The demonstrators have accused the PoJK government of ignoring their plight for more than two decades, leaving them in a state of uncertainty and job insecurity.
A voter turnout of 56.01 percent has been recorded till 3 pm in the third and final phase of ongoing Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Election Commission of India.
The third phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir saw a cumulative voter turnout of 44.08 per cent as of 1 pm on Tuesday, as per the Election Commission of India.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday reached out to actor and Shiv Sena leader Govinda via phone call to inquire about his health and wish him a swift recovery.
A National Conference candidate from the Pattan Assembly constituency, Riyaz Bedar, alleged that Jammu and Kashmir's participation in the election was excluded for 10 years.
Kashmera Shah on Tuesday arrived at CritCare Hospital in Mumbai to meet actor and Shiv Sena leader Govinda, who was injured earlier in the day after his revolver accidentally went off at his home. Govinda sustained a leg injury from the incident and was admitted to the hospital as a precaut
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.
The third phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir saw a cumulative voter turnout of 28.12 per cent as of 11 am on Tuesday, as per the Election Commission of India.
Elaborate security arrangement has been put in place for polling in Sopore city of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district as voting is underway for the third phase of Assembly polls in the Union Territory. SSP Sopore Divya D said that security arrangements are in place and everything was goi
"First of all, you have to understand that such elections are being held for the first time in the last 30-35 years where there was no strike call from Pakistan, nor was there any boycott call, nor was there 8-10 per cent voting like before. That is why I said that in true sense, the democra