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3 Terrorists Shot Dead In Encounter With Security Forces In J&K's Pulwama

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday May 18, 2019

Three terrorists were shot dead in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama early this morning.

Explosive Substance Thrown At Polling Station In Pulwama Amid Elections

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2019

Terrorists threw a grenade at a polling station in Pulwama and set off an explosion at another in the district during voting in the Anantnag constituency of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.

Lok Sabha Polls: Anantnag In Jammu And Kashmir Records 8.76 Per Cent Voter Turnout

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday May 6, 2019

Voting in militancy-hit Pulwama and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag constituency ended with a turnout of 8.76 per cent, a significant fall from the turnout of 28.54 per cent recorded during the 2014 Lok Sabha election

62.5 Per Cent Voting In Phase 5, Violence In Bengal, Kashmir: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday May 6, 2019

Around 62.5 per cent people voted in the fifth round of the national election - up from 61.76 in 2014 -- that was marked by violence in parts of Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir. In Bengal, two persons, including a BJP candidate, were injured in separate incidents. A grenade was thrown at a polling booth and an explosion set off elsewhere in Jammu and...

Jammu And Kashmir Governor Orders Probe Into Killing of Political People

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Prionka Jha | Sunday May 5, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today strongly condemned the killing of a local BJP leader Ghulam Mohammed Mir, who was shot dead by suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.

BJP Leader Shot Dead In Jammu And Kashmir By Suspected Terrorists: Police

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday May 5, 2019

Gul Muhammad Mir, a local BJP worker, was on Saturday shot dead by suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, the police have said.

In Jammu And Kashmir's Pulwama, A Huge Challenge To Get People To Vote

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Saturday May 4, 2019

It's an unusual election meeting in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, yet to completely recover from the effects of February's terror attack that left 40 paramilitary soldiers dead.

Police Vehicle Transports Food Packets To BJP Rally In Kashmir, Probe On

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday April 27, 2019

A video of a police vehicle transporting food packets and water bottles to a BJP rally in South Kashmir's Anantnag parliamentary constituency has emerged on social media, spurring the authorities to launch an investigation.

2 Terrorists Shot Dead In Jammu And Kashmir's Anantnag

India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday April 25, 2019

The security forces shot dead two terrorists in an encounter in south Kashmir's Anantnag district this morning, news agency ANI reported. A search operation is going on, the police said.

Home Turf Of Mehbooba Mufti Saw 40 Polling Booths With Zero Votes

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 24, 2019

Home turf of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, the Bijbehara assembly segment under the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat, reported highest concentration of polling stations where zero votes were cast.

Policeman Dead, 15 Injured In 2 Accidents In Jammu And Kashmir's Anantnag

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 23, 2019

A policeman was killed and 15 others - 10 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and five members of the poll staff - were injured in two accidents on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.

Watch: Mehbooba Mufti Backers Bash National Conference Worker On Poll Day

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah may have taken to launching joint attacks against the BJP on Twitter, but their newfound solidarity on common issues doesn't seem to have percolated down the party ranks. A video clip that has emerged on social media shows PDP supporters roughing up a Nationa...

General Elections 2019: Kashmiri Pandits Cast Vote At Special Polling Station In Udhampur

India News | ANI | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Over hundred Kashmiri Pandits on Tuesday exercised their franchise at a special polling station here for Anantnag parliamentary constituency amidst tight security.

Lok Sabha Elections: Anantnag, India's First Seat To Have Polls In 3 Phases, Sees Poor Voting

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections: Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag constituency, which is creating a record of sorts by voting in three separate phases, has witnessed the minimum voting so far. The constituency, where the first phase of elections is being held today, showed 4.7 per cent voting till 11 am. The low figures pushed National Conference chief Omar Abdull...

Lok Sabha Elections: As Anantnag Polling Beings, Most Voters Stay Indoors

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Voting began on a dull note in Anantnag district of Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, where polling is being held in three legs, amid tight security measures, officials said.