New Delhi: Two associate members from Jammu and Kashmir told the Delimitation Commission on Thursday that special attention be given to the difficult terrain while carrying out the delimitation exercise in the Union Territory.
The commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, met here to seek suggestions from the associate members on the process of delimitation of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Lok Sabha speaker had last year named Farooq Abdullah, Mohammad Akbar Lone, Hasnain Masoodi, Jugal Kishore Sharma and Union minister Jitendra Singh as the panel s associate members from Jammu and Kashmir.
Associate members are lawmakers from their respective states who assist the delimitation panel in redrawing parliamentary and assembly constituencies.
Two policemen died after being shot at by terrorists in the Barzulla area of Srinagar district in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police officials confirmed.
Pakistan SC acquits terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh
Terrorizing attempts in J&K continue to disrupt peace in the valley just a day after a group of 24 foreign envoys visited the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Terrorists attacked policemen deployed at Baghat chowk in Srinagar outskirts. In the unprovoked attack in Barzulla area of Srinagar district, two policemen were critically injured and later succumbed to their injuries.
The Barzulla terrorist attack was caught on camera, showing the horrifying action. The terrorist hid an assault rifle under his pheran and opened fire, injuring police officers. The Resistant Front, a front for Pakistani terror group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, has claimed responsibility for the attack. The terrorist has been identified and a massive manhunt is underway.
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The European Union (EU) ambassador Ugo Astuto has termed his visit to Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir an opportunity to see the situation on the ground .
During his interaction took note of the recent district development council (DDC) elections and resumption of the 4G high-speed internet.
New Delhi: The European Union (EU) ambassador Ugo Astuto has termed his visit to Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir an opportunity to see the situation on the ground and during his interaction took note of the recent district development council (DDC) elections and resumption of the 4G high-speed internet. In our interaction, we have taken note of recent steps taken such as the election of the district development council, the resumption of 4G internet services. It is very important obviously, right to freedom of expression online and offline is a key-value for all democracies, said the European Union Envoy.
SRINAGAR: The Government on Friday informed that 81 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 22 from the Jammu division and 59 from the Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 125715.