Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency went to polls in the fifth phase of elections on Monday (May 20). The fifth phase marked the end of Lok Sabha elections in the Union Territory which has five constituencies. The results will be declared on June 4.
The ongoing Lok Sabha elections are first to be conducted after the abrogation of Article 370. In last phase, Srinagar also witnessed record-breaking polling, marking the highest since 1996.
The fifth phase of elections is underway in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency. A voter turned up on a polling booth and appealed to his brother, who had joined a terror outfit, to give up arms and return to the family.
According to the officials, the woman is believed to have inadvertently entered Indian territory.
To facilitate the pilgrims desiring special darshan in a short time, the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is set to start helicopter services directly from Jammu.
The Centre abrogated Article 370 on August 5, 2019 which granted special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The centre also downgraded the state into two union territories -- Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.
The joint search operation launched by the Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and BSF is currently underway in Tarnah nallah near Jangi chak in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua.
Terrorists fired upon civilians in two different attacks in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag and Shopian, leaving two injured and one dead.
The NDRF and SDRF launched a search and rescue operation after the receipt of the information.
Engineer Rashid has been a two-time MLA from Langate Assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir. He won the election in 2008 and 2014. Rashid unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha polls from Baramulla in 2014 and 2019. After the revocation of Article 370, J-K became a Union Territory with Legislative Assembly.
Formed by Maulana Masood Azhar in 2000, JeM was enlisted as a "Designated Foreign Terrorist Organisation" by the United Nations Security Council. The group has carried out several terrorist attacks in India, including in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Srinagar constituency went to polls on May 13, registering about 38 per cent voter turnout which was the second highest in the past three decades. Para is among 24 candidates in the fray from the seat.
Notably, this are of Kupwara is going for Lok Sabha polls on May 20, as it falls under the Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency.
Breakthrough blast culminates the excavation of this 2.79 Km long tunnel that on completion will obviate travel through hill sections, thereby reducing time and distance considerably to Rajaouri and Poonch.
Pakistani intruder was arrested from Milan de Khui village near the LoC in the Pallanwala area of Khour on the outskirts of Jammu.
The terror handlers were identified as Mohd Arif Badal and Mohd Bashir. The Jammu and Kashmir Police attached the properties during the investigation.
In its first Lok Sabha polls after the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir, Srinagar recorded a voter turnout of nearly 38 per cent, more than double the turnout in 2019.
Srinagar voted for the first time in the Lok Sabha Elections after the removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. The parliamentary constituency had recorded a total voter turnout of 14.43 per cent in the 2019 elections.
The operation was jointly carried out by the Indian Army, Bandipora Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Farooq Abdullah was speaking in Srinagar Lok Sabha seats, from where he is sitting MP. The electoral campaign at the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat ended on Saturday (May 11).
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