Farooq Leading as counting progresses
Dr Farooq Abdullah of National conference is leading by few thousands votes against his rival candidate of PDP Nazir Ahmed Khan. The counting is continuing and latest reports said that Farroq Abdullah is maintaining the lead. Kashmiri Pandit migrants have voted against farooq Abdullah in this election of his recent pro separatists and pro talk’s […]
Clashes in Sopore after Friday prayers
Sopore: Clashes erupted in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district after government forces prevented youth from holding protests. Witnesses said that youth took to streets after congregational prayers at central Jamia Masjid and tried to stage a pro-freedom march. However, police and paramilitary personnel deployed in the area prevented them from staging the march, […]
Woman attempts to commit suicide in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
Ganderbal: Woman allegedly set herself ablaze in Gund area of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday evening.According to SHO Police station Gund,”the woman hailing from Srinagar was seen wandering in Hilpati area of Gund on Thursday evening and later, she set herself ablaze by pouring kerosene on her body”. .She was shifted […]
Mehbooba blames ECI for low percentage and violence
Srinagar: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Friday lashed out at Election Commission of India for going ahead for the by polls of Srinagar despite her feedback and recommendations against holding of polls in fluid situation of Kashmir. Mehbooba said that results of their not paying any heed to her governments recommendations […]
Kashmir is ours hell with Kashmiris Omar says in twitter war
Srinagar,after the news channels spewed venom against Kashmiri youth after a vedio of hackling the CRPFjawans went viral.As most of the newschannels screamed at their loudest that these youth should be booked and praised the restraint of the CRPFjawans despite being pushed and kicked in the vedio which wenr viral. Most of the penalists even […]
Beerawh tense after clashes
Srinagar: When the security forces were withdrawing from some villages of Beerwah where re-polling took place, angry protesters pelted stones, triggering clashes on Thursday evening police said. While, unconfirmed reports said that few protesters were injured police said that soon after the clashes more reinforcements were pumped in to restore order and peace. Local reports […]
Internet restored in Kashmir
Srinagar: The administration this evening restored mobile internet service as the re-polling came to an end in the Srinagar Parliamentary segment peacefully. Earlier the government decided to shut internet services in the entire valley to minimize the possibility of ‘misuse of social media’. On Thursday morning the authorities on the feedback of police and intelligence […]
Low voter turnout in Kashmir
Srinagar unprecedented security measures were put in place by the authorities to combat any violence as there was very low polling for the repoll of thirty two polling boths for Srinagar parliamentary segment.there were more than three hundred crpf men for guarding a single booth. Earlier the police had arrested hundreds of suspects who could […]
Low tourist traffic in Kashmir
With an increase in violence and protests across Kashmir there is very low tourist rush in Srinagar.In this mid spring season there are virtually no bookings and most of the hotels and houseboats have the vacant boards hanging around them. Vilonce in the by polls of Srinagar and the fresh drift in the situation has […]
2% turn out on Budgam Re-Poll.
Budgam: The re-polling in all the 38 polling stations in Budgam ended at 4 PM ending with 2% turnout. According to official sources, only 709 voters cast their votes out of 35169 registered voters. According To report, baring few minor incidents of stone pelting, the polling remained peaceful. Re-polling in 38 polling stations in Srinagar […]
