New Delhi, April 19: The first of the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls on Friday remained largely peaceful with voter turnout exceeding 60% at 7 in the evening. With this, the fate of as many as 1,625 candidates across 21 states and union territories (UTs) have been locked in EVMs (electronic voting machines). After the polling...
Srinagar, Apr 19: Ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday unveiled the party’s manifesto at the party headquarters here. According to the news agency, addressing the press, the President of PDP outlined the core principles and objectives encapsulated within the manifesto. “Today, we release our manifesto...
Srinagar, Apr 19: In a significant move aimed at enhancing the welfare of government employees and pensioners/family pensioners, the General Administration Department of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has proposed a revision in the rates of Dearness Allowance (DA). As per the news agency, the proposal, outlined in a letter addressed to the Chief...
Srinagar, Apr 19: In the past more than five years, at least 324 crime against women cases have been registered in district Srinagar. According to the official figures available with the news agency, under the Crime Against Women (CAW) head, at least 324 crime against women cases have been registered in district Srinagar from 2019...
Srinagar, Apr 19: Despite incessant rains and wet weather conditions, the rescue operation to retrieve the missing bodies of three persons entered its fourth day with unwavering efforts from rescue agencies and local volunteers. The three missing persons include Showkat Ahmad, who sacrificed his life to save his son, Haziq Showkat, and another minor boy,...
Doda, Apr 19: The enthusiastic 100 plus voters stole the show in the first phase of parliamentary elections in Udhampur constituency sending a message to young voters to come out and exercise their franchise. According to the news agency, from old to young, people thronged to polling stations to cast their votes to elect their...
Normal life affected; Fresh snowfall in higher reaches, rains in plains continue for 2nd straight day; MeT predicts improvement in weather conditions from tonight; Sgr-Jmu highway closed for hours, passengers remain stuck Srinagar, Apr 19: A woman has lost her life after a mud house collapsed due to the mudslide caused by the incessant rainfall...
Nagpur, Apr 19 : The world’s shortest woman, Jyoti Kishanji Amge, turned up to cast her vote in the Lok Sabha elections, here on Friday morning. Jyoti, who stands only 62.8 centimetres tall and was born on December six, 1993, arrived with her family members carrying her in the arms to avoid huge crowds...
Kannur, Apr 19: District Collector and Chief Returning Officer Arun K Vijayan, has suspended five polling officials, on the charges of failure to maintain the secrecy of the home voting process on a 92-year-old voter E Devi at the Kalliasseri Assembly constituency on Friday. The District Collector suspended the Special Polling officer, Polling Assistant, Micro...
Srinagar April 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party has not fielded any candidate in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Kashmir. The last date to submit the nomination papers for the constituency ended on Friday. The returning officer of the constituency, Syed Fakhruddin, said that 25 candidates have filed their nominations. “The nomination papers will be...
Srinagar, April 19: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir valley with the outside world, was blocked due to mudslide at Mehad, Ramban and shooting stones at Kishtwari Pather, Banihal, officials said. Earlier the thoroughfare was partially restored for traffic and stranded vehicles between Nashree and Banihal were cleared. However, mudslides at Mehad, Ramban...
Srinagar, Apr 19: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002 before the special court Srinagar against 9 accused. In post on X, ED, as per the news agency said that complaint was filed against Mohammad Akbar Bhat, Mrs. Fatima Shah, Altaf Ahmad Bhat, Qazi Yasir, Mohammad Abdullah...
Aizawl, Apr 19: Continuing a trend seen in the last Lok Sabha elections, Mizoram recorded a low voter turnout on Friday, with only 52.62 per cent of the total 8,56,364 eligible voters casting their votes by 5:00 PM. During the first phase of the general elections to the Lok Sabha, Mizoram went to the...
Wayanad, Apr 19: BJP National President JP Nadda has said that Rahul Gandhi is contesting from Wayanad in Kerala because he knows that he will lose if he contests in his constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in this Lok Sabha election. Addressing a roadshow in Sulthan Bathery as part of electioneering for BJP State...
Srinagar, Apr 19: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) President Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said that he doesn’t take command from anyone and his decision of not contesting the Lok Sabha Polls from Kashmir was his party’s decision. Azad said that he wanted to help the people of J&K. “When I came from Delhi...
Srinagar, April 19 : Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Friday ridiculed former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over his ‘good’ and ‘bad’ political remarks. Lone highlighted the ‘hypocrisy’ within the NC and their ‘shifting alliances’ and differing perspectives depending on their position of power. Omar and Lone are pitted against each other in...
Amroha (UP), April 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress and said that the people of the INDI alliance are rejecting the faith and devotion that has been going on for thousands of years just for the sake of vote bank. Addressing an election rally here, the...
Srinagar, April 19 : With regard to the Lok Sabha Polls, National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Friday said that BJP has not left the ground in Kashmir but was commanding the situation from the back. He said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent statement clearly shows that they have not been...
Imphal Apr 19: The first phase of the election in Manipur for two Parliamentary constituencies concluded at 4 PM on Friday with reports of firing, EVM snatching, and violence. A person sustained bullet wounds at Moirang Kampu, Imphal East when unidentified persons resorted to firing. At Thamnapokpi, Moirang some unidentified persons fired near the...
Kulgam, Apr 19: Two labourers died while two were rescued after they slipped and fell into a trench in Chakpora area of south Kashmir’ Kulgam on Friday, officials said. An official told the news agency that they were working in the trench when suddenly they slipped and fell into it. “Soon after the incident police,...
Among the 25, 17 candidates have filed their nominations papers as independent candidates. Sameer Ahmad Anantnag: A total of 25 candidates, including Two women candidates, are in the fray for the 3rd phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on 7 May here in Anantnag Rajouri parliamentary seat, Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, NC...