NEW DELHI: A court here on Friday extended the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia, co-accused Vijay Nair and others till May 8 in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. The accused persons were produced before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja through video conferencing on the expiry of their judicial custody granted earlier. The judge also directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to submit a report on how much time it was likely to take to digitize the documents related to the charge sheet.   Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Print ..read more

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: NC leader Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked the Election Commission not to postpone polls in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. The former chief ministers made the appeal after the EC sought a report from Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and the Chief Electoral Officer on representations submitted by some parties and three candidates seeking rescheduling of elections in the constituency due to adverse weather conditions, including snowfall on the Mughal road. “I appeal to the EC that such a step should not be taken.The demand for postponement is not from a ..read more

JAMMU, APRIL 26 – The Jammu constituency has registered a voter turnout of over 42 percent till 1 PM as it went to polls in the 2nd phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls on Friday. An official said that till 1 PM a Jammu registered a voter turnout of 42.88 percent even as polling has started picking up. Voting for the high-stake constituency started at 7 am amid heightened security arrangements. Voting is being held in 88 seats across 13 states and Union Territories in the 2nd phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls across the country. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Print ..read more

Jammu: The Jammu constituency has registered a voter turnout of over 25 percent till 11 AM as it went to polls in the 2nd phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls on Friday. An official said , that till 11 am a Jammu registered a voter turnout of 25.93 percent even as polling has started picking up. Voting for the high-stake constituency started at 7 am amid heightened security arrangements. Voting is being held in 88 seats across 13 states and Union Territories in the 2nd phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls across the country— Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Print ..read more

Sopore: Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an overnight encounter at north Kashmir’s Sopore, officials said Friday. A top police official said that in the ensuing operation at Check Mohalla Nowpora in Sopore, two terrorists whose identity is being ascertained were killed this morning. “Two bodies are lying on the ground and they are yet to be retrieved as the operation is still on,” he said. During the operation two soldiers and a civilian received bullet injury in the operation. The injured are doing well after receiving immediate medical treatment. Officials earlier on Thursday said ..read more

Jammu: The Jammu constituency has registered a voter turnout of over 10 percent at 9 AM as it went to polls in the 2nd phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls on Friday. An official said that at 9 am a voter turnout of 10.39 % was registered in the Jammu constituency, while the polling has started picking up. Voting for the high-stake constituency started at 7 am todayVoting is being held in 102 seats across 21 states and Union Territories in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls across the country— Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Print ..read more

PATNA: Voting for the five Lok Sabha seats in Bihar to decide the fate of 50 candidates began, amid tight security on Friday morning.Polling started at 7 am in Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur and Banka and will continue till 6 pm, a senior official said.Over 93 lakh voters, including 45.15 lakh women and 306 belonging to the third gender, will decide the fate of 50 nominees, including three women, in these five seats. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Print ..read more

ISLAMABAD: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Thursday barred former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi from issuing provocative statements against state institutions, including the army, and officials. During the hearing of a petition seeking a fair trial, Judge Basir Javed Rana of the Accountability Court in Islamabad also said the media should limit its reporting to court proceedings and not report statements of the accused. “Such statements disrupt judicial decorum and also obstruct judicial functions such as the dispensation of justice,” the judge stated, referring to ..read more

Fate Of 22 candidates To Be Decided By Voters Today Jammu: The Jammu parliamentary constituency is all set to go to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections amid tight security arrangements on Friday. Over 17.80 lakh voters will decide the fate of 22 candidates contesting from 5-Jammu Parliamentary Constituency. The Jammu parliamentary constituency is spread over 18 Assembly segments in four districts including Reasi, Samba, Jammu and Rajouri. According to the figures provided by the office of Returning Officer 5-Jammu Parliamentary Constituency, there are 17,80,835 registered vote ..read more

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India is all geared up for the phase 2 of the Lok Sabha polls that commences tomorrow. With weather conditions predicted to be within normal ranges, voters can cast their votes comfortably. For convenience for voters, meticulous arrangements have been made at all polling stations including facilities, to deal with hot weather conditions. Polling is scheduled in 88 Constituencies across 13 States/UTs. It may be recalled that polling for 29-Betul PC in Madhya Pradesh was rescheduled in third phase due to death of a candidate from Bahujan Samaj Party. Remaini ..read more