Year: 2019

Nuner pledge ‘Not To Vote’ at militant’s funeral, Budgam votes to safeguard Articles 370, 35A

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The residents of this village in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday stayed away from polling booths after pledging to boycott voting at the funeral of a local militant, who was killed in an encounter with security forces earlier this month. Rahil Rashid Sheikh was killed in Imamsahib area of Shopian district on April 6.Sheikh, a resident of Nuner village of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district – 32 kms from the state’s summer capital Srinagar – was pursuing M Tech from a college in Chandigarh. He joined the militant ranks…

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Militancy contained to two-and-a-half districts in Kashmir: PM Narendra Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government managed to contain “terrorism” to only “two and a half” districts in Jammu and Kashmir and that no bomb blast took place elsewhere in the country in last five years. Addressing a poll rally at Amreli in Gujarat, Modi said that what he learnt in Gujarat helped him during the long Doklam standoff with China in 2017. Referring to various incidents of bomb blasts in the country previously, he said, “In the last five years no bomb blast took place in…

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70% in Udhampur, 14.8% in Srinagar voter turnout, Highest in Chrar-e-Sharif, lowest in Eidgah

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In the second phase of the parliamentary elections today, Udhampur recorded 70 per cent voting, while Srinagar 14.8. The polling was, in general, peaceful barring a few places in the Srinagar constituency where incidents of stone-throwing were reported. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir, Shailendra Kumar, told a press conference here this evening that the poll percentage might be higher as reports from various areas were still coming in. He said Udhampur district had a high poll percentage of 69.8, while Srinagar district recorded the lowest poll percentage…

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Udhampur 30%, Srinagar 05% polling recorded in till 1 PM, Clashes erupted in Budgam, Shutdown being observed across Kashmir

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Enthusiastic voters reached polling stations on Thursday in Kathua, Reasi and Udhampur districts of Udhampur Lok Sabha seat while voters came out in ones and twos in Srinagar Lok Sabha seat amid a shutdown. Woman among three injured after security forces fire pellets to chase away stone-throwing protesters in Hafroo village of Chadoora 1 PM: 29.6 per cent voting recorded in Srinagar and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats Udhampur records 44.90 per cent; Srinagar records 11.4 per cent voting Kathua records highest 49,7 per cent polling, Srinagar records lowest 4. 8…

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As long as BJP exists, Kashmir will be ours: Amit Shah

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Kashmir is an integral part of India and it would continue to remain so as long as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) exists, party president Amit Shah said in Tasgaon rally on Wednesday. Shah’s remarks came at a poll rally, in response to National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah’s recent suggestion of having a separate prime minister for Kashmir. “No one can take away Kashmir from us. As long as the BJP exists, Kashmir will continue to be an integral part of India,” Shah told the rally in western Maharashtra.…

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Government reviewing its Jammu-Srinagar Highway Ban

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Restrictions on the movement of civilian traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, imposed ahead of elections in light of the Pulwama terror attack that claimed the lives of at least 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, are being reconsidered, senior officials in the security establishment said on condition of anonymity. The restrictions had come into effect on April 7 and were to be in place until May 31 . A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a bus carrying CRPF troopers from Jammu to Srinagar on February 14 in…

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Polling begins in Srinagar on a dull note, Kashmir Shuts, mobile Internet suspended

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Polling began on a very dull note in Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency (PC), spread over three central Kashmir districts of Srinagar, Badgam and Ganderbal, where over 12.95 lakh voters will exercise their democratic right to elect their representatives from among the 12 candidates, including former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah seeking re-election. The first phase of polling in Baramulla PC on April 11 was by and large peaceful apart from an incident in which a minor was killed in forces action on demonstrators when poll parties were leaving after the polling.…

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Due to Convoy System, Highway Ban, Kashmir Apple Industry on verge of decline: Delhi AMA

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The prevailing Army convoy system and highway ban has left the only surviving Apple industry in Kashmir at the verge of decline given the huge losses faced by the merchants and growers. The Apple Merchant Association Delhi president Metharam Kriplani from Delhi said that Kashmir’s apple industry is the only surviving industry in the state, but given the convoy system and highway ban in place has left this vibrant sector at the verge of decline.“The growers are facing huge losses. Every day a vehicle carrying apple reaches here with 40…

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Highway Ban, Thrashing of SDM shows ‘Jungle Raj’ prevails in Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti

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Reacting over highway ban and thrashing of Sub District Magistrate Dooru, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said that ‘jungle raj’ was prevailing in the Valley. As per Kashmir News Service (KNS) correspondent, talking to media persons on the sidelines of the function at south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Mehbooba said, “The ban on highway, thrashing of SDM, beating of inmates, mutilation and burning of bodies due to chemicals during encounters depict that Jungle raj prevails in Kashmir.” She said that fear has gripped among…

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In Ladakh, it’s Kargil vs Leh

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The Ladakh parliamentary seat would be a fight between Leh and Kargil as both regions have decided to field their own candidates to contest polls. While the rightwing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and their arch rival Congress have fielded Buddhist faces from Leh, National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have decided to back an independent candidate in Shia-dominated Kargil. Congress has announced Rigzin Spalbar as its candidate for the seat while BJP has announced Jamyang Tsering Namgyal as its candidate. The NC and the PDP on the other…

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