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| Fate of Omar, Mehbooba, Lal Singh, Jugal and others to be decided today | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 3: Like other parts of the country, the counting of the votes for five Lok Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir will start on Tuesday morning to complete a nearly two-month-long process.
The fate of 100 candidates including two former chief ministers Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, sitting Lok Sabha member from Jammu Jugal Kishore Sharma, Peoples’ Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone and others will be decided after the counting on Tuesday. In a massive stride for India’s electoral polity, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed its highest poll participation in the last 35 years.
The Combined Voter Turnout (VTR) at the polling stations for the entire Union Territory (five Lok Sabha seats) was 58.46 % in the General Elections 2024.
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| 3-tier security deployed in Jammu, Kathua | | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 3: A day ahead of the counting of votes for the Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabha constituencies along with rest of the country, three-tier security has been activated in and around the counting centres in the two districts.
The counting of over 23.94 lakh votes in these constituencies, scheduled for Tuesday, will determine the fate of 34 candidates, including senior BJP leader and Union Minister Jitendra Singh, current
Jammu MP Jugal Kishore Sharma and forme... | |
| | | | DM Jammu, Rajouri impose restrictions | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 3: In view of apprehensions of law and order problems on the day of counting of votes, the District Magistrate Jammu, Sachin Kumar Vaishya has imposed preventive restrictions under CrPC 144 within the premises of the counting centre.
Meanwhile, in view of apprehensions of law and order problems on the day of counting of votes, the District Magistrate Rajouri, OP Bhagat has imposed preventive restrictions under CrPC 144 within the premises of the counting centre. ... | |
| | | | Tight security arrangements in Kashmir | | | 
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 3: Stringent security arrangements have been made for the counting of votes for three Lok Sabha constituencies of Kashmir as additional security personnel have been deployed at key places in the valley, officials said on Monday.
A three-tier security blanket has been thrown around the counting centres in Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag to ensure that no unauthorised person enters the premises, they said. A tight vigil has been maintained around the stro... | |
| | | | Time ripe for J&K residents to decide their future democratically: CEC | | ‘Appropriate time for assembly elections has come’ | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 3: Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar on Monday said that residents of Jammu and Kashmir are ready to decide their future democratically.
Pointing toward the overwhelming participation of people in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections in the Union Territory, Rajiv Kumar said that during the election we have seen an urge in the eyes of the voters of Jammu and Kashmir who wanted to decide their future through the electoral battle.
The crowd ha... | |
| | | | ‘India created world record with 64.2 cr people voting in LS polls’ | | | |
NEW DELHI, June 3:
India created a world record with 64.2 crore voters, including 31.2 crore women, participating in the Lok Sabha elections this year, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Monday.
Addressing a press briefing, he said over 68,000 monitoring teams and 1.5 crore polling and security personnel were involved in the world’s largest electoral exercise.
“India created a world record with 64.2 crore voters, including 31.2 crore women, participating in the Lok Sabha elections this year,” said Kumar.
On social media memes calling election commissioners ‘Laapataa Gentlemen’, Kumar said, “We were always here, never went missing.”
“Now memes can say the ‘Laapataa... | |
| | | | Not right to spread rumours: CEC on allegations against Amit Shah | | | |
New Delhi, June 3:
In a sharp outright rejection of allegations made by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had called up district magistrates after voting for the Lok Sabha elections were completed, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Monday said that it was not right to spread “rumour” and “doubt everyone.” “Can someone influence them all? (district magistrates/returning officers) all? Can anyone influence 500-600 people? Tell us who did this. We will punish the person who did it. They should tell the details before counting the votes. It is not right that you spread a rumour and doubt everyone,” Rajiv Kumar said at a press conference a day ... | |
| | | | Disclose details of tenants: DM to property owners | | | |
Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 3: In response to growing security concerns, the District Magistrate of Jammu, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, has issued an order mandating the disclosure of tenant details by all property owners.
This directive, rooted in Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), aims to enhance public safety by curbing the sheltering of anti-national and anti-social elements under the guise of tenants or domestic helpers.
An order issued by the District Magistrate states: “All landlords and property owners must submit detailed particulars of their tenants using the prescribed Declaration Form. This submission can be done in person or via registered po... | |
| | | | 2 terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 3: Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Nihama area of the south Kashmir district after receiving specific input about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.
The search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired on a search party of the forces, who then fired back, the official said.
Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, V K Birdhi said that two militants were killed in the exchange of firing.
The identity and group affiliation of the slain terrorists was bei... | |
| | | | Fire engulfs forest across 6 districts | | | |
arly Times Report
Jammu, June 3: Several fire incidents in the past 24 hours have devastated vast tracts of forest land and urban areas across six districts in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday.
No injuries or loss of life occurred during any of the incidents, which were reported in Jammu, Udhampur, Reasi, Rajouri, Kathua, and Poonch districts, they added.
In Poonch district, a blaze, which spread from across the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday night, triggered multiple mine explosions along the Salotri forward area, the officials said.
Despite the high intensity, the fire was controlled without any loss of life, they added.
Reasi district witnessed three separate fore... | |
| | | | NHAI’s revised toll rates come to effect | | | |
NEW DELHI, June 3:
The revised toll charges for motorists on national highways across the country have come to effect from Monday, an official said.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has hiked the toll charges by an average of 5 per cent.
The hike is part of NHAI’s annual exercise where the state-owned body calculates new rates factoring in several parameters, the senior NHAI official said. Every year, it is implemented from April 1 but this year the implementation was deferred due to general elections. The average hike this time was 5 per cent. The revised user fee has been implemented from today, the official said.
From Monday, motorists using national highways/e... | |
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