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Braving bullets, Kashmiris log 70 pc votes in last phase
What is India News Service, Friday, 11 February 2005, 1700 hrs IST
The day after an Imam, a newly-elected councillor, was shot, Kashmiris braved threats and logged 70 per cent votes in the last phase of the civic polls.
This overwhelming response \F3the first phase saw 49 per cent, the second 44 and the third 20 per cent\F3comes after the killing of four councillors in the last two weeks.
Despite intermittent rain and chill, enthusiastic voters jostled and queued up outside booths to elect representatives for the six municipal committees in Budgam and
At the National Conference traditional stronghold of Charar-e-Sharief, brisk polling was registered though the visibility in the morning was very poor. Alamdar Colony resident Haleema Sofi said since Parliamentary and Assembly polls made no difference to her family, she wanted to vote in the local candidate. \EB\EBIf the MPs and MLAs are not accessible to me, I can always catch hold of the councillor. He is two doors away from my house and will be more accountable,\ED\ED she said. Village headman Abdul Gaffar Dar said he will pressure the nominated member to install a transformer.
Vijayendra Saraswati released from prison: Kanchi junior seer Vijayendra Saraswati was released from the Central prison here this afternoon. The Madras High Court had ordered his release on bail in the Sankararaman murder case yesterday.
Death sentence for rape and murder of child: The Supreme Court has held that the rape and murder of a girl child is within the ambit of the "rarest of rare cases." The court awarded death sentence to the accused for raping and murdering a six-year-old child.
\EBMake Nanavati report public\ED: The National Commission for Minorities (NCM), besides several Sikh leaders, today urged the government to make the report of the Justice Nanavati Commission on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots public.
No post-poll alliance with LJP in Bihar, says Venkaiah: BJP ruled out any post-poll alliance with Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of Ram Vilas Paswan in Bihar while keeping its doors open for Stephen Marandi who broke away from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in Jharkhand.
Medical panel to probe shootout: Delhi govt has formed a medical board to address key aspects of the Geelani shooting.
BJP for action against RJD over Gujarat CDs: Even as the BJP today sought action against RJD for display of CDs on Gujarat riots in Purnea, RJD president Laloo Prasad said there was nothing wrong about the CDs which were being shown after the permission of the state election authorities.
States
6 K'taka cops killed in Naxal attack: Six policemen were killed when Maoist guerrillas stormed a school building in a Karnataka village and hurled hand grenades, police officials said on Friday. The surprise attack took place on Thursday midnight in Pavagada taluk near Tumkur district, about 150 km from Bangalore.
Choppers on rescue mission in snow-hit Kashmir: While the Indian Air Force carried out major operations for airlifting Army-men stranded on the 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway during the past five days, six persons, including four children, were killed in three separate places owing to avalanches and land slides.
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Neighbours
Police crush protest in Nepal: Nepali police smothered the first political protest on Thursday against King Gyanendra's assumption of power and suspension of civil liberties, by arresting the handful of demonstrators who turned up.
Nepal hunts for 145 prisoners: The Army scoured for prisoners sprung from jail by Maoists, vowing to foil planned protests.
View from abroad
Real boom time for NRI steel czar: Mittal Steel Company, owned by Lakshmi Mittal, has earned a record income of $4.7 bn in '04.
Overall
Voting turned hectic in last phase: The electorate logged in 70 per cent votes in the last phase of the municipal elections.
Six policemen were killed in Karnataka: Policemen feel it is in retaliation for the killing of two Naxal leaders last week.
Man got death sentence for rape: He was convicted of raping a minor.
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