LS polls: JK records over 55% voter turnout in phase one
Jammu/Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Thursday recorded an overall turnout of over 55 per cent in the Jammu and Baramulla constituencies in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, even as there were protests over defective EVMs in some areas. The two constituencies house over 33 lakh electorate. The overall turnout was 55-56 per cent, […]
Teenager killed in police action in Kupwara
Srinagar: One person died and three others injured in security forces’ action on protestors in Handwara area of Kupwara district of north Kashmir Thursday, a police official said. Protests broke out in Mandigam area of Handwara in the north Kashmir district after polling for the first phase of parliamentary polls ended, the official said. He […]
Polling, boycott went hand in hand in north Kashmir
Srinagar: On 9 am in morning all the polling stations in old town Baramulla wore a deserted look as no one came out to vote for any candidate on the day of parliament elections. A polling station setup in Bunglow Bagh high school of old town had almost no voters for the whole day. No […]
‘Boycott’ call had good takers in Afzal Guroo’s, Geelani’s villages
Sopore: A meager four percent of the voters in Sopore cast their vote in the first phase of Parliamentary election for Baramulla seat in North Kashmir. Of the 1,11,928 voters registered in Sopore, only 4,864 voters-3,209 male and 1,655 female turned up as per official figures. That way, Sopore recorded a turnout of 4.35 percent. […]
On JRL’s calls valley observes a shutdown
Srinagar: Life in Kashmir was disrupted Thursday due to a strike called by separatists to protest against polling for first phase of Lok Sabha elections in the Valley and NIA action against Hurriyat Conference leaders and their kin. Shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed due to the strike while attendance in government and […]
