J&K polls: Kishtwar sees brisk 19 pc voting

Srinagar/Jammu, Sep 18 (UNI) In the initial three hours, overall voting in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Wednesday touched 15 per cent with Kishtwar recording 19 precent, Doda recording 17 percent and Shopian recording 15 percent as electors enthusiastically queued up to participated in the first poll in a decade…

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Ahead of PM rally, security beefed up in Srinagar

Srinagar, Sep 18 (UNI) A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at Sher-e-Kashmir Park here for boosting BJP’s Assembly election campaign, security was beefed up in Srinagar on Wednesday, officials said. A multi-tier security ring has been put in place in Srinagar and its adjoining areas and all vulnerable areas have been sanitised, officials…

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Ishani from Himachal scales Everest

Shimla, Sep 18 (UNI) Ishani Dhoulta, a young adventurer from Kathasu village in Jubbal, Himachal Pradesh, has made her state and country proud by scaling the Mount Everest, a person representing the mountaineer said on Wednesday. Ishani began her ascent on August 29 from Lukla, a notoriously challenging starting point for Everest expeditions. Over 12…

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