Leh coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir

The minimum temperature recorded at Leh, 434 kms from Srinagar, was minus 9.2 degrees Celsius as against previous night's minus 7.2 degrees Celsius, an official at the Meteorological Department said.
  
The night temperature in Kargil, in Ladakh region, also recorded a dip of nearly two degrees to settle at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius.

Pahalgam, the famous hill resort in south Kashmir which serves as a base camp during the annual Amarnath yatra, recorded a drop of nearly four degrees in the minimum temperature which settled at minus 4.4 degrees Celsius as against Sunday's minus 0.8 degrees Celsius.

Source: Chhattisgarh Hindi News and MP Hindi News

PDP accuses NC of derailing peace process along International Border

"The present regime led by National Conference (NC) has derailed the process of peace along the International Border. It is very unfortunate that the state government has also failed to carry forward the agenda of peace and development initiated by previous PDP-led regime," the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said while addressing an election rally here.

Mufti said during its tenure of three years from 2002 to 2005, PDP provided "corruption-free governance" to the people of the state.

"In just three years, we provided corruption-free governance to the people by bringing total transparency and accountability in the functioning of the government," he said.

Source: Chhattisgarh Hindi News and MP Hindi News

Assembly elections second phase: Nearly 10 percent voting recorded till 10 am

Nearly 10 percent of the 15.35 lakh electorate exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling while serpentine queues could be seen at many polling stations as voters waited for their turn.

In the second phase of the five-phase Assembly elections, a total of 15.35 lakh eligible voters would decide the fate of 175 candidates, including four sitting ministers of the coalition government.

As per the Election Department, there has been over nearly 9.72 per cent polling recorded in the state till 1000 hours today.

Reasi Assembly segment has recorded the highest number of 19.95 percent polling, followed by Udhampur with 18.76 percent, Gool Arnas with 18.04 per cent, Gulabgarh with 17.99 percent, it said.

Similarly, Ramnagar Assembly segment recorded 16.96 percent polling, Chenani with 11.38 percent, Mendhar with 11 percent, Noorabad and Lolab with 10.50 percent each, Surankote with 9.85, Karnah with 9 percent, Poonch Haveli with 8.80, Kulgam with 8.18, it said.

However, lowest polling took place in Home Shalibugh 1.20 percent followed by Langate 3.50 percent, Kupwara and Handwara with 4 percent each and Devsar with 4.5 percent.

Enthusiastic voters queued outside polling stations in Udhampur, Poonch, Chenani, Ramnagar and Reasi constituencies, while the voter turnout was low in morning in Gulabgarh, Gool Arnas, Mendhar and Poonch Havelli constituencies of the Jammu region.

Source: Chhattisgarh Hindi News and MP Hindi News

Arms cache recovered from militant hideout in Doda

Acting on specific intelligence inputs, Rashtriya Rifles and police launched a joint search operation and busted the hideout in Marmat in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district on Friday, he said.

The recoveries from the hideout include an AK-47 rifle, a chinese pistol, two .303 rifle, three 12 bore gun, one sniper rifle, one country-made pistol, four magazines of AK-47 and three magazines of .303 rifle, he said.

In addition, two radio sets, around 216 rounds of assorted ammunition, four hand grenades and several other logistic stores were also recovered, the spokesman added.

Source: Chhattisgarh Hindi News and MP Hindi News 

Jammu & Kashmir: One soldier killed in gunfight against separatist guerrillas

Police sources said that a group of three to four militants infiltrated into the Indian side of the international border at Arnia in RS Pura area of Jammu district.

They added the militants entered an abandoned army bunker. A soldier was killed at Pind Khote in Arnia, they informed.

"The infiltration attempt was supported by Pakistan Rangers who fired mortar shells at BSF (Border Security Force) positions in Arnia today (Thursday) morning so that the militants could sneak in," a senior police officer said.

Earlier on Thursday morning, the Army has foiled two infiltration bids along the line of control (LoC) in Poonch district in the last 48 hours.

A senior Army officer said, "A group  of heavily armed terrorists tried to infiltrate at Panjni Nallah in Balakote sector in Poonch."

"Alert troopers foiled their attempt and pushed them back. There was firing between two sides which continued till 11 am on Wednesday," the officer added.

"There  was another attempt at 2 am on Wednesday, but it was also foiled," he said.

They want to derail the poll process but we are alert and won't allow them to create disturbances, the officer added.

Constituencies of Poonch Havelli, Surankore and Mendhar in border district of Poonch will go to polls on December 2 in the second phase of the five-phased assembly elections.

Source: Chhattisgarh News in Hindi and MP News in Hindi 

J&K killings: Army orders probe, Omar says deaths 'avoidable'

Omar suggested that the incident could hamper the improving security situation in the valley.

The 44-year old National Conference (NC) leader said that the deaths of the youths has further spoiled the poll atmosphere, which is already suffering due to post flood reconstruction challenge, in the state.

"Have spoken to Union Defence Minister @arunjaitley reg. yesterday's incident where army firing resulted in 2 avoidable deaths," Omar tweeted on Tuesday morning.

:Such killings have no place in an otherwise improving security environment where militancy incidents are at record low levels," he added.

"These deaths have served to vitiate the poll atmosphere already strained by the post flood reconstruction challenge that people face," he further said.

Source: MP News in Hindi and Chhattisgarh Hindi News

BJP to announce its list of candidates for J&K by 2nd November

"The list of candidates for Jammu and Kashmir is expected to be released by November 1 or 2," a senior BJP leader said.
  
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be among BJP's star campaigners and will address rallies in the state during the electioneering.
  
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) had on Tuesday issued notification for the first phase of polling in 15 constituencies.

The Election Commission had on Saturday announced the schedule for polls in the flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir.

The polling will be held in five phases between November 23 and December 20.
  
Polling will take place on November 25, December 2, 9, 14 and 20. As far as the party manifesto is concern, it is in final process and will be issued soon, the senior BJP leader said.

Source: MP News in Hindi and Chhattisgarh Hindi News