January 7, 2024 | Kashmir POST

Symbolic Reunion: Baig Rekindles Ties with PDP at Party Founder’s Mausoleum

January 7, 2024 Editor

Following the abrogation of Article 370 and Mehbooba Mufti’s 15-month detention, several former MLAs and Ministers, including Baig, departed the party Former parliamentarian Muzaffar Hussain Baig and his wife, Safina Beigh, re-joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the seventh death anniversary of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Sunday. Before honouring the late Mufti, Baig remarked that no one had left the PDP during those years; there were merely some misunderstandings. Speaking at Mufti’s graveside, Baig praised him as one of the greatest leaders in the country. In…

Mehbooba Mufti Suggests BJP Adopt Syed Mufti’s Ideology for J&K Reconciliation

January 7, 2024 Editor

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti took a jibe at her former coalition partner BJP on the day of her father’s death anniversary. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday took a jibe at BJP saying that the party should follow her father’s ideology to unite people of the Union Territory. “BJP should pick up from my father’s ideology to unite people in J&K,” PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti was quoted by PTI as saying. Mufti took a dig at her former coalition partner BJP on the…

Bihar University Professor’s Social Media Post Prompts Protests Over Comments on Muslim National Identity

January 7, 2024 Editor

A professor at a Bihar university is being investigated by the police for his demand of a “separate homeland for Muslims” through his social media posts. The social media post by Khursheed Alam triggered protests by the students and ultimately led to his resignation from his post. Khursheed Alam was an assistant professor at Jai Prakash University. He wrote two anti-India protests – one post read “United Pakistan and Bangladesh #Zindabad” and the other “…the Indian Muslims want a separate homeland adjoining Pakistan and Bangladesh” – on social media a…

Diplomatic Tension: Maldives Takes Action Against Ministers Over Anti-Modi Statements

January 7, 2024 Editor

Former presidents including Mohammad Nasheed and Ibrahim Solih had demanded action against the ministers over their remarks against Prime Minister Modi. The Maldives government on Sunday suspended three ministers over their derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mariyam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef and Mahzoom Majid were suspended over their remarks against PM Modi, which triggered a massive backlash. Earlier in the day, the Maldives government in a statement had distanced itself from the remarks, calling them ‘personal opinions’. The statement had come following India making it clear that the remarks…

Srinagar Shivers at -5.6°C as Cold Wave Grips Kashmir, Marking Season’s Lowest Temperature

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 Editor

Srinagar city records coldest night of season thus far. A thin layer of ice formed on the surface of the Dal Lake here and other water bodies in Kashmir due to the intense cold wave that is gripping the region, the officials said. Kashmir is currently under the grip of “Chilla-i-Kalan”, a 40-day harsh winter period, when a cold wave sweeps the region and temperatures drop considerably, leading to the freezing of water bodies as well as water in pipes. The chances of snowfall are the highest during this period…