Despite Threats second phase turn huge 72.1 per cent surpassing the record Like the first phase, Phase-II of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir spread over 18 Assembly constituencies witnessed heavy turnout of 72.1 per cent surpassing the record of previous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections as voting in several polling stations continued beyond stipulated
Second Phase of Polling in Jammu and Kashmir Voting for the second phase of elections in 18 seats in Jammu and Kashmir and 20 spread across seven Maoist-hit tribal districts of Jharkhand began on Tuesday morning, amid tight security. The polling will seal the fate of several high-profile candidates including two former chief ministers, seven
Petrol price was today cut by 91 paise a litre, the seventh reduction since August, and diesel by 84 paise per litre, the third straight cut, as international oil rates continued to slump. Petrol and diesel price reduction will be effective midnight tonight, Indian Oil Corp, the nation’s largest fuel retailer, announced.
In first major terror attack during six months of Narendra Modi Government, 10 persons including four civilians, three Army soldiers and three militants, who were members of suicide squad, were killed in day long fierce fighting at border village of Kathaar in Arnia sector close to the International Border here after the militants opened indiscriminate
Jammu and Kashmir today registered a record 71.28 percent turnout in the first phase of incident-free Assembly elections when people ignored boycott calls by separatists and cold conditions to cast their votes in 15 constituencies. In J&K, a 61.23 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the 2008 Assembly polls for these 15 seats–6 in
