Year: 2024

Jammu Holds the Key to J&K’s Next Government : Amit Shah

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Jammu Holds the Key to J&K’s Next Government : Amit Shah

Jammu, Sep 07: Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah Saturday launched Bharatiya Janata Party’s high-octane Assembly poll campaign with a strong pitch for politically empowering its stronghold, stating that the route to power in J&K would flow from Jammu, unlike the past practice. “Jammu would be the fulcrum, setting the tone for political narrative and deciding about the government formation in J&K. Gone are the days when someone else would take a call as to how and who would form the government here (in J&K). Now the people…

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Election Heat: Amit Shah Accuses Cong-NC of Misleading on Statehood

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Election Heat: Amit Shah Accuses Cong-NC of Misleading on Statehood

The BJP leader and Union home minister reiterated that the central government will restore J&K’s statehood at an ‘appropriate time’ after the election. Addressing a rally on the second and final day of his visit to Jammu in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir, BJP leader and Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday asked the Congress and National Conference (NC) to ‘stop fooling people in the name of statehood.’ “The Congress and NC are saying that they will restore statehood. Tell me, who can give it (statehood)? Only the central government…

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Crackdown in J&K: Nine FIRs Filed, Five Govt Employees Suspended for Poll Code Breaches

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Crackdown in J&K: Nine FIRs Filed, Five Govt Employees Suspended for Poll Code Breaches

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has said nine FIRs were lodged and five government employees suspended for violations of the Model Code of Conduct in Jammu and Kashmir. Twenty-three warnings were issued and inquiries were underway in 48 cases of poll code violations, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said in a statement. The Model Code of Conduct for elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly came into effect on August 16. The statement from the CEO’s office said 175 cases of poll code violations, including…

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AIP’s Bold Move: Manifesto Promises to Revoke UAPA, PSA, and Ban Liquor

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AIP’s Bold Move: Manifesto Promises to Revoke UAPA, PSA, and Ban Liquor

Srinagar, Sep 07: The jailed parliamentarian, Er Rahshid-led Awami Ittihad Party (AIP) Saturday released its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections in J&K. Its tagline, “Jail Free Kashmir.” The manifesto’s front page shows the party’s red and green flag with caged Rashid below it. “No more PSA, no more UAPA” bolded under Rashid. In addition to vow unconditional release of all the people of J&K languishing in different jails across India, the party promises to revoke draconian laws like the UAPA and the PSA. The party has stated that once in…

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Leadership Change: Babar Azam to Be Replaced by Rizwan as White-Ball Captain

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Leadership Change: Babar Azam to Be Replaced by Rizwan as White-Ball Captain

According to reports, a new Pakistan captain will be appointed for Pakistan’s upcoming tour of Australia Babar Azam has been snubbed by the Pakistan Cricket Board, who didn’t appoint him as one of the captains for the upcoming Champions One Day Cup. According to reports, the batter’s leadership has been put under the scanner, and is expected to be removed as Pakistan’s white-ball captain. According to reports, a new Pakistan captain will be appointed for Pakistan’s upcoming tour of Australia, which will also consist of three T20Is and as many…

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Rocket Attacks Ignite Fresh Violence in Manipur: 3 Dead, Toll Expected to Rise

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Rocket Attacks Ignite Fresh Violence in Manipur: 3 Dead, Toll Expected to Rise

While ethnic clashes have roiled Manipur for the last one and a half years, the situation has been extreme tense in the last 5 days. At least three persons were killed in fresh wave of violence that was reported from Manipur’s Jiribam district. The killings were reported a day after militants in Manipur fired rockets at two spots in Bishnupur, killing an elderly man and injuring five others. An officer of a security force posted in Manipur said the number of casualties could increase. “The gunfight started in the morning…

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From Jail to Ballot: Cleric’s Ganderbal Bid Sparks Omar’s Outcry

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From Jail to Ballot: Cleric’s Ganderbal Bid Sparks Omar’s Outcry

Jailed clerix Sarjan Barkati’s papers accepted, putting him in a direct fight with former CM; will also contest elections from Beerwah seat in central Kashmir A week after his nomination from Zainapora seat of south Kashmir was rejected over missing documents, jailed separatist cleric Sarjan Barkati jumped in the race from Ganderbal. His nomination was accepted on Friday, putting him in a direct fight with former chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah. Barkati filed his papers from Ganderbal and Beerwah seats, both located in central Kashmir. His earlier…

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Sajad Lone Eyes Dual Victory: Peoples Conference Chief to Run from Handwara and Kupwara

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Sajad Lone Eyes Dual Victory: Peoples Conference Chief to Run from Handwara and Kupwara

The Peoples Conference on Friday said party chief Sajad Lone would contest from two constituencies of Handwara and Kupwara in north Kashmir. The party on Friday released another list of seven more candidates for the last phase of Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the list, Sajad Lone will contest from Handwara and Kupwara; Imran Reza Ansari from Pattan; Irfan Pandithpori from Langate; Dr Nasir Awan from Karnah, Mudasir Akbar Shah from Lolab and advocate Bashir Ahmad Dar from Trehgam. The party issued the list following the Election…

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Fierce Competition Ahead: 310 Candidates Submit Nominations for J&K Assembly’s 2nd Phase

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Fierce Competition Ahead: 310 Candidates Submit Nominations for J&K Assembly's 2nd Phase

As many as 310 candidates have filed their nomination papers across 26 Assembly constituencies of six districts in Jammu and Kashmir, which are going to polls in the second phase on September 25, according to the officials. Thursday was the last day of filing nomination papers. A statement from the office of Chief Electoral Officer said a total of 310 candidates have filed 329 nomination papers for the second phase. It said a total of 112 candidates have filed their nominations in Srinagar district, followed by 68 in Budgam district,…

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Mehbooba Mufti Slams BJP: ‘Assembly Polls Aren’t the Solution for Kashmir’

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Mehbooba Mufti Slams BJP: 'Assembly Polls Aren’t the Solution for Kashmir'

BJP has reduced resolution of Kashmir issue to conducting Assembly polls: Mufti PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the BJP has succeeded in reducing the resolution of the Kashmir issue to the conduct of Assembly polls in the Union Territory. “The BJP has succeeded in reducing the Kashmir issue — for which thousands have died, thousands were orphaned and we suffered losses of billions — to Article 370 and reduced Article 370 to the restoration of statehood and statehood has been reduced to polls,” Mufti told reporters at the…

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