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Burqa-clad women exercising their franchise in Anantnag Parliamentary constituency on Monday. Another picture on page 11. -Excelsior/Amin War

NC poll agent killed, 15 injured in 12 IED, rocket,
firing incidents in south Kashmir
Anantnag-Pulwama polling smooth with 14% turnout
Low turnout due to jilted voters, poor campaigning, militants threats,
bomb blasts, harvesting, Hurriyat call

From Ahmed Ali Fayaz

ANANTNAG, Oct 4: Amid a chain of bomb blasts, rocket attacks, militant threats and the boycott call by Hurriyat Conference, polling for Lok Sabha constituency of Anantnag-Pulwama passed off smoothly with 14 percent turnout and little allegations of coercion and rigging today. One polling agent of the ruling National Conference (NC)........more

Levying of tax on power generation
HC keeps Govt SRO in abeyance

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct. 4: Mr Justice Arun Kumar Goel of the State High Court Jammu wing has kept in abeyance SRO-141/99 Dated 21.4.1999 issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Government whereby levy of 50 paisa per unit was imposed by way of electricity-duty on electric energy generation in the Hydro-Electric Projects in the State...........more

3 killed, 3 hurt in Pak shelling

SRINAGAR, Oct 4: At least three people were killed and two injured as a result of unprovoked heavy shelling by Pakistani troops from across the border in the Northern sector of Jammu and Kashmir today.........more

Lathicharge, teargassing on marchers in PoK
JKLF LoC march fizzles out

HAJIRA, (PAKISTAN), Oct 4: Pakistani police today fought pitched battles and fired tear gas to stop a march by hundreds of pro-independence activists across a military control line into the Indian-side of Kashmir, reports Reuters..........more

Protestants disrupting traffic at Tawi bridge alongwith dead bodies of slain father-son. -Excelsior/Ashok

Kins of slain man recruited as SPOs
Mob continues protests for 2nd day; blocks Tawi bridge

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 4: Agitated mob continued massive protests for second day today in New Plots and adjoining areas and disrupted traffic on always busy Tawi bridge for over two hours alongwith dead bodies of slain father-son protesting against the double murder.........more

Sharif offers package to Gilgit, Baltistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: In a significant move, the Nawaz Sharif Government has decided to offer a constitutional package including an elected council for the northern areas, which hitherto had been considered as part of Kashmir and disputed territory of Pakistan......more

Hurriyat leaders held in srinagar

SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Acting chairman of Hurriyat Conference (HC) Mohammad Yassen Malik and Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq were arrested along with several Hurriyat activists soon after polling ended in Anantnag constituency today. ........more

JKLF chief vows to make another LoC crossing bid today

HAJIRA, PAKISTAN, Oct 4: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Amanullah Khan, who failed today to lead a march across the Line of Control (LoC) into Kashmir, vowed his group would try again tomorrow despite police assertion to stop them......more

Govt can go on with normal business: EC

NEW DELHI, Oct 4: The Election Commission today asked the Government to proceed with its normal business without reference to it under model code of conduct for elections as voting for Lok Sabha and the five State Assemblies was now over.....more

5 militants killed in Valley
2 Al-Badr militants killed in Srinagar encounter

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Security forces today eliminated at least five militants in Kashmir valley while as unidentified gunmen left a civilian injured in Pattan area of Baramulla district.........more

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