KPs flock to booths to vote for safe return to valley, more jobs
Jagti (Jammu): Despite a hot weather, Kashmiri Pandits from the Srinagar constituency flocked to special polling stations in Jammu on Monday and voted for the rehabilitation of their community on “social, economic, and political” fronts. The community which was forced to flee from the valley in the early 90s under fear of militancy demanded their […]
CBSE results: Highest number of full marks scorers in Maths in Class 10, Painting in Class 12
New Delhi: More than 11,000 Class 10 students scored a perfect 100 in Mathematics while Painting topped the subject with the highest number of full marks scorers in Class 12, the CBSE said on Monday. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exam results for classes 10 and 12 were announced on Monday. In […]
Balance to be struck to ensure vehicles comply with PUC norms, have third party insurance: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said prima facie a right balance will have to be struck for ensuring that vehicles remain compliant with pollution under control (PUC) norms and, at the same time, have third party insurance. The observation by a bench of Justices A S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan came while hearing […]
Plea in SC seeks review of EVM VVPAT verdict
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of its April 26 judgement by which it had rejected the demand for reverting to the old paper ballot system and the complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). The review petition was filed […]
Situation remains tense in PoK as strike enters 4th day
Pak PM allocates Rs 23 billion grant to quell protests Islamabad: The situation remained tense in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as the total strike against high prices of wheat flour and inflated electricity bills and taxes entered its fourth day on Monday, forcing the Pakistan government to allocate Rs 23 billion for immediate release to the region […]
DG-BRO calls on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, Director General, Border Roads Organisation Monday called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan on Monday, an official spokesman said here. He said that the DG discussed with the Lt Governor various ongoing projects in J&K under Border Roads Organisation.
Polling in Srinagar LS seat today
Srinagar: In the first parliamentary polls since the abrogation of Article 370, nearly 17.48 lakh people in Kashmir’s Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency will on Monday decide the fate of 24 candidates trying their luck in the seat. While the BJP may not be contesting any of the three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir, the party […]
Multi-layered security blankets Srinagar LS constituency ahead of polling
Srinagar: A foolproof security arrangement has been put in place for the polling in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Monday, a senior police officer said. In the first parliamentary polls since the abrogation of Article 370, nearly 17.48 lakh people in Kashmir’s Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency will decide the fate of the […]
Election parties dispatched for polling stations across Srinagar PC
SRINAGAR: The election parties were dispatched today for the polling stations established for the Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency under the overall supervision of Chief Election Office, Pandurang K Pole. The polling parties, along with EVMS, were sent to all the 18 centres set up across 5 districts of Srinagar, Shopian, Pulwama, Budgam, and Ganderbal going to […]
J&K Police dismisses political parties’ charge of harassment of workers
Srinagar: Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday dismissed charges levelled by political parties about the harassment of their workers as “without basis”. “Statements and speculations of political parties suggesting that police has been harassing their party workers in different ways at the behest of the other is without basis. The Jammu and Kashmir Police […]
