According to the figures provided by the office of Returning Officer 5-Jammu Parliamentary Constituency, there are 17,80,835 registered voters in Jammu PC including 9,21,095 male, 8,59,712 female and 28 transgender electors. Among these 37,822 (37,025 male and 797 female) are service voters.

https://www.thedispatch.in/over-17-80-lakh-voters-to-decide-fate-of-22-candidates-in-jammu-pc-on-april-26/

A top police official said that in the ensuing operation at Check Mohalla Nowpora in Sopore, two terrorists whose identity is being ascertained were killed this morning. “Two bodies are lying on the ground and they are yet to be retrieved as the operation is still on,” he said.

https://www.thedispatch.in/2-unidentified-militants-killed-in-sopore-operation-on/

DPAP Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad has categorically ruled out the possibility of entering into any pre-poll alliance with Apni Party’s Syed Altaf Bukhari or Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone.

https://www.thedispatch.in/azad-dismisses-pre-poll-alliance-with-apni-party-peoples-conference/

Officials told that the VDG who was critically injured after brief gunfight broke out between militants and security this morning succumbed in a hospital.

https://www.thedispatch.in/vdg-member-injured-in-udhampur-fire-incident-succumbs/

Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) Thursday claimed to have arrested an individual trying to join terrorist ranks in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.

https://www.thedispatch.in/cik-arrests-youth-trying-to-join-terrorist-ranks-in-budgam/

In a comprehensive declaration submitted as part of his nomination affidavit, National Conference (NC) Vice President and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has revealed that he has no residential house, no agriculture land or any immovable assets registered in his name, nor in the name of his spouse or dependents.

https://www.thedispatch.in/omar-has-no-house-no-cars-no-loans-no-immovable-assets/

Srinagar Police busts notorious gang of truck robbers with modus operandi of targeting vehicles plying along NHW robbing drivers of cash, mobile phones & other belongings.
FIR No. 28/2024 under relevant sections of law stands registered in PS Shalteng,” Srinagar Police on X wrote.

https://www.thedispatch.in/gang-of-truck-robbers-busted-3-arrested-in-srinagar/

On April 9, the taxi driver, Paramjit Singh, a resident of Delhi, was fired upon in an apparent targeted attack by militants in Padpawan village of Shopian, injuring him critically. The attack took place at the Danish resort in Heerpura, which falls on Mughal Road and connects Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch districts of the Jammu region.


https://www.thedispatch.in/ogw-arrested-for-attack-on-non-local-in-shopian/

Mehbooba served notice for allegedly using child for seeking votes in Rajouri
https://www.thedispatch.in/mehbooba-served-notice-for-allegedly-using-child-for-seeking-votes-in-rajouri

After Kupwara, now Baramulla police adopted the latest GPS tracking technology to monitor the movement of bailed-out drug peddlers.

https://www.thedispatch.in/now-baramulla-police-adopt-gps-tracking-to-monitor-bailed-drug-peddlers/

The Anti-Corruption Bureau Jammu has registered a case against officers of Public Works Department Jammu and a contractor for abusing official position and violating codal formalities in inviting tenders for road construction work.

https://www.thedispatch.in/acb-jammu-files-fir-against-pwd-officials-contractor-for-abusing-official-position/

The IGP said that police along with the Central forces have upgraded the inter-district check points and area domination has been given a further push. “We will ensure a peaceful atmosphere during all three phases of elections in Kashmir,” he said.

https://www.thedispatch.in/fool-proof-security-arrangements-in-place-for-all-three-phases-of-kashmir-polls-igp-kashmir/

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of trying to “fix” the Lok Sabha elections by “selectively targeting and harassing” her party and its supporters.


https://www.thedispatch.in/mehbooba-accuses-jk-administration-of-trying-to-fix-ls-elections/

Sajad Gani Lone, candidate of Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Conference for 01 Baramulla is hereby put on notice to explain why such violation has been made at your end,” reads the notice.

https://www.thedispatch.in/notice-issued-to-sajad-lone-over-mcc-violation/

These searches were conducted in connection with ongoing investigation of case FIR No 87/2024 of PS Bijbehara, pertaining to the killing of non-local street vendor Raja Sah on April 17 in Jablipota, Bijbehara to ascertain larger criminal conspiracy behind this killing.

https://www.thedispatch.in/killing-of-street-vendor-sia-raids-11-locations-in-south-kashmir/

Two unidentified intruders were killed after an Infiltration bid was foiled on Thursday in Tangdhar sector of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

https://www.thedispatch.in/infiltration-bid-foiled-in-kupwara-2-killed/

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti said on Thursday that in a way, the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir was “right” as the Pir Panjal region will not be neglected now.

https://www.thedispatch.in/delimitation-was-right-pir-panjal-will-no-longer-be-neglected-iltija-mufti/

Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency has recorded nearly 25 percent voter turnout till 11 am even as voting is underway with long queues of voters outside the polling stations.

https://www.thedispatch.in/ls-polls-baramulla-records-nearly-25-voter-turnout-till-11-am/

Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency has recorded over 35 percent voter turnout till 1 pm even as voting is underway with long queues of voters outside the polling stations.

https://www.thedispatch.in/baramulla-records-over-35-voter-turnout-till-1-pm-details-inside/

If voted to power, I promise to erase the FIR and police verification culture that is affecting our youth,” he said adding that the issue was one of the main motives of PC. On asking about the massive turn out at many places in Kupwara and Baramulla, Lone said people have been voting here from very beginning.

https://www.thedispatch.in/if-voted-to-power-will-erase-police-verification-fir-culture-sajad-lone/

The Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency recorded over 54 percent voter turnout until 5 p.m., even as voting is underway, with long queues of voters outside the polling stations.

https://www.thedispatch.in/baramulla-records-over-54-7-voter-turnout-till-5-pm/