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Azad Promises New Law to Safeguard Jobs and Land for Locals

September 14, 2024September 14, 2024 Editor

DPAP’s Azad Pledges Legal Protections for Jobs and Land in Jammu and Kashmir By: Javid Amin In a significant political move, Ghulam Nabi Azad, the chief of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP), has announced a bold plan to introduce legislation aimed at protecting the jobs and land of Jammu and Kashmir residents. This announcement was made during a series of public meetings held in south Kashmir’s Dooru, Qazigund, and Devsar on Friday. Azad’s promise comes as part of his campaign to garner support for his party candidates in the…

Political Tensions Rise as BJP’s Chugh Accuses AIP Leader of Division

September 14, 2024 Editor

Senior BJP leader and National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday targeted Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid with accusations of promoting “divisive politics” and playing a “counterproductive role in the region’s road to peace and development.” According to a statement, Chugh explained the BJP’s zero tolerance policy against terrorism, stating that his party was committed to peace in Jammu and Kashmir. “There will be no tolerance against terrorism. Our party is committed to peace, prosperity and progress of J&K,” he said. The senior leader also lashed out at traditional parties,…

Rashid Vs Mehbooba: South Kashmir Becomes Election Battleground

September 14, 2024 Editor

Mr. Rashid is out of jail on a 22-day interim bail to campaign for the Assembly poll; his party is fielding 13 candidates in south Kashmir; he slams NC, PDP chiefs for their failure to protest his detention, resolve the Kashmir issue On his second day out of jail, Awami Ittihad Party (AIP) chairman and MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, lost no opportunity to target former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti in election rallies in south Kashmir, a bastion of the…

Kashmir’s Religious Leaders Write to JPC, Oppose Waqf Amendment Bill

September 14, 2024 Editor

Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema seeks meeting with JPC; people should stay alert to the issue as it concerns our very religious existence and institutions, says spokesman An amalgam of Muslim religious bodies, the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), has written a detailed letter to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) and opposed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. In the letter, the MMU has “illustrated deep concerns and apprehension” about the Bill and requested a meeting of the MMU delegates with the JPC, an MMU spokesman said. “People should stay alert to the issue as it…

LG’s Bold Move: Resignation Promise if Public Fails to See Progress

September 14, 2024September 14, 2024 Editor

Srinagar, Sep 12: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks that the LG was working as a ‘raja (king)’ and that no developmental work had been done in the UT during the last five years. Speaking at a media event, Manoj Sinha said that he would resign if more than 75 per cent of the people do not say that work has been done for the welfare of the public in the last five years. The Lieutenant Governor…

Ticket Denied, Loyalty Changed: Bishnah’s Former MLA Joins NC

September 13, 2024 Editor

Former Bishnah MLA Kamal Arora, in his address, highlighted his disillusionment with the BJP’s policies and expressed confidence in Abdullah’s leadership and NC’s vision Rattled by desertions over ticket distribution, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday suffered another setback after former legislator Kamal Arora and Rinku Arora joined the National Conference (NC). The formal induction took place in Srinagar after the duo met NC president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah. The BJP has fielded Rajeev Kumar Bhagat from Bishnah, the seat that Arora had won on an NC ticket…

From GPS Anklet to Ballot: Jamaat Leader’s Bold Move, Malik’s Promise

September 13, 2024 Editor

With a global positioning system (GPS) tracker anklet fitted to monitor his movement, Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik, a former leader of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, today filed his nomination papers from North Kashmir’s Bandipore district for the J&K Assembly elections. Malik, who was former district president of the Jamaat-e-Islami, submitted his nomination papers to contest elections from the Bandipore Assembly seat. Malik, who filed his nomination papers on Thursday with a GPS anklet tagged to him, told The Tribune that if he was elected, he would work toward…

Mehbooba Mufti: PDP Is the Shield Against BJP’s Assault on J&K

September 13, 2024 Editor

Srinagar, Sep 12: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said that her party was the only party that could fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s onslaught on the identity, resources, and jobs of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. She said that when her party was in power, it took the people of J&K, especially south Kashmir, out of the difficult times when the area faced the worst impact of POTA and Special Task Force. “For us, the challenge is the work done by…

Phase 3 of J&K Polls Sees 483 Nominations Filed Across 40 Constituencies

September 13, 2024 Editor

As many as 483 candidates have filed their nomination papers for 40 Assembly constituencies, which are going to polls in the third and final phase of the J&K Assembly elections, officials said on Thursday. A statement by the office of the Chief Electoral Office read: “A total of 483 candidates have filed 518 nomination papers for the third phase.” Voting will be held in these 40 segments of seven districts on October 1. As many as 122 candidates have filed nominations in Jammu district, 111 in Baramulla district, 80 in…

Farooq Abdullah Criticizes BJP’s J&K Tourism Boom Claim: ‘They Come and Go Like Prisoners’

September 13, 2024 Editor

BJP’s Tourism Claims Under Fire: Farooq Abdullah’s Sharp Rebuttal Srinagar, Sep 12: In a sharp critique of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) claims of a tourism boom in Jammu and Kashmir, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah likened the situation to tourists coming and going like prisoners. His comments come amidst ongoing debates about the region’s development and security post the abrogation of Article 370. Farooq Abdullah’s Critique Addressing a gathering, Abdullah dismissed the BJP’s assertions that Jammu and Kashmir has seen a significant increase in tourism. “They come and go…