The results of four constituencies one each in Bandipora and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir and Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu region are still awaited.
This is also the first time that elections in J&K are open to non-state subjects like West Pakistan Refugees (WPR) after the abrogation of state-subject laws with the revocation of Articles 370 and 35A.
The relatives of Imtiyaz Ahmed and two named Ibrar Ahmed allege that they were killed in a staged gunfight in a village in Shopian district on July 18.
One of the relatives said that he identified his cousin and two other relatives through circulated photographs of militants killed in an encounter on July 18.
Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, J&K Police said, killed the trio in a pre-planned attack and fled from the spot. Wednesday’s incident is being seen as part of a bloody cycle of attacks on pro-India political activists in the restive Kashmir region.
It also asks students to cooperate with the university administration in case of “inclement weather and present circumstances” without any specification on the latter.
Two journalists — Azaan Javaid, a special correspondent for ThePrint and Anees Zargar, J&K Bureau Chief of Newsclick — were allegedly beaten by the J&K police personnel outside Islamia College when they were recording video of the scene following the protests.
The government's advisory, issued by the Higher Education Department, asked students to “use social media cautiously and refrain from any such activity which can disturb peace and harmony”.
Director-General of J&K Police Dilbag Singh directed the officers on Monday to make “make strong cases against identified individuals who are habitual offenders in drug peddling and bovine smuggling.”
Every day hundreds of internet-deprived people of Kashmir desperate to submit exam forms, file GST, etc visit the town where 12 shops offer internet services at a price of Rs 350 per hour.
This was the second such incident in Kashmir reported on Tuesday — the first grenade attack took place outside the Kashmir University campus in Srinagar's Hazratbal area, injuring three civilians.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police cited the 'volatility' and 'impending terrorist threat' to the delegation in the area it was trying to visit as reason for not giving permission.
Along with a press release sent to journalists daily, the police on Friday also sent a list of tweets posted about the situation in Kashmir, particularly about human rights violations there. The tweets had been compiled in a file.
Sinha was accompanied by members of the 'Concerned Citizens’ Group', including former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah, former Air Vice Marshal Kapil Kak, and journalists Bharat Bhushan and Sushoba Bharve.
Relatives of the detained leaders rued that they are being harassed during meetings and the MLA hostel, which has been turned into a detention centre, does not have conducive living conditions.