PAHALGAM/SRINAGAR,
Sept 13:With
near-total shutdown in Pahalgam and a partial one in
Batmaloo, polling for by-election in the two Assembly
segments in Kashmir valley was conducted in a
tension-free atmosphere today. Militants managed to mark
their attendance with an IED blast that left as many as
15 people wounded at Frislan, in Pahalgam. Chief
Electoral Officer claimed that the turnout was 18.66% in
Pahalgam and 12.20% in Batmaloo.............more
ISLAMABAD,
Oct 13 :Pakistan
Prime Minister Shau-kat Aziz is likely to visit India
towards the end of November as current Chairman of the
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC),
country’s Foreign Ministry officials
said............more
BASOHLI/AKHNOOR, Oct 13:Basohli and
Akhnoor Assembly segments recorded a
brisk turn-out of 58.2 per cent and 61.3
per cent respectively in the by-election
for two seats held today in Jammu
province. Turn-out was largely peaceful
though minor complaints of bogus voting
were made by the candidates at few
polling stations in the two
constituencies.........more
JAMMU, Oct 13:Despite
clear verdict by the State High
Court and the same upheld by the
Apex Court in demolishing Yatri
Hotel at Indira Chowk here, some
of the Jammu Municipal
Corporation (JMC) officials have
adopted a lacklusture approach to
implement the court orders......more
SRINAGAR, Oct 13:While as
National Conference (NC) has alleged
massive rigging in the by-election at
Batmaloo Assembly segment, separatist
groups like Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s
Hurriyat Conference and Jammu and Kashmir
Liberation Front (JKLF) hailed people of
Pahalgam and Batmaloo for observing
boycott to the election...........more
JAMMU, Oct 13: Former Miss Jammu
Sheetal Nayyar along with her parents and
brother went under ground today after
Crime Branch, Jammu raided her rented
house at Gandhi Nagar as her involvement
surfaced in Bank of Baroda fraudulent
money withdrawal worth Rs 13.75
lakh.............more
NEW DELHI, Oct 13:Recovering
from the recent accident during trial run
of sky bus project, the Konkan railway is
concentrating hard on its other ambitious
project - the Katra-Laole section of the
ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla
rail link where the work is in full
swing.............more
NEW DELHI, Oct 13:Versatile
actor Anupam Kher, who was a target of
Left Parties, was today sacked as
chairperson of Central Board of Film
Certification after barely a year in
office, and replaced by yesteryear
actress Sharmila Tagore............more
SRINAGAR, Oct 13: Six persons,
including five ultras were killed in
separate incidents in Kashmir since last
night, defence sources today
said................more
CHANDIGARH, Oct 13:A 15-member
delegation of the Pakistan Rangers,
presently residing here for the talks
with the Border Security Force (BSF) on
various contentious issues, today visited
Agra by a special BSF aircraft..........more
