August 6, 2024 | Kashmir POST

Countdown to J&K Polls: Union Minister Confirms September Election Date

August 6, 2024 Editor

R S Pura, Aug 5: Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Monday said that the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held in September. Addressing the ‘Ekatma Mahotsav’ rally at Bana Singh Stadium, Reddy urged the people of J&K to vote for the BJP to sustain the development momentum and eradicate terrorism. Reddy highlighted that the activities of Pakistan and its intelligence agency ISI had been significantly curtailed in J&K following the abrogation of Article 370 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government on August 5, 2019. Reddy, the BJP’s…

Monsoon Mayhem: Srinagar Faces Waterlogging

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 Editor

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an advisory that the intense showers for brief periods will come with the possibility of flash floods, cloud bursts, landslides, mudslides and shooting stones over vulnerable places of J&K & also heavy rainfall at a few places of J&K during next three days Intense rains lashed Jammu and Kashmir’s capital Srinagar on Monday causing waterlogging in many areas of the city. The situation was further exacerbated by the dug-up roads in the old city owing to the works of smart city project. “We didn’t experience…

Jammu Marks 5 Years Since Article 370 Revocation with ‘Black Day’ Protests by Cong, PDP

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 Editor

‘Black Day’ Protests in Jammu: Cong, PDP Call for Return of Statehood on Article 370 Anniversary The Congress and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday observed the fifth anniversary of Article 370 abrogation as a ‘black day’ by holding separate protest rallies here to demand the restoration of statehood and special status for Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani criticised the BJP-led Centre for failing to curb the rise in terror attacks in the region following the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of…