Author: Emaad Makhdoomi

SRINAGAR: The concluding phase of the Legislative Assembly elections in Kashmir saw voting in 16 constituencies across Baramulla, Kupwara, and Bandipora districts of North Kashmir, where over 1.5 million registered voters determined the fate of 202 candidates.   According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Bandipora recorded a voter turnout of 63.21%, while Baramulla […]

JAMMU: The third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections concluded today with rural areas showing a brisk voter turnout. At the same time, most of the 24 seats across four districts of the Jammu region saw a decline in voting percentages compared to the 2014 elections. Notably, the urban constituencies of […]

SRINAGAR: Over 8,000 election officials and several thousand security personnel were deployed today at 1,842 polling stations across 16 constituencies in North Kashmir, where voting is set to take place tomorrow as part of the third phase of the Assembly elections.   Roads near distribution centres for polling materials, including Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), were […]

SRINAGAR: The concluding and decisive phase of the Jammu and Kashmir elections on October 1 is set to be pivotal in shaping the prospects of Sajad Lone’s Peoples Conference and Engineer Rashid’s Awami Ittehad Party (AIP).   A total of 40 Assembly constituencies are heading to the polls in this phase, with 16 from the […]

JAMMU – In a tragic yet heroic incident, Head Constable Bashir Ahmed of the Jammu and Kashmir Police lost his life during an encounter in Kathua district. The operation, which began on the night of September 28, 2024, saw Ahmed using his last moments to neutralize a terrorist before succumbing to his injuries.   In […]

SRINAGAR: Five security personnel were injured in an encounter between terrorists and security forces in the Adigam area of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The injured personnel were rushed to BB Cantt Hospital, Srinagar, and are reportedly in stable condition.   The injured have been identified as ASP Mumtaz Ali Bhatti, who sustained injuries to […]

SRINAGAR: Sanidhya Saraf, a Grade 12 student at Narayana e-Techno School in Mumbai, has achieved remarkable success across a wide range of academic disciplines. His journey, marked by an insatiable curiosity about the world around him, has led him to excel in subjects like Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.   Sanidhya’s fascination with the cosmos […]

SRINAGAR: A day following the first round of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polling, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at a public rally in Srinagar on Thursday. Opening his remarks by welcoming the residents of Srinagar in Kashmiri, PM Modi promised to fast-track development in Jammu and Kashmir and praised the region’s participation in democratic […]

SRINAGAR: On Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir held its first assembly elections in a decade. The polls opened at 7 am and concluded at 6 pm, with the Election Commission reporting a turnout of 58.85% in the initial phase.     Kishtwar district recorded the highest participation with 77.23%, while Pulwama saw the lowest, with only […]

SRINAGAR: A Delhi court, on September 10, granted temporary bail to Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, widely recognized as Engineer Rashid, until October 2. This move allows him to actively campaign for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Since 2019, Rashid has been held in Tihar Jail, Delhi, for a case linked to […]