IT consultancy
Noida (UP), Nov 16 (PTI) The CEO of a US-based software company has alleged fraud to the tune of nearly Rs 14 crore by the owner of a Noida-based firm for almost a decade which was tasked to build technology support for it and providing Indian engineers, police said Friday. The Noida-based firm’s owner has been […]
Mohan Bhagwat urges for establishing Ram Rajya in country
Varanasi,(PTI) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Friday said the Sangh should support its affiliates which are holding a Dharm Sabha in Ayodhya for the construction of Ram temple and stressed that ‘Ram Rajya’ should be established in the country. He was speaking on the last day of the six-day ‘Pracharak Warg Shivir’, held in Koirajpur, which was […]
Number of missing jumps to more than 1,000 in California fire
Los Angeles, Nov 17 (AFP) The number of people missing in a devastating wildfire in northern California jumped to more than 1,000 on Friday, authorities said, as the remains of eight other victims were found by rescuers. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said the number of missing had soared from 631 on Thursday to 1,011 on […]
Panchayat polls: Keran , Ramhal, Tarathpora, Teetwal, Tangdar record total 3.5% voting till 9 am
Srinagar: A total of 3.5 percent votes were polled in District Kupwara in its five blocks including Keran , Ramhal, Tarathpora, Teetwal and Tangdar upto 9 am, officials said on Saturday. According to officials a total number of 1987 votes were cast, including 1216 male and 871 female voters. Officials said that uptill 10 AM Gurez had […]
Panchayat polls: Amid shutdown polling commences, fate of 5585 candidates to be decided today
Srinagar: Amid JRL called boycott and shutdown, 47 panchayat blocks including 16 in Kashmir, 21 in Jammu and 10 in Ladakh region are going to polls for first phase in a nine-phased election process commences today. The polling begun at 8 am and will end at 2 pm. While Joint Resistance leadership has called for a […]
Former HPPSC chairman commits suicide in Shimla
Shimla, Nov 16 (PTI) A former chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) allegedly shot himself dead with his licensed revolver here on Friday morning, police said. In a purported suicide note, Major General (retd) C M Sharma, 67, stated that he was committing suicide as he was feeling uneasy due to depression. […]
