Second phase polling begins in Jammu & Kashmir

Voting began this morning in 18 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir going to polls in second of the five-phased state elections.  Moderate to brisk voting was today recorded in the first couple of hours in the nine seats in Jammu and as many in Kashmir Valley with boycott calls by separatists and militants and the cold weather failing to dampen the enthusiasm of voters who queued up in large numbers.