‘Return Our Power Projects,’ Insists Hakeem Yaseen to NHPC

'Return Our Power Projects,' Insists Hakeem Yaseen to NHPC

He said people of Jammu and Kashmir were the real owners of thier natural resources and have every right to utilise their own resources by themselves Srinagar, Sep 8: Chairman Peoples Democratic Front ( PDF ) and candidate from Khansahib assembly constituency has demanded that all the power projects under NHPC should be returned to Jammu and Kashmir immediately so that power generated in these power projects could be utilised for the local use and to overcome the prevailing power crisis. According to a press note, he said it was…

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BJP Creating False Fear to Intimidate Hindu Voters : Farooq Abdullah

BJP Creating False Fear to Intimidate Hindu Voters : Farooq Abdullah

Former CM and J&K National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to “intimidate” the Hindu voters of J&K by creating false fears. He also accused the BJP of misleading the people by claiming that terrorism will rise again if the NC and Congress alliance came to power in Jammu and Kashmir. “They (BJP) want to threaten the Hindu community. They think the Hindus will vote for them but today the Hindus have changed. First they (BJP) sought votes in the name of…

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BJP’s Proxies Fail to Bloom in Kashmir: Tarigami

BJP’s Proxies Fail to Bloom in Kashmir: Tarigami

BJP pushes proxies and fails to bloom lotus in Kashmir; our competition is with BJP: Tarigami Kulgam, Sept 08 : CPI(M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami said on Sunday that his competition is with the BJP and its proxies, who do not step forward on their own but push their “stepneys” (supporters or substitutes) ahead. Tarigami was addressing rallies in the Kulgam constituency, including Yaripora, HS Bugh, Matibugh, Pandithpora, Nonmaie, Zaban, and Matipora. Tarigami said that the areas that have joined the Kulgam constituency after delimitation include Yaripora and others, adding…

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Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Under House Arrest: No Naqsband Sahib Sermon After 5-Year Hiatus

Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Detained: No Naqsband Sahib Sermon After 5-Year Hiatus

Authorities Place Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Under House Arrest. Barred From Delivering Sermon at Naqsband Sahib Ahead of Khawaja Digar after 5 Years of Waiting Those governing us ignorant about Srinagar, Sep 08:Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid informs that authorities have once again ruthlessly placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest since early morning today. Today, the 3rd of Rabiul Awal is an important day in the Islamic Calender . For generations on this day Muslims of Kashmir gather at the Naqsband Sahib, Srinagar to participate in the Khoja Digar . At the Khoja…

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Jammu Holds the Key to J&K’s Next Government : Amit Shah

Jammu Holds the Key to J&K’s Next Government : Amit Shah

Jammu, Sep 07: Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah Saturday launched Bharatiya Janata Party’s high-octane Assembly poll campaign with a strong pitch for politically empowering its stronghold, stating that the route to power in J&K would flow from Jammu, unlike the past practice. “Jammu would be the fulcrum, setting the tone for political narrative and deciding about the government formation in J&K. Gone are the days when someone else would take a call as to how and who would form the government here (in J&K). Now the people…

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Election Heat: Amit Shah Accuses Cong-NC of Misleading on Statehood

Election Heat: Amit Shah Accuses Cong-NC of Misleading on Statehood

The BJP leader and Union home minister reiterated that the central government will restore J&K’s statehood at an ‘appropriate time’ after the election. Addressing a rally on the second and final day of his visit to Jammu in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir, BJP leader and Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday asked the Congress and National Conference (NC) to ‘stop fooling people in the name of statehood.’ “The Congress and NC are saying that they will restore statehood. Tell me, who can give it (statehood)? Only the central government…

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Crackdown in J&K: Nine FIRs Filed, Five Govt Employees Suspended for Poll Code Breaches

Crackdown in J&K: Nine FIRs Filed, Five Govt Employees Suspended for Poll Code Breaches

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has said nine FIRs were lodged and five government employees suspended for violations of the Model Code of Conduct in Jammu and Kashmir. Twenty-three warnings were issued and inquiries were underway in 48 cases of poll code violations, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said in a statement. The Model Code of Conduct for elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly came into effect on August 16. The statement from the CEO’s office said 175 cases of poll code violations, including…

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AIP’s Bold Move: Manifesto Promises to Revoke UAPA, PSA, and Ban Liquor

AIP’s Bold Move: Manifesto Promises to Revoke UAPA, PSA, and Ban Liquor

Srinagar, Sep 07: The jailed parliamentarian, Er Rahshid-led Awami Ittihad Party (AIP) Saturday released its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections in J&K. Its tagline, “Jail Free Kashmir.” The manifesto’s front page shows the party’s red and green flag with caged Rashid below it. “No more PSA, no more UAPA” bolded under Rashid. In addition to vow unconditional release of all the people of J&K languishing in different jails across India, the party promises to revoke draconian laws like the UAPA and the PSA. The party has stated that once in…

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Leadership Change: Babar Azam to Be Replaced by Rizwan as White-Ball Captain

Leadership Change: Babar Azam to Be Replaced by Rizwan as White-Ball Captain

According to reports, a new Pakistan captain will be appointed for Pakistan’s upcoming tour of Australia Babar Azam has been snubbed by the Pakistan Cricket Board, who didn’t appoint him as one of the captains for the upcoming Champions One Day Cup. According to reports, the batter’s leadership has been put under the scanner, and is expected to be removed as Pakistan’s white-ball captain. According to reports, a new Pakistan captain will be appointed for Pakistan’s upcoming tour of Australia, which will also consist of three T20Is and as many…

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Rocket Attacks Ignite Fresh Violence in Manipur: 3 Dead, Toll Expected to Rise

Rocket Attacks Ignite Fresh Violence in Manipur: 3 Dead, Toll Expected to Rise

While ethnic clashes have roiled Manipur for the last one and a half years, the situation has been extreme tense in the last 5 days. At least three persons were killed in fresh wave of violence that was reported from Manipur’s Jiribam district. The killings were reported a day after militants in Manipur fired rockets at two spots in Bishnupur, killing an elderly man and injuring five others. An officer of a security force posted in Manipur said the number of casualties could increase. “The gunfight started in the morning…

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