Month: September 2018

NC-PDP should stake claim for govt formation, ready to join hands on Article 35A: Altaf Bukhari

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The People’s Democratic Party and National Conference should come together to form the government in the “larger interests” of Jammu and Kashmir, the senior PDP leader and former finance minister Syed Altaf Bukhari said on Friday. “This is the right thing to do (to have the NC-PDP alliance) in the present situation when our identity is under attack,” Bukhari said, when asked about the possibility of the two arch-rivals coming together to form the next government in the state, which is presently under Governor’s rule. Talking to media on the…

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PDP, NC activists intimidating BJP candidates: Ram Madhav

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Ram Madhav, BJP national general secretary, on Friday said like separatists and terror groups, activists of the PDP and the National Conference (NC) were also intimidating candidates filing nominations for the civic bodies elections in the Valley. “We have received information from different parts of Kashmir that PDP and NC workers have threatened BJP activists who filed nominations for the civic bodies elections,” Madhav, who was in Srinagar on Thursday, told mediapersons here. “We have already lodged complaints with the police in this regard and investigation has been initiated,” he…

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SPO Adil Bashir posted at PDP MLA’s residence in Srinagar flees with 10 weapons

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A  Special police officer (SPO) posted at the residence of PDP MLA from Wachi constituency Aijaz Ahmad Mir fled on Friday with 10 weapons. According to the police, SPO Adil Bashir went missing from the Jawahar Nagar residence of the PDP MLA where he was posted. SPO Adil Bashir went missing, along with 10 weapons, from the guard room at the residence of PDP MLA from Wachi constituency Aijaz Ahmad Mir, the police said. The SPO, who hails from the militancy-hit Shopian district of south Kashmir, has taken away 10…

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Chance for BJP to fill vacuum as NC, PDP boycott but terror threats may deter mass participation

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In 2011, as Jammu and Kashmir geared up for panchayat elections after a long hiatus, Ghulam Hassan Panzoo, then a teacher in the government’s service, resigned from his job to contest the polls from his village with the hope to drive forward development projects there. He won with 740 votes in the village – Panzoo in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district – that had about as many households, he said. After years of neglect infrastructure schemes had started to be undertaken but the awe that the law on papers inspired in…

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Hizb poster surfaced in Bandipora warning ULB poll contestants, SPO’s and Transporters

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A Hizbul Mujahideen poster, warning few Special Police Officers (SPOs) to quit their jobs or face consequences was seen pasted at a marketplace in north Kashmir’s Bandipora town Friday morning. Militants have also warned people who have filed nominations forms for upcoming ULB elections. Transporters especially auto and Sumo drivers were also warned and they have been asked to keep away their vehicles from roads on strike days. “We Inform you(named few)SPOs to resign within next three days to avoid fatal consequences” read a poster printed in Urdu. HM has…

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Over 30 youth received pellet injures during clashes in Srinagar, Chadoora

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Over 30 youth were hit by pellets, four of them in eyes, in forces pellet firing during clashes in Chadoora in Budgam and Noorbagh in Srinagar on Thursday. About two dozen youth were hit by pellets in forces firing during clashes as people tried to march towards encounter site in Panzan village of Chadoora in Budgam today. In the encounter, two Hizb militants were killed. Witnesses said soon after locals heard militants were holed up in a mosque, they tried to reach the encounter site. However, forces intercepted them and…

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J&K slump to 4th consecutive defeat against Jharkhand in Vijay Hazare Trophy

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J&K senior cricket team suffered its fourth consecutive defeat in ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy one day tournament as they went down to Jharkhandh by 73 runs at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Thursday. Under criticism on the composition of the playing-XI in the previous matches, J&K made one change as they brought in experienced batsman Ian Dev Singh in place of youngster Shubham Pundir. The move was aimed at strengthening the batting line that had failed miserably in the previous games. Going into match as underdogs, J&K won the toss…

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Pakistan rakes up Kashmir Issue at OIC, India calls it ‘Unwarranted’

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Lodging strong protest over Pakistan raking up the Kashmir issue at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting, India on Thrusday called the act “completely unwarranted” for the grouping as well as its member countries to discuss matters related to India’s internal affairs in any multilateral set up. It was on Wednesday when Pakistan raked up the Kashmir issue at the OIC Contact Group meeting held on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. “We always note with regret that the matter which is very internal…

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Ram Madhav takes a swipe at NC, PDP for fielding proxy candidates

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Despite militant threats, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said he was glad to see the enthusiasm among the party cadre ahead of the urban local bodies (ULB) elections. He also mocked the National Conference (NC) and the PDP for fielding proxy candidates after calling for the boycott of the municipal polls. “Our party candidates are contesting from all municipal bodies of the Valley. I came here to take stock of the situation and encourage our candidates. Even in difficult (militancy affected) areas like south Kashmir, the party…

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Barring south Kashmir, polls draw good response across state

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Barring terror-hit south Kashmir, candidates have given good response to the second phase of the urban local bodies poll in Jammu and Kashmir with about 1,200 candidates filing nominations for 384 municipal wards in 13 districts. While no candidate came forward to file nomination for the Frisal municipal committee in the trouble-torn Kulgam district even on the last day of filing of nominations for the second phase on Thursday, as many as 81 candidates filed their papers for 20 wards of the Srinagar municipal corporation (SMC). Two municipal committees of…

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