Ht looked at the latest available government data to anyalse the deaths and patterns of violence in kashmir in the. Militancy in kashmir has constantly derailed ties between india and pakistan. Preliminary data shows that jammu and kashmir recorded a turnout of only 29 percent compared to a nationwide average of 67 percent.
Kashmir s increasing violence was the backdrop for india s recent elections which saw prime minister narendra modi returned to power in results announced 23 may. That has made the first half of 2019 one of the deadliest in recent memory with 301 deaths on both sides of the contested. Two killings symbolize reach of kashmir conflict as death toll surges.
Quoting official sources news agency gns that fresh deaths include a 60 year old woman from nowhatta a 62 year old man from batamallo a 75 year old man from noorbagh an 85 year old man from barzulla area a 79 year old man from habba kadal a 72. Kashmir valley reported eight more deaths due to covid 19 since last night taking the fatality count due to the virus to 329 in j k. Sources said that srinagar reported five deaths kupwara three including a leprosy patient who was declared covid 19 positive four days after the death two deaths were reported from baramulla while one fatality each was reported from kulgam budgam bandipora and ramban the.
The deaths take overall fatality count in jammu and kashmir to 335. Srinagar two more covid 19 positive patients died in kashmir on saturday taking the number of fatalities due to the novel coronavirus in jammu and kashmir to 78 officials said the latest. Among the fresh.
While 4 deaths are from kashmir region two have been reported from jammu division including a police officer. Jammu and kashmir reported six more deaths during the last 12 hours due to covid 19 taking the number of people succumbing to the lethal virus to 302 in the state. Kashmir today recorded 355 fresh cases of covid 19 including 100 security men taking the number of positive cases in j k to 18879.
With eight more deaths in kashmir the death toll in jammu and kashmir due to covid 19 has reached to 341 including 317 from kashmir division. Nine covid 19 positive persons including a cop died in kashmir today taking the death tally in jammu and kashmir to 218 while 479 fresh cases of covid 19 including 85 travellers were reported in valley taking the total number of positive cases 17920. 479 test ve j k tally 17920 fayaz bukhari srinagar july 26.
