No voter prevented: Sgr admin refutes allegations

No voter prevented: Sgr admin refutes allegations

Srinagar, September 25: The District Administration, Srinagar has rebutted the claims of one candidate from Khanyar Assembly Constituency (AC) wherein he has alleged that voters are not allowed to come to the booth in cars, terming them false and devoid of merits. In an official communiqué, it was given out that “As verified by the […]

Shobhit Saxena posted SSP Kathua

Jammu: The Home Department of Jammu and Kashmir Government has transferred Shobhit Saxena, SSP (Hqrs) CID and posted him as Senior Superintendent of Police Kathua vice Deepika, who has been asked to await further posting in the Police Department. “In the interest of administration and pursuant to the approval conveyed by the Election Commission of […]

Woman dies, 4 injured in Rajouri accident

Jammu: A woman died and her two minor kids were among four persons injured when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said. They told a local news agency GNS that an Alto 800 vehicle (JK11A’3395) on its way from Shahdhara Sharief to Thannamandi met with […]

Phase-II: Key players in fray as 26 assembly segments vote today

Phase-II: Key players in fray as 26 assembly segments vote today

Srinagar: Amid heightened security measures, over 2.5 million voters will decide the fate of 239 candidates in the fray for 26 assembly seats in the second phase of the election to be held in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. These assembly constituencies are spread over six districts – three in the Valley and as many […]

Security stepped up at polling booths

Security stepped up at polling booths

Srinagar: More than 13,000 polling staff on Tuesday took positions at 3,500 polling stations set up across 26 assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, where voting will be held Wednesday in the second phase polls in the union territory. The security forces personnel comprising police, armed police and central armed paramilitary forces left for the […]

Adequate security put in place across 11 Jammu segments

Adequate security put in place across 11 Jammu segments

Jammu : Hit by several deadly terror attacks in the past three years, the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch along with adjoining Reasi in Jammu will vote in the second phase of the assembly election on Wednesday. Adequate security arrangements have been put in place across all 11 assembly segments in the three hill […]

Mehbooba Urges ECI To Check Electoral Malpractices

Mehbooba Urges ECI To Check Electoral Malpractices

Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to direct the police and local administration to stop electoral malpractices amid allegations of “vote-buying” through money distribution. Earlier, PDP candidate from Budgam, Agha Syed Muntazir, accused the National Conference (NC) of manipulating the […]

Reddy hits out at Rahul over remarks against PM Modi

Reddy hits out at Rahul over remarks against PM Modi

Jammu: Taking on Rahul Gandhi for his comments on the prime minister, Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said the leader of opposition will have to talk to India’s farmers, soldiers, scientists, youth and women to understand where Narendra Modi’s confidence comes from. Hitting out at the Congress leader, Reddy also said that if […]

2019 Pulwama Attack: Accused dies of heart attack: Officials

2019 Pulwama Attack: Accused dies of heart attack: Officials

Jammu: A 32-year-old man chargesheeted in the deadly terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district five years ago has died of a heart attack in the Government Medical College Hospital here, officials said. Bilal Ahmad Kuchey of Kakapora’s Hajibal village was among 19 people formally charged in the case. Forty […]

Reduction in distribution losses: CS for completion of RDSS works with immediacy

Reduction in distribution losses: CS for completion of RDSS works with immediacy

Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting of Power Development Department (PDD) to assess progress on Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) tailored to achieve reduction in distribution losses. Besides Principal Secretary PDD, the meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Finance; MD JPDCL/KPDCL; Chief Engineers, representatives from PESL, NTPC and other concerned officers of […]