Year: 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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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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Nature’s Wrath: Flash Floods Hit Ganderbal, Machine Operator Swept Away In Banihal

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Nature’s Wrath: Flash Floods Hit Ganderbal, Machine Operator Swept Away In Banihal

Flash floods triggered by a possible cloudburst in the upper reaches occurred in the Kullan area of Kangan in Ganderbal district on Monday, blocking the Srinagar-Leh National Highway. The flashfloods in the nallah snaking through Shah Mohalla Kullan occurred due to a possible cloudburst on Monday afternoon following a heavy spell of rain. However, there are no reports of any loss of life or damage to property. The flash floods also resulted in the closure of Srinagar-Leh National Highway near Kullan due to which traffic remains suspended on both sides of…

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Tragedy on Vaishno Devi Track: Landslide Claims Two Lives

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Tragedy on Vaishno Devi Track: Landslide Claims Two Lives

Two women, who were on their way to the Vaishno Devi shrine, died in a major landslide in Reasi district on Monday. The mishap that occurred on the Himkoti track around 2.30 pm also left a girl severely injured. The area witnessed heavy downpour during the past few days, loosening the soil adjacent to the track. Although there was an iron roof to protect pilgrims from shooting stones and landslips, it could not protect the victims as heavy boulders and mud broke the iron roof. As this path to the…

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PDP Faces Exodus: Leaders Quit Ahead of Crucial Polls

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PDP Faces Exodus: Leaders Quit Ahead of Crucial Polls

Ahead of the first phase of the poll on September 18, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing a major challenge as party’s senior leaders are leaving one after the other over the allocation of seats. On Monday, PDP’s senior leader and spokesperson Tahir Sayeed, announced his resignation. Tahir, who hails from Kupwara, had joined the party in 2014. “It is with a very heavy heart that I write this unpleasant letter of resignation,” Sayeed said, while announcing that he is parting away from the basic membership of the party.…

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Supreme Court Slams ‘Bulldozer Justice’: No Demolitions Even for Convicted Individuals

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Supreme Court Slams 'Bulldozer Justice': No Demolitions Even for Convicted Individuals

The Supreme Court, however, clarified that it will not protect any illegal structure obstructing public roads. The Supreme Court on Monday made critical observations against the so-called bulldozer justice, saying properties can’t be demolished just because they belong to a person accused of a crime. The court observed that the property can’t even be demolished if the person had been convicted. Hearing a batch of pleas against bulldozer/demolition action often undertaken by authorities against the houses of those accused of serious crimes, the court said the property can’t be demolished…

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