Srinagar/Jammu: About 61 per cent of the electorate in Jammu and Kashmir turned out to vote on Wednesday, giving a thumbs up to the union territory’s first assembly election since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 with round one going off without incident. Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole said this is the highest […]
Srinagar: There was not a significant change from 2014 in the voter turnout in the 24 segments that voted in phase one of Jammu and Kashmir polls on Wednesday, the first assembly elections since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. According to the Election Commission, the tentative voter turnout for the 24 assembly seats […]
Srinagar: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended hearty congratulations to the voters of first phase of Assembly Election for the record turnout. In a social media post, the Lieutenant Governor said, their enthusiastic participation is a testament to the strength of Indian democracy and people’s faith in democratic values. The Lieutenant Governor posted on […]
Srinagar: High security arrangements are in place in Srinagar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to address a rally on Thursday at Sher-e-Kashmir Park. It will be the first big rally of BJP in Kashmir since the announcement of elections. BJP has fielded just 19 candidates from Kashmir and left many seats for ‘like-minded’ […]
Srinagar: In view of visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kashmir Valley and in order to avoid congestion on various routes during the visit, the traffic department issued an advisory to avoid any inconvenience to the public. It said traffic movement from Pantha Chowk towards Ram Munshi Bagh shall be restricted from 04:00 AM […]
Chairs maiden UT Level Committee for Standardization & Quality Control Jammu, September 18: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired the first meeting of the UT level Committee for Standardization & Quality Control of the local chapter of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) tasked to maintain the highest standards for goods and services that are critical […]
Jammu: A man was arrested here for allegedly murdering an elderly couple four days ago, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. He said the accused had no criminal record and had been acquainted with the family for about eight years. Deepak Singh alias “Sonu” was in need of money and planned the murder to […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday ordered transfer of two senior IAS officers. According to an official order, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Administrative Secretary, Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, is transferred and posted as Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department. “Mohammad Aijaz, Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, holding […]
Srinagar: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh today said that ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over people of all communities in J&K are seeing a new era setting in. He said a number of initiatives taken by the prime minister have put J&K on a very high pedestal. “Modi’s vision and policies have […]
Calls for inter-agency coordination SRINAGAR: In a crucial step towards ensuring the smooth conduct of the upcoming J&K Legislative Assembly elections, Rajan Vishal, the General Observer for the 23-Channapora Assembly Constituency (AC), conducted a detailed review meeting, here. The meeting was held at the office of the Returning Officer, 23-Channapora Assembly Constituency, and was attended […]