September 26, 2024 | Kashmir POST

Tragic Day in Bihar: 46 Drown in Separate Incidents, Including 37 Children and 7 Women

September 26, 2024 Editor

Chief minister Nitish Kumar condoled the deaths, which included seven women, and announced an ex-gratia amount of ₹4 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. As many as 46 people, including 37 children, died in separate incidents of drowning across Bihar on the festival of ‘Jitiya’ or ‘Jivitputrika’ over the last 24 hours, a government official said. Chief minister Nitish Kumar condoled the deaths, which included seven women, and announced an ex-gratia amount of ₹4 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. The incidents…

GoI’s Actions Behind Low Voter Turnout in J&K Polls, Says Omar Abdullah

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 Editor

The former chief minister, who is a candidate from Ganderbal and Budgam segments, also said it was a mistake to invite the foreign diplomats to observe the polling in Kashmir. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the low voter turnout in Srinagar district during the second phase of voting for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls was perhaps people’s reaction to the Centre trying to project normalcy in the Union Territory. His remarks came after the second phase of polling on Wednesday saw a voter turnout of over 56%,…

Srinagar Voter Turnout Surpasses 2014 Figures in Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Polls

September 26, 2024 Editor

The 29.27% turnout was marginally better than the Lok Sabha elections when the figure stood at 26% and around the same ballpark as the 2014 assembly polls’ 27.86% People in the summer capital of Srinagar, the Old City in particular, which had remained a hub of boycott and separatist politics during militancy, on Wednesday saw a 29.27% turnout in the second phase of polling. The numbers were marginally better than the Lok Sabha elections when the figure stood at 26% and around the same ballpark as the 2014 assembly polls’…