State Election Commissioner (SEC), KK Sharma, on Thursday said that over 51 per cent of people voted across 37 seats in the fifth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections that passed off peacefully across Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the officials, voter turnout is expected to pick up later in the day. The polling is scheduled to conclude at 2 PM. A total of 155 candidates, including 30 females, are in the fray for 17 DDC constituencies in the Kashmir division.
In a bid to promote art and culture of the valley and women empowerment, J and K Tourist Development Corporation (JKTDC) organised art exhibition for young women in Srinagar.
Police sources said militants targeted a vehicle of the security forces in the Singhpora area of Srinagar-Baramulla highway.
Two unidentified terrorists have been killed in an encounter that broke out at Tiken area of Pulwama in the early hours on Wednesday. The encounter is currently underway as police and security forces are engaged in the operation.
There are 138 candidates, including 48 women, in the fray in the Kashmir division, while in the Jammu division, 111 candidates, including 34 women, are contesting in the fourth of the eight-phase DDC polls, which began on November 28.
More than seven lakh voters will decide the fate of 249 candidates contesting in the fourth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday claimed that the Congress is behind the formation of the 'Gupkar gang', a reference to the PAGD – an amalgam formed by seven mainstream parties seeking restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
Terrorists have attacked a joint party of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Sunday. The incident took place at Sazgaripora, Hawal in Srinagar. The area has been cordoned off and a search operation have been launched to nab the terrorists.
Firing from across the border started around 9.50 pm on Friday in the Hiranagar sector's Pansar Border Outpost area, drawing a strong and an effective retaliation by the Border Security Force (BSF), they said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed their condolences over the demise of the Administrator of Lakshadweep and former interlocutor to Jammu and Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma, on Friday.
The voter turnout in the initial hours of polling for the third phase of district development council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday was over 25 per cent, officials said.
The polling for 33 DDC seats -- 16 in Kashmir and 17 in Jammu division -- began at 7 am but little enthusiasm was seen at the polling stations in the valley, the officials said.
Militants on Friday shot at and injured a candidate for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
The polling for 33 DDC seats -- 16 in Kashmir and 17 in Jammu division -- began at 7 am but little enthusiasm was seen at the polling stations in the valley, the officials said.
Almost all major and minor water bodies of the Valley freeze and the perennial water reservoirs of Kashmir get replenished due to heavy snowfall during this period.
A sub-inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) was martyred in a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The incident took place at Tarkundi area of Mendhar in Poonch district.
Polling got underway in the second phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir amid chilly conditions and tight security arrangements.
The locals of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir have high expectation from the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) elections.
As many as 321 candidates are in the fray in the second phase of the DDC polls and voting is taking place at 2,142 polling booths. As many as 7.90 lakh voters are eligible to vote in this phase of elections.
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