Day: September 4, 2024

Nature’s Fury: Ramban Hit by Flash Floods After Cloudburst, One Casualty Reported

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Nature’s Fury: Ramban Hit by Flash Floods After Cloudburst, One Casualty Reported

A man was washed away in flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in Ramban district on Monday evening, officials said. The incident took place in the Bankoot area of Banihal tehsil, when a cloudburst caused flash floods that washed away a JCB machine along with its operator, they said. Officials said the cloudburst hit the upper reaches of Bankoot village near Banihal, causing flash floods in the Gagarwah and Bankoot rivulets. The flash floods also damaged the under-construction Bankoot-Gujjarnar road and swept away machinery including an L&T machine and a…

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Rahul Gandhi to Sound Poll Bugle: Rallying Voters in Ramban and Anantnag Against BJP

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Rahul Gandhi to Sound Poll Bugle: Rallying Voters in Ramban and Anantnag Against BJP

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader, is set to blow poll bugle in Jammu and Kashmir against the BJP. On Wednesday, he will address two rallies in the constituencies, which will go to the polls in the first phase on September 18. The rallies will be held at Ramban of the Jammu division and Anantnag of the Kashmir region. A large number of party workers and leaders are expected to take part in the rallies, which will be among the first by any…

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Mufti’s Bold Statement: ‘No Hush-Hush Deals,’ Aimed at Omar

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Mufti’s Bold Statement: ‘No Hush-Hush Deals,’ Aimed at Omar

Mufti’s reaction came a day after NC’s vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday appeared to agree with the assertions by former J&K governor Satya Pal Malik that BJP appointed Ram Madhav to stitch a post-poll alliance with PDP Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday clarified that her party was not in touch with Ram Madhav whom Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed for J&K’s election campaign. She, instead, lashed out at the National Conference vice-president saying the PDP doesn’t do things in a hush-hush manner like Omar Abdullah would…

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Jamaat Leader’s Stand: Fighting J&K Polls to Lift the Ban

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Jamaat Leader’s Stand: Fighting J&K Polls to Lift the Ban

Gulam Qadir Lone of banned Jamaat-e-Islami said they are fighting the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls so that the ban imposed on them can be lifted. The banned Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday announced that its members would participate in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections to “raise their voices”.  Gulam Qadir Lone, a member of the central committee and ex-general secretary of the Jamaat-e-Islami, said they are fighting the polls so that the ban can be lifted. The organisation cannot take part in the elections due to the ban imposed…

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Imran Khan Draws Line: Talks Only with Pakistan’s Power Brokers

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Imran Khan Draws Line: Talks Only with Pakistan’s Power Brokers

Jailed former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on Monday dismissed rumours of negotiations with the Pakistan government, stating that he would only engage in talks with the powerful establishment to resolve the political deadlock in the country. “Whenever negotiations are mentioned, they bring up the May 9 violence. We are always open to talks, but only with those who hold the real power,” PTI reported quoting Khan telling reporters at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi during the hearing of the Toshakhana case against him. Khan’s rejection of any talks with…

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