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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: 58.19% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 5 Pm

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A voter turnout of 58.19% has been recorded till 5 PM  in the first phase of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmirโ€”24 of the stateโ€™s 90 constituencies. Kishtwar has recorded the highest voter turnout at 70.3%, and Pulwama district has recorded the lowest voter turnout at 36.90%.

The valley is seeing its first assembly elections since the removal of Article 370. This is also the first time Jammu & Kashmir will see an assembly election as a Union Territory. When Article 370 was abrogated, the state was divided into the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh.

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Sonali Phogat Case: CBI, Forensic Experts Reach Goa Resort

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This comes as CBI took over the probe into Sonali Pohgatโ€™s death case from Goa Police on September 15, 2022, and registered an FIR into the case followed by an order for a detailed probe in the case

Panaji: A team of Central Burea of Investigation along with forensic experts arrived at the resort in north Goa where late BJP leader Sonali Phogat stayed before her death.

This comes as CBI took over the probe into Sonali Phogatโ€™s death from Goa Police on September 15, 2022, and registered an FIR into the case followed by an order for a detailed probe in the case. Regarding the same CBI along with a forensic team have arrived at the resort located on the Anjuna beach in North Goa.

Earlier, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that he would request Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hand over the Phogat case to the CBI. On September 12, the Ministry of Home Affairs recommended CBI investigation into Sonali Phogatโ€™s death.

Meanwhile, Supreme Court adjourned till September 26 Curlies restaurantโ€™s plea against the NGT order and extended its interim order on stay against the demolition till the next date of hearing.

The Curlies restaurant was being demolished for allegedly violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms but the owners of the restaurant have moved the Supreme Court challenging the demolition action.

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Actor-politician Sonali Phogat was found dead in Goa last month. Her family immediately alleged foul play. Following allegations by her family, the Goa Police lodged a case of murder and arrested a couple of Phogatโ€™s associates.

Sonali Phogat, who rose to fame with her TikTok videos, contested the 2019 Haryana election as a BJP candidate but lost to then Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi (he has since joined the BJP). She also appeared in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2020.

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