Month: September 2024

Kashmiri Pandits Expand Political Horizons Beyond Habba Kadal

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Kashmiri Pandits Expand Political Horizons Beyond Habba Kadal

On September 18, when the Valley goes to poll in the first phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Kashmiri Pandit community will have a lot to look forward to. With several issues on their mind from getting their voice heard to working towards a dignified return to the Valley, the community has a lot on its platter. In the first phase of the elections, as many as six candidates are contesting the polls with different parties extending them support. According to community leaders, traditionally it was the Habba…

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‘Sab Kuch Khoya, Kuch Nahi Paya’: Congress Critiques BJP’s J&K Rule

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‘Sab Kuch Khoya, Kuch Nahi Paya’: Congress Critiques BJP’s J&K Rule

Srinagar 04 Sep 2024: On the first day of Rahul Gandhi’s Kashmir tour, the Congress party released a hard-hitting charge sheet against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of monumental failures in governance over the past decade. The charge sheet, entitled Kya Khoya, Kya Paya? Jammu and Kashmir Chargesheet: Sab Kuch Khoya, Kuch Nahi Paya, presents a bleak picture of Jammu and Kashmir under BJP rule. Rahul addressed public gatherings in both Jammu and Kashmir, echoing the concerns raised in the charge sheet. He lambasted the BJP for what he…

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Omar Abdullah’s Allegation: BJP’s Plan to Form Govt with Independent Support in Kashmir

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Omar Abdullah’s Allegation: BJP’s Plan to Form Govt with Independent Support in Kashmir

Srinagar 04 Sep 2024: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Wednesday said the BJP is trying to make independent candidates win on as many seats in Kashmir as possible in order to cobble up an alliance with them for government formation. However, the NC leader said, the voters will not allow that to happen and “when the results will be declared, neither the BJP nor its ploys will be successful”. “It is clear, and there are media reports as well, that the BJP is trying to make as many…

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Rahul Gandhi’s Heartfelt Pitch: Statehood and Family Bonds in J&K

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Rahul Gandhi’s Heartfelt Pitch: Statehood and Family Bonds in J&K

The BJP has accused the Congress-National Conference alliance of being supported by militants. Srinagar 04 Sep 2024: Aiming to win over the people of Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Assembly elections, which begin in less than two weeks, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi opted to mix a political pitch with an emotional one while kicking off his party’s campaign in the Union Territory on Wednesday. As Jammu and Kashmir sees its first election in nearly 10 years as well as its first as a Union Territory after it was stripped…

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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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Rana Hits Out at NC for ‘Canards’, As Omar Abdullah Raises Possibility of BJP-PDP Alliance

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Rana Hits Out at NC for 'Canards', As Omar Abdullah Raises Possibility of BJP-PDP Alliance

Srinagar, Sep 02: The senior Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Devendra Singh Rana on Monday said that JKNC vice president, Omar Abdullah is trying everything in book to fool the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said, Omar does this by projecting every other party other than JKNC as an alliance of BJP, which isn’t true, he said. Rana, who was a member of the JKNC, said that in 2014 elections, JKNC and Omar Abdullah tried their utmost to alliance with BJP. “I was a part of that team back then, Omar…

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