Year: 2024

BJP U-Turn: Party Withdraws 1st List of Candidates for J&K Elections Hours After Release

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BJP U-Turn: Party Withdraws 1st List of Candidates for J&K Elections Hours After Release

In the now-withdrawn list, the party had dropped senior leaders including former deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh, Sat Paul Sharma and Priya Sethi. Hours after its release, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday withdrew its first list of 44 candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. The party had named 36 candidates from the Jammu region and eight from the Kashmir Valley, including two Kashmiri Pandits, Veer Saraf and Ashok Bhat, nominated from the Shangus and Habbakadal constituencies, respectively. Sources said the list was withdrawn because only the…

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New Dawn for Ladakh: Centre Announces Creation of 5 New Districts, Says Amit Shah

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New Dawn for Ladakh: Centre Announces Creation of 5 New Districts, Says Amit Shah

Amit Shah attributed the decision to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to build a developed and prosperous Ladakh. The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to create five new districts in the union territory of Ladakh, said home minister Amit Shah on Monday. In a post on X, Amit Shah said the creation of new districts will take the benefits meant for the people to their doorsteps by bolstering governance in every nook and cranny. He attributed the decision to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to build a developed and prosperous…

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Massacre in Balochistan: 23 Civilians Executed After Being Forced Out of Vehicles

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Massacre in Balochistan: 23 Civilians Executed After Being Forced Out of Vehicles

The gunmen stopped several buses, trucks and vans and shot people after checking their ethnicity. At least 23 people were killed after they were forced out of their vehicles and shot by Gunmen in southwest Pakistan on Monday, PTI reported. According to AFP, the militants stopped several buses, trucks and vans and shot people after checking their ethnicity in the district of Musakhail in Balochistan province. Five people were injured. “At least 22 people were killed and five injured when militants stopped several busses, trucks and vans on a highway connecting…

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Timing Tweak Threatens Vital Services at Srinagar’s Super Specialty Hospital

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Timing Tweak Threatens Vital Services at Srinagar’s Super Specialty Hospital

Srinagar, Aug 25: A government order issued in April this year to change the timing of doctors and paramedical staff at the Super Speciality Hospital (SSH) in Srinagar has badly impacted patient care with critical medical services remaining non-available here after the afternoon hours on Saturdays. Due to the order to change the timing of doctors from 9 am to 5 pm instead of the routine 10 to 4:30, Saturday remains only a half day at the hospital as a result of which medical services even in the critical cardiac…

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With Deadline Approaching, Congress and NC Grapple with Seat Sharing Disputes in J&K

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With Deadline Approaching, Congress and NC Grapple with Seat Sharing Disputes in J&K

There had been no official announcement on any seat till Sunday evening, but local leaders were informed about the list of candidates. Local Congress leaders have questioned the ‘allotment’ of Hindu-dominated seats — Nagrota, Jammu North, Vijaypur, Sunderbani-Kalakote & Nowshera — to National Conference On the other hand, NC workers are agitated over Banihal seat going to the Congress. Even as the senior leadership of the Congress and National Conference (NC) announced a pre-poll alliance in J&K, internal strife has started following an impasse on some seats in the Jammu…

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NC, PDP Embrace Possibility of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Entry into Jammu & Kashmir Polls

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NC, PDP Embrace Possibility of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Entry into Jammu & Kashmir Polls

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said on Sunday banned Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JeI) willingness to contest the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is a good step, but the ban on the organisation should be revoked. “It is a good thing. I want the Government of India to revoke ban on the JeI because if you are not banning communal organisations which are spreading venom in this country, I do not want to name them, those who take out rallies, pelt stones on mosques, lynch Muslims, then why is there a ban on…

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Democracy in Action: 14 Candidates File Nominations for Phase-I in J&K

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Democracy in Action: 14 Candidates File Nominations for Phase-I in J&K

Srinagar, Aug 24: Fourteen candidates officially submitted their nomination papers for Phase-I of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. The nominations were filed on the fourth day of the election process, marking a significant step towards the democratic exercise in the J&K. In Kulgam district, the Damhal Hanjipora constituency saw prominent leaders like Sakeena Itoo from the National Conference (NC) and Abdul Majeed Paddar from the Apni Party (AP) enter the fray. Meanwhile, Nazir Ahmad Laway of the Peoples Conference (PC) filed his papers for the Kulgam constituency, and the Devsar…

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Ladakhis March for Change: Foot Journey from Leh to Delhi on 4-Point Agenda

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Ladakhis March for Change: Foot Journey from Leh to Delhi on 4-Point Agenda

4-point agenda: Ladakhis plan foot march from Leh to Delhi The Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Saturday announced a foot march from Leh to Delhi next month to urge the Centre to resume the stalled dialogue with the leadership of Ladakh on their four-point agenda. The LAB and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), both separate groupings of various political, social and religious organisations, are jointly spearheading an agitation over the past four years in support of statehood, extension of the Constitution’s sixth schedule, early recruitment process along with a public service…

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PDP Manifesto 2024: Revoking Controversial Laws and Seeking Kashmir Resolution

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PDP Manifesto 2024: Revoking Controversial Laws and Seeking Kashmir Resolution

PDP president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who released the manifesto, threw her weight behind INDIA bloc partners — Congress and National Conference Hardening its stand, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) manifesto on Saturday (August 24, 2024) put the resolution of the Kashmir issue, resumption of India-Pakistan dialogue, revocation of laws like the Public Safety Act (PSA), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Enemy Property Act, along with the restoration of freedom of the press at the top of the agenda. No truck with BJP PDP…

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BJP’s Jammu Gamble: Can Sangh’s Campaign Turn the Tide?

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BJP’s Jammu Gamble: Can Sangh’s Campaign Turn the Tide?

With the entry of RSS functionary Ram Madhav as one of the poll in-charges for the J&K Assembly poll, the BJP is banking on campaign by the right wing organisation. Several rounds of meetings have already taken place between Madhav and senior BJP leaders of J&K. Even when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was addressing Congress workers on Thursday, a closed door meeting on the names of probable BJP candidates for the first phase was held between Madhav and BJP leaders in Jammu. BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santosh,…

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