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April 29 Amid a thick security blanket, the voting for the Kulgam District has closed at 4 PM with expectedly low turnout, which remained at 10.2 percent. The Kashmiriyat reporters throughout the day provided you live updates and coverage of the major happenings including hourly updates of the polling percentage. A thick security blanket was laid around the entire district as 30,000 additional troopers have been deployed for the volatile South Kashmir- Pulwama, Islamabad (Anantnag), Shopian and Kulgam. Clashes also erupted at several places including Quimoh, Kujjar, Khudwani, where four youth were injured in Kujar area of Kulgam.buy lasix online gaetzpharmacy.com/lasix.html no prescription The district has a total of four assembly segments which went to polls today, Kulgam,...

April 29 Police today claimed to have busted a Jaish-e-Muhamad militant module involved in throwing grenades at security forces and planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by arresting four militants. The police in a statement said that Awantipora Police arrested four persons involved in various militant activities inn Tral and Awantipora area. "One Murtaza of Amlar Tral was arrested on specific input and 01 Chinese Pistol with 02 Magazines and 08 Pistol rounds were recovered from his possession. Murtaza along with another person Aqib has came in contact with JeM militants operating in Tral/Awantipora area headed by one Khalid Bhai (Foreign militant)," the statement said. It said the duo has been involved in arranging transport and logistics for the said group of JeM milit...

April 29 Danish Sofi Five youth have been injured as forces fired tear smoke shells and pellets at the youth who were holding protests against the elections in South Kashmir's Kulgam area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that five youth have sustained pellet injuries during intense clashes that erupted in Kujjar area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district. They said that two of them have been shifted to SMHS hospital while three are being treated in District Hospital Anantnag. Hospital Sources in DH Islamabad (anantnag) confirmed the identity of the youth as Khalid Ahmad, He has sustained pellet injuries on his right eye. Waseem Ahmad has suffered injury on his eye, Rasik has sustained pallet injuries on his whole body. Shakir and Zahid who has sustained pallet injuries in th...

April 29 One vote has been polled out of 2504 total votes in  the Uranhall area of Hom Shalibugh assembly segment of the Kulgam district in South Kashmir till 12 noon. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that out of 1059 votes in Uranhall-1 polling booth one vote has been cast, while in Uranhall-B, zero votes have been polled out of 768 and similarly in Uranhall C, zero votes have been cast out of total 768 votes. Meanwhile intense clashes also erupted in several areas of the district including Bugam, Khudwani, Redwani, Quimoh and other areas. The polling percentage recorded till 11 am was 3.69 Percent, Kulgam assembly segment was at the lowest at 0.8% while Noorabad  was the highest as 9.1% people cast their votes. Out of 3444 electors eligible for vote at five polling station i...

April 29 4459 votes have been polled in Devsar assembly segment of South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday. A large queue of voters was seen rushing to the polling booths in their respective areas in this assembly segment, where 4459 votes have been polled out of a total of 91288 voters. Similarly in Noorabad a total of 4509 voters have cast their votes taking the poll percentage to 5.9%, Polling officials told The Kashmiriyat. The Polling percentage upto 10 Am in Anantnag seat, 2nd Leg. Kulgam=0.5%  Noorabad =5.9% 3. HS Bugh =  0.4% 4. Devsar. = 4.9% Overall Polling percentage upto 10Am is 2.8% Kulgam- a volatile district of the Kashmir valley, located down South of Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar will be going to polls on Monday (29 April) with over 3.45 lakh ele...

April 29 Danish Sofi The mood in South Kashmir's Kulgam district is grim after being at the brunt of killing post July 2016 when a prominent Militant commander, Burhan Wani was killed, here people have chose to stay indoors and boycott the polls being held in the district on Monday. Khudwani that has been one of the most impacted areas of the Kashmir valley is witnessing empty pooling booths, silenced streets and riot ready Government Force personnel deployed in large numbers, amid a ban on the mobile internet imposed by Government in all four districts of South Kashmir- Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian and Islamabad (anantnag). For khudwani, the polling booth has been established in the nearby Shemford school in Wanpoh and a total of 2562 people are registered as voters, four polling ...

April 29 Suhail Dar Zero votes have been polled in nine areas of the South Kashmir's Kulgam district amid a high security presence near the polling booths on Monday morning. In Uranhall, A, B and C out of a total of a total of 2390 voters, nobody has come out to vote, hundreds of boycott posters have surfaced in the area. Similarly in Batengoo, Shamsipora, Wanpora, Chukpora, Shoul, Sadsuna no vote has been polled in 11 polling booths. Heavy Security arrangements have been made in the district, mobile internet has been suspended across South Kashmir. Kulgam- a volatile district of the Kashmir valley, located down South of Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar is going to polls on Monday (29 April) with over 3.45 lakh electors. The South Kashmir district has 345,486 electors...

April 28 Amid clashes that erupted in various areas of South Kashmir's Kulgam District, Polling Booths have been safely established in various areas. Army officials told The Kashmiriyat that despite intense clashes having erupted in various areas of the district, polling stations have been successfully installed in Khudwani, Quimoh and Buchroo. Also polling stations have been successfully established in Frisal and Arwani areas of South Kashmir's Kulgam District, they said. Kulgam- a volatile district of the Kashmir valley, located down South of Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar will be going to polls on Monday (29 April) with over 3.45 lakh electors. The South Kashmir district has 345,486 electors including 179,607 males, 164,604 females, 1262 service electors (1254 male and...

April 28 In anticipation of clashes, the administration has shifted some pooling booths from various areas of South Kashmir's district of Kulgam on Sunday evening. Official Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the polling booth in Kulgam's Bugam has been shifted to Kharmadpora as Bugam has been one of the most volatile zones post the killing of Burhan wani in July 2016. Earlier during the 2014 Assembly polls, the area witnessed a negligible voter turnout. Similarly in Zazripora/ Awgam the polling booth has been Keharwat area of South Kashmir's Kulgam Districts. The claim was denied by officials, however Sources said such changes have been made in many other areas of the district in apprehension of clashes. Clashes had earlier erupted in Malwan, Khudwani, Check Watoo, Mirhama...

April 28 Suspected Militants on Sunday night hurled a grenade on a poling booth in Mirwani in Devsar area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that suspected Militants on Sunday night hurled a grenade towards a polling booth located in Mirwani area of Devsar in South Kashmir's Kulgam district. As per initial reports nobody has been injured in this attack. A Search operation has been launched in the area to nab the attackers. A Police official upon being contacted by The Kashmiriyat said that nothing as such has happened.