41.17% polling recorded in J&K till 1 pm
A total 41.17 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm on Wednesday in the first phase of Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir, said the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K.
A total 41.17 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm on Wednesday in the first phase of Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir, said the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K.
Long queues were seen outside the polling booths in South Kashmir even before polling started at 7 am.
Cherry, almond and walnut orchards have also suffered extensive damage. Paddy crop has fallen flat in the fields, they said.
The injured soldiers were evacuated to the military hospital but two of the critically injured succumbed to their wounds, reports said.
Over the last two months, South Kashmir has been hit by militancy; our frontline warriors from the army are engaged in fighting insurgents. Young officers and jawans have laid down their lives.
The officials said that Mehbooba Mufti and three former legislators have been served eviction notice by the executive magistrate to vacate the government quarters.
FIR under the UAPA and Arms Act has been registered at Handwara. One pistol with magazine, bullets and 2 grenades have been recovered.
Earlier the encounter started after a joint team of police and security forces got an input about the presence of terrorists in that area.
Police said Mir was posted in the IRP 23rd Battalion at CTC Lethpora and was to retire from service in the next couple of months.
The village came into the limelight after Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, mentioned its success story in his monthly radio program ‘Mann Ki Baat’
