Mehbooba Mufti Calls for Railway Track Realignment in Shopian

Mehbooba Mufti Calls for Railway Track Realignment in Shopian

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today sought realignment of the proposed new railway line that will pass through orchards in Shopian. Mehbooba, who visited the Zainpora area of Shopian district on Thursday, met locals who voiced serious concern about the impact of the railway line. In a letter to Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Mehbooba has highlighted the potential adverse effects of the land acquisition for the railway line. She said displacement of locals from their ancestral land would inflict immense hardship on affected…

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Congress Picks Lal Singh, Bhalla for Key Seats in Udhampur and Jammu

Congress Picks Lal Singh, Bhalla for Key Seats in Udhampur and Jammu

Days after rejoining the Congress, former MP Choudhary Lal Singh was given the party’s mandate on Saturday to take on Union Minister Jitendra Singh from the Udhampur constituency, which goes to polls on April 19. The Congress has also fielded its J&K working president Raman Bhalla from Jammu. Lal Singh (65), hailing from Kathua district, rejoined the Congress at its headquarters in Delhi on March 20. Lal Singh, who won the Udhampur seat twice on Congress tickets in 2004 and 2009, besides being a three-time former MLA, switched from the…

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Unexpected Twist? PDP Might See Familiar Faces Return for LS Polls

Unexpected Twist? PDP Might See Familiar Faces Return for LS Polls

According to senior leader privy to the development, former MP Fayaz Mir, ex-J&K law minister Basharat Bukhari and former legislator Nazim ud din Bhat are in touch with PDP leadership Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, three former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders are likely to join the party again in north Kashmir. According to senior leader privy to the development, former MP Fayaz Mir, ex-J&K law minister Basharat Bukhari and former legislator Nazim ud din Bhat are in touch with PDP leadership. The three had left the party between…

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