Jammu LS seat witnesses brisk polling: 25.93 % voting till 11am
Polling in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu Constituency began with enthusiasm, especially among the new voters.
Polling in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu Constituency began with enthusiasm, especially among the new voters.
A government employee was shot dead on Monday evening by terrorists outside a mosque in the Rajouri district of Jammu.
Special police officer Anil Kumar and an associate of the killed gangster were injured during exchange of fire.
The wildlife team succeeded in freeing the injured female leopard with lots of strenuous efforts but could not save her life as she died while being taken for treatment, the official said.
Multiple landslides triggered by incessant rains blocked the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Saturday.
In a statement, PDP spokesman said that the Chief Secretary has come here with a "colonial mindset" and acts as chief executioner of RSS in Kashmir".
Before him, another politician from UP, Satyapal Malik was appointed Governor but his tenure too remained brief as he was shifted to Goa when the status of J&K was reduced to that of a UT on 5 August last year following the abrogation of the Article 370.
The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review status with regard to reservation of seats for students belonging to the Union Territory of Ladakh in professional institutions, for the academic year 2020-21.
In a statement on Tuesday, the NC said 5th of August is the "darkest patch in the history of J&K marking the forcible, illegal and unconstitutional infringement on the rights of its people saying the party will fight the battle for the restoration of people’s rights peacefully and legally".
The aspiring youth of Ladakh remain the main drivers of its development as they are well-educated, informed, innovative, connected with the outside world, highly-skilled, ambitious, enthusiastic, committed and diligent. That is why I feel the future of Ladakh is very promising, said Mathur.