Tag: Kashmir

State Election Commissioner (SEC) K.K. Sharma said on Wednesday that 57.22 per cent voting was recorded in the seventh phase of the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) elections held on Wednesday across Jammu and Kashmir. ....

People's Alliance for Gupkar Deceleration (PAGD) candidate and PDP leader Waheed Parra has won from Pulwama A constituency in the District Development Council (DDC) elections in J&K on Tuesday, defeating his nearest rival Sajad Ahmad Raina of the BJP. ....

The District Development Council (DDC) results in Jammu and Kashmir mark a watershed moment in the democratic process of the newly formed union territory. ....

Two unidentified terrorists have been killed in an overnight encounter with the security forces in South Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said on Saturday. ....

Delhi, Lucknow and Amritsar witnessed dense fog on Saturday morning with zero visibility due to variable and calm lower-level winds, and the fog is likely to persist on Sunday as well. ....

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reiterated vehemently that his government is determined to give full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at appropriate time. ....

After remaining suspended for 11 months, train service between the Kashmir Valley and the Jammu division will resume on Monday. ....

Four terrorists have been killed in an encounter underway in South Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said on Monday. Police said the slain terrorists belonged to proscribed terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. ....

Speaking in support of a woman SPO (special police officer), whose services were terminated for allegedly glorifying terrorism, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that the officer has been slapped with UAPA for raising legitimate questions. ....

Security forces detected an improvised explosive device (IED) on Thursday near the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district. ....