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Follow us: Daily Excelsior , MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020 REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 Vol No. 56 12 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 No. 345 Bumper voting in 3 seats on LoC in , Majority voted with hope for improvement in basic facilities Heavy turnout of 68.5 pc in 17 31.55% voting in in chilly weather Fayaz Bukhari district recording the highest lives. There are so many issues efforts to resolve them. I am polling at 58.45% followed by that we are facing. I am hopeful hopeful that someone who is Dec 13: district at 51.08% and that my vote will be of some use elected does justice", he told seats of Jammu in Phase-VI Braving chill and in some Bandipora with around 47.66% in easing up the difficulties that Excelsior. areas snow, large numbers of polling. we are facing." Mohammad Sultan War, a Sanjeev Pargal candidates. troops. Pukharni in Nowshera con- people made it to polling sta- The polling percentage At Chadipora area of voter from Hatmulla village of Significantly, voting was However, the voting today stituency, Naika Panjgrain and tions across Kashmir while at recorded in was Natnusa constituency, Natnusa area in north Kashmir's JAMMU, Dec 13: Huge highest at 76.7 percent in remained peaceful in all the Rattal Basali in Doongi seg- places they were deserted as 30.99%, 34.56%, Kupwara, 36-year-old Ishfaq has a different turnout of 68.5 was recorded Territorial three seats as there was no ment, both in people stayed out even as 24.06, Lone, was waiting for his turn reason to vote in this election. in sixth phase of the District Constituency of Poonch, 74 at ceasefire violation by the 37.74%, 8.16% and Development Council (DDC) Nowshera seat and 74.1 in Pakistani troops in any forward 4.60% polling was registered in elections in 17 seats spread Doongi segment in Rajouri dis- areas which witnessed polling. . *Watch video on In Kashmir, 14 constituen- cies went to vote where 1208 www.excelsiornews.com polling stations were set up amid tight security with police and 4.33% migrants *Watch video on cast votes www.excelsiornews.com para-military providing security Three hundred and ten while Army was providing area migrants cast their votes for domination to prevent militants 14 DDC constituencies of from disrupting the poll process. at 14 special The polling passed of peacefully polling booths each at Jammu as there was no major incident in and districts in the the Valley. sixth phase of elections today. At Keegam Chak in the fron- Voters stand in a queue to cast their vote during DDC elec- As per official sources, tier district of Kupwara amid tions at in Budgam. — Excelsior/Shakeel the authorities had received biting cold, 85-year old Aisha People stand in a queue at Dharati ahead of fencing on LoC 7149 ballot papers for migrants Begam walked to the Polling to vote. This is third time that He said that he is voting to send in Balakote seat of Poonch on Sunday. More pics on page Nos 3, Station to exercise her franchise. he is voting in his life and he a message to the BJP that he is 5 and 7. — Excelsior/Rahi Kapoor (Contd on page 9 Col 1) She was enthusiastic amid said that he makes sure to vote against the scrapping of Article dozens of voters who were in a for a better candidate. "I 370 and 35A. over nine districts of Jammu trict, all three of which fall along Long queues of voters were and Dharati, Tarkundi and 31.55 percent voted in the queue outside the Polling always ensure it that my vote "I am here to vote for PAGD region today which remained the (LoC) with seen at almost all polling sta- Brooti among others in Balakote sixth phase of DDC polls Station. goes to someone able and effi- candidate as they are fighting for peaceful barring stray inci- Pakistan and were regularly tions located along LoC includ- seat of Poonch district. today. Speaking to Excelsior, she cient. Someone who can iden- the restoration of our special sta- dents of complaints and verbal being pounded by mortar ing Sher Makri, Jhanghar, Administration in twin bor- The Valley recorded 31.55% said: "I am out here to vote and tify the issues that the locals tus. By voting, I want to convey duel among supporters of rival shelling and firing by the enemy Kalsian, Bhawani and Lam (Contd on page 9 Col 1) voter turnout with vote for the betterment of our are facing and also make (Contd on page 9 Col 3) encounter: i10 car seized Border residents use ballot Fog hits air, train, vehicular traffic Two Pak militants killed, Kashmiri for solution to faulty Cold wave grips Jammu, NH restored bunkers, collapsed drainage Gopal Sharma surrenders; civilian rescued JAMMU, Dec 13: Dense Sanjeev K. Sharma residents of Indo-Pak fog in many plain areas of Excelsior Correspondent Ramnagri area of Shopian dis- However, due to sudden International Border in Arnia Jammu region affected the air, trict had reached Mughal road in snowfall on Mughal road, the ARNIA/BISHNAH, Dec *Watch video on train and vehicular traffic JAMMU, Dec 13: Army i10 car No. 1838 JK11A to take militants were stuck. As there 13: Though the border resi- during morning hours today and Poonch Police today them to Kashmir. (Contd on page 9 Col 7) dents claim election promises www.excelsiornews.com while cold wave has gripped gunned down two Pakistani made with the entire region after heavy militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba them so far snowfall on the higher reaches (LeT) outfit while a Kashmiri were never of J&K during last two days. ultra surrendered and a civil- kept, yet, they Due to rains during last two ian was rescued at Tatta Pani enthusiastical- days, the landslide struck the near Poshana area in the Pir ly participate Jammu-Srinagar National Panjal range of Surankote in today in sixth Highway this afternoon at Moud Poonch district. phase of the near Chenani in district Official sources told the ongoing Udhampur, causing massive Vehicles move with headlights on as dense fog engulfs Excelsior that two Pakistani mil- District blockade. The highway was, Jammu on Sunday morning. — Excelsior/Rakesh itants of the LeT outfit infiltrat- Development however, restored for one way districts were also engulfed by service at Katra was also affect- ed from the Line of Control Council (DDC) traffic after three and half hours the fog during morning hours ed for some time due to bad A long queue of voters outside a polling station in (LoC) around 10 days back and elections with a by the National Highway today. The weather improved weather. Arnia on Sunday. — Excelsior/Rakesh a Kashmiri militant identified as new hope that authorities at around 8.15 pm. only after 11 am. The fog hit the There has been significant Mubarak Ahmad Thokar son of may be this time something sector of the newly formed Official sources said that arrival of some morning flights, decrease in the temperature in Mohammad Abdullah Thokar, a Security personnel at the site of encounter in Pir Panjal range good happen to their hamlets. of Jammu and entire northern region has been besides train traffic. Even the the region for the last few days resident of Kumhar Mohalla in along Mughal road in Poonch district on Sunday. During an interaction, the (Contd on page 9 Col 3) gripped in dense fog for the last arrival of inter-state buses has as the mountainous areas of couple of days. The plain areas was affected with the changing Jammu witnessed fresh snow- 6 die of Corona BJP rally boat capsizes in Dal, workers rescued of Jammu, Samba and weather conditions. The chopper (Contd on page 9 Col 5) in J&K Excelsior Correspondent People of Kashmir rejected bullet, JAMMU/SRINAGAR/LEH, Dec 13: Six persons died of COVID-19 in Jammu and strengthened ballot: Thakur Kashmir and 382 tested positive while 505 others recovered Excelsior Correspondent tion. Besides Anurag Thakur, from the virus today. who is also BJP's DDC poll Of six Corona casualties, SRINAGAR, Dec 13: A Incharge for J&K and BJP three each were reported in boat carrying BJP activists national general secretary Tarun Jammu and Kashmir divisions. capsized in during an Chugh, the rally was attended by A 55-year-old woman from election rally led by its leaders, Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, BJP's Talab Tillo, 60-year-old female including Minister of State for national spokesperson and some from Udheywalla and 70-year- Finance, Anurag Thakur and local leaders including Sofi old man from Janipura died of party's national general secre- Yousuf and Altaf Thakur. Coronavirus in Jammu region *Watch video on Prior to the incident, the while in Kashmir 60-year-old www.excelsiornews.com office of Union Minister woman from area of Anurag Thakur posted a pic- Baramulla, a 78-year-old man tary Tarun Chugh. ture on Twitter showing him from Bandipora and 72-year- The party had organised a taking stock of preparations old man from Pulwama suc- boat rally in Dal lake and one of for the Shikara rally along cumbed to the virus. the boats carrying several with BJP spokesperson In Jammu region, 184 posi- activists capsized near Ghat Shahnawaz Hussain. Thakur tive cases were reported today No.17. However, all the activists later posted a picture of him- while 267 were treated. were rescued immediately. A boat in the BJP rally capsized in Dal lake on Sunday. self hoisting the BJP flag on Jammu region now has Locals, along with J&K nel rushed to the spot and res- As a precautionary measure, the Dal lake with the caption, 47434 Corona cases. Among Police and State Disaster cued the BJP workers and media those who fell into the water "Terrorism, separatism are (Contd on page 9 Col 7) Response Force (SDRF) person- persons. body were given medical atten- (Contd on page 9 Col 5) Braving overnight shelling, dense fog, people came in large numbers to vote Avtar Bhat people in border belt of Jammu and Kashmir in the District 6th phase of polling today. KATHUA, Dec 13: Development Council (DDC) The heavy rush of voters was Undeterred by overnight constituency came in large seen on the polling booths near shelling in neighboring numbers from early in the Zero Line of International Border in Hiranagar including Bobiya, Ladwal, Karole, Londi, Patti and Panjgrian which are hardly at a distance from 500 meters to one km from IB. Though the roar of overnight shelling and firing was echoing in their ears this morning too, the denizens of the border area not caring for their lives and braving dense fog and biting cold of the morning showed People after casting their vote at a polling booth in Hiranagar their commitment to strengthen constituency on Sunday. — Excelsior/Pardeep the three-tier Panchayati Raj system in the UT for which the Pansar village in Hiranagar, morning to cast their vote for exercise was made for the first tehsil of , cold strengthening the three -tier time in last seven decades. weather and dense fog , the democratic set up in the UT of (Contd on page 9 Col 5)