April 5, 2023 | Kashmir POST

GoI reveals 185 outsiders have bought land in J&K in the last three years

April 5, 2023 Editor

As many as 185 people from outside Jammu and Kashmir have bought land in the Union Territory in the last three years, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, however, said as per the information provided by Ladakh, no land has been bought by outsiders in the UT. “As per the information provided by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, a total of 185 people from outside the the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have bought land in the UT during 2020, 2021…

Taliban Mocks Pakistan Army: ‘Failed to Liberate Even an Inch of Kashmir from India’

April 5, 2023 Editor

Mocking the Pakistan Army’s inability to ‘liberate’ Kashmir, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has dismissed allegations by the Pakistani military that it is being backed by India. In a statement by its propaganda wing TTP Umar Media, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – also known as the Pakistan Taliban – has rejected the Pakistan Army’s claim that it is a proxy of India’s intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). Countering the Pakistan Army’s claim, the TTP said that if it is being backed by India, then why is the Pakistani establishment…

NCERT-Mughals Row: Kapil Sibal says PM Modi’s Bharat history should start from 2014

April 5, 2023 Editor

Amid the raging controversy over the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) allegedly removing certain portions on Mughal courts from class 12 history textbooks, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday took a swipe at the BJP government. Taking to Twitter, Sibal remarked that the decision was in sync with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Bharat’, where ‘modern Indian history’ begins from 2014. The BJP government came to power at the Centre in 2014. Referring to reports that some parts of the 2002 Gujarat riots and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh…

Crutches of BJP and Modiji: Digvijaya Singh’s message for Ghulam ‘Bhaijaan’

April 5, 2023 Editor

Ahead of the release of his memoir ‘Azaad’, former J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has again opened up about his differences with the Congress which prompted him to leave the party after decades of association. In an interview, the former Congress leader said he has no difference with the Congress ideology and does not want to ‘expose’ or ‘demolish’ the party. Digvijaya Singh has now reacted to Ghulam Nabi Azad’s observation on Congress and advised him to save his party on J&K. Read | Ex-Cong leader calls PM Modi…

Eid prayers likely to be held in Srinagar Eidgah after a gap of three years : Darakhshan Andrabi

April 5, 2023 Editor

The congregational Eid prayers are likely to be offered at the historic Eidgah here for the first time in three years, the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board said today. Talking to reporters at the Eidgah after conducting a review of the preparations for the congregational prayers that are offered after the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan, Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board Chairperson Darakhshan Andrabi said if the weather permits, the prayers would be offered at the Eidgah this year. “This year, the Eid namaz will be offered at…

‘The Resistance Front’ has issued threats to several members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in J&K

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 Editor

The terror group ‘The Resistance Front’ has issued threats to several members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Jammu and Kashmir. The group is a proxy of the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba and was declared a banned organisation by the government in January. The Kashmir terror group has released a list of 30 RSS leaders on its target. The threat comes just three days after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat reiterated his idea for a “Akhand Bharat” The government say that they are assessing the threat. “TRF has threatened largely Muslim…

Ghulam Nabi Azad stated that he will remain neutral and not consider himself as an opposition leader

April 5, 2023 Editor

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Congress rebel Ghulam Nabi Azad’s memoir, titled ‘Azaad’, documents politics over the past five decades. Providing a ringside view to the corridors of power, Azad is critical of his former party in his memoir, describing its behaviour as “bloopers and bombast”. In an interview, he argued that while senior BJP leaders would like to see competition from a strong Congress party, the latter isn’t doing enough. Azad, who is seen to be close to PM Narendra Modi, also spoke about the Bharatiya Janata…