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.
GOC, 15 Corps, while addressing the family members of active terrorists, reiterated that the security forces are committed to take surrenders even during active operations.
The encounter started early morning in the upper reaches of the forest area of Nagbaeran Tral, Awantipora following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists.
Another terrorist who escaped from the encounter site, after following a lead, has been arrested in Khrew.
Further investigation into the matter revealed the involvement of two more LeT terrorist associates and was subsequently arrested, police added.
Reports said that Pandita had gone to meet his friend Mushtaq Bhat in Tral where three terrorists barged into the house and shot him dead.
