April 2019 - Page 15 of 35 - The Kashmiriyat

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Three Injured as Forces Open Fire Upon Protesters in Budgam

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April 18 The Government Forces on Thursday afternoon opened fire upon protesters in Hafroo area of Chadoora in Central Kashmir's Budgam District, which is going to polls today in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that hundred of youth stormed onto the Hafroo streets shouting pro Freedom and Anti India slogans, when Force personnel deployed in the area fired upon them. They said that three youth have sustained injuries in the firing incident, who have been rushed to the nearby Chadoora hospital Meanwhile clashes also erupted in Beerwah, Kandoora, Chewdara, Kawoosa and Rathsun villages of the district.

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Gunmen Pull People out of Buses in Pakistan’s Balochistan, Kill 14

INTERNATIONAL

April 18 Unidentified Gunmen on Thursday killed at least 14 people after forcing them to disembark from buses in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, officials said. The attackers, who numbered around two dozen, were wearing uniforms from the paramilitary Frontier Corps, provincial home secretary Haider Ali told AFP. They "stopped buses on the Makran Coastal Highway and gunned down 14 people", he said, adding that the four vehicles were travelling to the port megacity of Karachi from the coastal town of Ormara. A naval official and a coast guard member were among those killed, Ali said. All the victims are believed to be Pakistani. Provincial home minister Mir Zia Langov told AFP a full-scale investigation had been launched into the attack and to track down the gunmen, who he said...

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Policeman Injured as Intense Clashes Continue in Chrar e Shareef

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April 18 A policeman was injured on Thursday during stone p elting in Chrar-e-sharief area of district Budgam in central Kashmir. Sources said that a constable identified as Muzamil Ahmad 836/AP 5th battalion received injuries at his leg during stone pelting at Boys Higher Secondary School Chrar-e-Sharief. Meanwhile, the polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha election is underway in the state’s Udhampur and Srinagar parliamentary constituencies.

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245 Votes Polled in 7 Polling Booths in Srinagar till 11 AM

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April 18 A total of 245 Votes have been cast in seven poling booths of the Central city of Kashmir's Capital Srinagar till 11 am. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat suggest that out of 3561 votes, only 245 votes have been polled in seven polling booths of Srinagar. In Maisuma Bazaar-2 Votes polled out of 422, At Samandar Bagh-0 Votes polled out of 217, in Gaw kadal, 3 Votes polled out 633, Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat suggest. Similarly in Bar Bar Shah-15 Votes polled out of 610, At Chinar Bagh Sheikh Colony-185 Votes polled out of 721, Sheikh Bagh-8 Votes have been polled out of 329, In Abi Guzar -32 Votes polled out of 629. There have also been reports of Intense Clashes in Central Kashmir Parts including Soura, Zakura, Chrar e Shareef among other areas.buy singulair onl...

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Intense Clashes Erupt in Central Kashmir Parts as Areas Go to Polls Today

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April 18 Rayees Shah Intense clashes have erupted in various areas of central Kashmir on Thursday as the three districts of Central Kashmir, Ganderbal, Srinagar and Budgam are going to polls today in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls 2019. Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that clashes have erupted in Zakoora And Soura areas of Srinagar, Daharmuna and Beerwah areas of Budgam as hundreds of civilians took to streets, who were chased away by forces by using tear smoke shells against them. ALSO READ: Zero Votes Polled out of 2370 in Native of M. Tech Student Turned Militant In Charar e Shareef, hundreds of youth shouting pro Independence and Anti India and Anti Election slogans tried to march towards a polling booth, raining stones upon the Troops deployed in the area in heavy...

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LS Polls: Presiding Officer Dies of Heart attack in Srinagar

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April 18 Skinder Gull As people are going to poll for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections being held in Srinagar constituency, a presiding officer of polling booth no 85 at Government Middle School Wazah bagh Amira Kadal suffered a heart attack. Reports said that presiding officer identified as Zuhaib Bazaz suffered a heart attack during the poll duty. Soon after the incident, Bazaz was referred to Srinagar’s SMHS hospital for the treatment. However upon reaching the hospital, he was declared dead.

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Zero Votes Polled out of 2370 in Native of M. Tech Student Turned Militant

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April 18 Rayees Shah/ Sajad Hameed Amid a overall low turnout in the Srinagar Parliamentary seat on Thursday, in which three Districts Ganderbal, Budgam and Srinagar are going to polls, the native of M.Tech student turned Militant, Rahid Sheikh is witnessing a complete boycott of polls. As per Officials, zero votes have been polled in Nuner area of Ganderbal in Central Kashmir til 1030 am in two polling stations in the area amid a very security cover in the area, Mobile internet Services have been snapped here. Rahid Sheikh, an M.Tech turned student had joined militant outfit Hizb ul Mujahideen in the last month and today his area is observing a complete boycott of polls. Similarly in Chundhama, Ganderbal, the native of professor turned Militant, Mohammed Rafi Bhat who was k...

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Fact Check- When a Kashmir Based Newspaper Thought Kashmir Valley is Srinagar Only

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April 18 In yet another misreport, a Srinagar based daily claimed that the Kashmir valley has shutdown as the Srinagar parliamentary seat goes for Polls on Thursday, however this report is unsubstantiated and false. On Thursday, the newspaper, reported, "All shops and other business establishments are shut in Srinagar while traffic is off the roads. Reports of shutdown were also received from other district headquarters of the valley," which is a distortion of facts. All the major townships and rural areas including in Pulwama, Shopian, Isamabad (Anantnag), Kulgam, Baramulla and other districts are open and business, traffic is functioning normally. This is not the first time that the newspaper has distorted information, the newspaper has been accused of doing so in the past to...

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LS Polls, Phase 2- 14.93 Per cent Polling in Central Kashmir (Live Blog)

INDIA

April 18 The second phase of the Lok Sabha polls is being held in 95 seats today across 11 states and Puducherry. Thirty-eight of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu have gone to polls besides 18 assembly constituencies. Besides Tamil Nadu, elections are being held in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jammu Kashmir, and Manipur. Nearly 15.8 crore voters are eligible to vote in the Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha election. The Lok Sabha polls are being held in seven-phases for 543 seats and counting will be on May 23. In Jammu Kashmir, Voters kept away from polling stations in Srinagar city but voted in large numbers in Kathua, Reasi and Udhampur as balloting was on in the Srinagar and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir on Thurs...

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LS Polls in Srinagar & Udhampur- Here is Everything You Need to Know

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April 18 Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) leader, Farooq Abdullah, is seeking re-election from Srinagar, a seat he won in a 2017 by-poll, in today’s second phase of the 2019 general election. Abdullah, who won the seat when he defeated his nearest rival, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Nazir Ahmad Khan, by a margin of 10,766 votes, faces a triangular contest this time around. Challenging him are Irfan Ansari of the People’s Conference and Agha Mohsin of the PDP. As per the Chief Electoral Officer's website, there are over 29 lakh general electors in the two constituencies, out of which nearly 15.5 lakh are general male electors, over 14 lakh general female electors and 69 third gender electors. In addition to this, there are over 21 thousand service el...