August 23, 2024 | Kashmir POST

Amit Shah Targets Congress Over J&K Pre-Poll Alliance, Poses 10 Tough Questions to Rahul Gandhi

August 23, 2024 Editor

The alliance was announced by NC president Farooq Abdullah after discussions with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge in Srinagar. Union home minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on the Congress party over its alliance with the National Conference (NC) for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, questioning its stance on key issues outlined in the NC’s poll manifesto. “The Congress party, which has repeatedly risked the nation’s unity and security to satiate its greed for power, has once again exposed its ulterior motives by…

Over 3.1 Lakh Voters in Doda District: 534 Polling Stations Ready for Assembly Polls

August 23, 2024 Editor

Doda district has recorded a total of 3,10,586 registered voters — 1,60,057 males, 1,50,521 females and eight transgender voters — across its three Assembly constituencies of Bhaderwah, Doda and Doda West. In a bid to ensure that every registered voter has the opportunity to participate in the electoral process, a total of 534 polling stations have been designated for the three Assembly segments in the district. With a total of 1,24,568 registered voters, Bhaderwah emerged as the largest constituency within the district. It has 63,944 male voters, 60,618 females, and…

Statehood Before Ballots: Rahul Gandhi’s Stand on J&K

August 23, 2024 Editor

Taking a swipe at the BJP, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the fight between the Congress and saffron party was that of ideology. Rahul, who was addressing Congress workers in Jammu said, “You fight for us and this is a fight for ideology…the ideology of the Congress party and that of the RSS.” Flanked by senior Congress leaders, including party’s national chief Mallikarjun Kharge, J&K unit chief Tariq Hameed Karra and others, Rahul said the party workers had weakened the confidence of Prime Minister Narendra…

Tragedy Strikes Ladakh: School Bus Plunges into Gorge, 7 Dead, 20 Injured

August 23, 2024 Editor

Seven people died while 20 others were injured after a school bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge near the Durbuk area in Leh district of Ladakh on Thursday afternoon. As per information, the bus driver was not able to negotiate a turn, following which the vehicle fell off the hill, causing injuries and fatalities. The Army and police immediately reached the spot and initiated the evacuation process. The area is far-off and remote from any inhabited location. An official statement read, “In a swift and compassionate…