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PDP Manifesto 2024: Revoking Controversial Laws and Seeking Kashmir Resolution

August 25, 2024 Editor

PDP president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who released the manifesto, threw her weight behind INDIA bloc partners — Congress and National Conference Hardening its stand, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) manifesto on Saturday (August 24, 2024) put the resolution of the Kashmir issue, resumption of India-Pakistan dialogue, revocation of laws like the Public Safety Act (PSA), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Enemy Property Act, along with the restoration of freedom of the press at the top of the agenda. No truck with BJP PDP…

BJP’s Jammu Gamble: Can Sangh’s Campaign Turn the Tide?

August 24, 2024 Editor

With the entry of RSS functionary Ram Madhav as one of the poll in-charges for the J&K Assembly poll, the BJP is banking on campaign by the right wing organisation. Several rounds of meetings have already taken place between Madhav and senior BJP leaders of J&K. Even when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was addressing Congress workers on Thursday, a closed door meeting on the names of probable BJP candidates for the first phase was held between Madhav and BJP leaders in Jammu. BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santosh,…

Countdown to Consensus: Congress-NC Alliance Navigates Seats

August 24, 2024 Editor

A day after the National Conference (NC) and the Congress sealed an alliance for the three-phase Assembly poll in J&K, slated to begin next month, NC vice-president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah said the consensus on some of the seats was yet to be finalised. Omar on Friday travelled to South Kashmir’s Kulgam, where senior party leader and former minister Sakina Itoo, filed her nomination papers from Damhal Hanjipora Assembly seat in Kulgam district. “We hope that when the people of J&K decide about their government for the next five…

J&K Politics: Apni Party and Azad’s DPAP Face Turbulence as Leaders Jump Ship

August 24, 2024 Editor

J&K Politics: Shaky Ground for Apni Party and DPAP The Apni Party and Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) were formed with much fanfare after the abrogation of Article 370, but both have failed to make a mark in the UT’s political spectrum and continue to lose founding members and senior leaders. As Jammu and Kashmir remained without any elected government, former PDP leader Altaf Bukhari and former Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad formed their own parties with dozens of former legislators and senior political leaders. But the two parties continue…

Er. Rashid’s Controversy: NC Claims BJP Influence Behind Bars

August 24, 2024 Editor

Bandipora, August 23 : Senior National Conference leader Hilal Akbar Lone has leveled serious allegations against jailed MP Er. Rashid, claiming that he is a BJP agent. Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, NC leader Hilal Akbar Lone as per KD cautioned the people, urging them not to be swayed by hollow and emotional slogans, as was the case in the previous Lok Sabha elections, where people were misled and exploited. He warned the people to be vigilant and not fall victim to such misconceptions again. The NC leaders stated that…

Election Trump Card: Why Kashmiri Pandits are the Focus of Every Party in J&K

August 24, 2024August 24, 2024 Editor

At present, the Apni Party have described the return of Pandits as a priority in their manifestos. BJP is already working on many plans for the return of Pandits. PDP has also stated that the valley is incomplete without Pandits. Kashmiri Pandits, who have been facing the brunt of displacement for more than three decades, are on the agenda of all parties in coming elections. All members of this community, which has a vote count of about 1.15 lakh in Jammu and Kashmir, want a respectable return to the valley.…

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…