Sajid Hussain, Secretary of Information for the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), raised serious concerns over ongoing human rights abuses in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir during the ongoing 57th session of the Human Rights Council.
The Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police have issued an advisory to minimise traffic congestion and ensure a smooth experience for devotees visiting Kali Mata Mandir Bagh-e-Bahu Jammu and Kandoli Mata Nagrota during the Navratra festival from October 3 to 12.
The polling concluded for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections in a "peaceful and celebratory atmosphere", with the end of the third and final phase of polling on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a voter turnout of 56.01 percent was recorded till 3 pm in the third phase of ongoing Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Election Commission of India.
Among crowds of enthusiastic voters in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, persons with disabilities, both young and old, were at the forefront, including a 100 year-old elderly woman in Bandipora.
Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) President Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid on Tuesday dismissed speculation about aligning with the BJP and asserted that the main aim of his party is to restrore peace in Kashmir.
Speaking to ANI, Azad said, "I urge all voters to reach at the polling stations along with their families and caste votes. I think one-fourth of the voters will be the new generation and their expectations are totally different. The biggest issue is unemployment and it is just not the issue
As voting for the third phase of elections begins in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday exuded confidence in the participation of women voters in large numbers in the festival of democracy.
The Congress leader and candidate from Jammu East, Yogesh Sawhney, said on Tuesday, speaking to ANI, that Congress will come to power and eradicate the atrocities committed by the BJP in the last 10 years.
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chief Ghulam Nabi Azad cast his vote here at the Government Girls High School for the third and final phase of the state election on Tuesday.