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MeT forecasts snowfall on weekend Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Jan 3: While Jammu recorded season’s coldest night, intense cold conditions continued in Kashmir despite slight rise in temperatures and the Weatherman has forecast snowfall on the weekend. Dense fog continued to badly affect train and air-traffic in Jammu region while movement of vehicular traffic has also been hit in the region. This has lowered the temperature during night and early morning hours in plain areas of Jammu region. “Due to dense […]

VVPATs start reaching J&K from Hyderabad *Re-serialization, mapping, re-naming of PSs completed Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, July 13: All 20 districts in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to finalize rationalization of Polling Stations around July 25 while Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines have started reaching the Union Territory in a major step forward for what is being seen as conduct of first Assembly elections in the Union Territory. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Hirdesh Kumar also reviewed arrangements for ongoing process […]

Another step towards Assembly polls in J&K Process to bring machines to start from June 29 Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, June 20: After announcing publication of draft rolls by August 31, the Election Commission of India has taken another step forward towards conduct of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir by asking the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the Union Territory to collect 14850 M3-VVPATs (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) machines from Telangana in Hyderabad. The Election Commission of India has […]

Final call to be taken after assessment of situation *Pre-revision activities due to redrawn segments Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, June 15: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today virtually set the process for conduct of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir in motion by initiating exercise for revision of Electoral Rolls and publication of draft rolls by August 31. This follows a meeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner (EC) Anup Chandra had in New Delhi after which […]

5 including tourists injured by lightning Gopal Sharma/ Fayaz Bukhari JAMMU/ SRINAGAR, June 9: While Jammu today recorded season’s highest temperature of 43.8 degree Celsius, at least five persons were injured after a lightning bolt hit a tree at Botanical Garden, Srinagar this evening as gusty winds blew across Kashmir with heavy showers recorded in Srinagar and its adjacent areas bringing respite from hot weather. A lightning bolt hit a Deodhar tree in Botanical Garden in Srinagar resulting in injuries […]