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Kashmir Society in Crisis: Man allegedly poisons grandson, Wife kills husband

June 25, 2023 Editor

By: Javid Amin In two separate incidents in Kashmir on Saturday, a man allegedly poisoned his two-year-old grandson, and a woman killed her husband. The first incident took place in the Mir Bazar area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The family of the victim said that a dispute was going on between the father and the son’s family for a long time, and that the man allegedly poisoned his grandson in the form of an injection. The child is currently in critical condition in a hospital in Srinagar. The second…

Srinagar-Jammu Highway a Nightmare for Commuters

June 22, 2023 Editor

The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained open but the commuters and vehicle operators were confronted with traffic congestion at various places due to the breakdown of Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) and narrow road stretches at a few places between Nashri and Banihal sectors on Wednesday. The commuters and drivers who remained stuck in traffic congestion at Seri near Ramban Wednesday afternoon said that they remained stuck in traffic congestion at various places between the Banihal and Ramban. However, traffic authorities said vehicular traffic was disrupted for brief periods due to the…

PoK residents demand to be part of India, says Adityanath

June 21, 2023 Editor

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday claimed people from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are demanding to be part of India and nobody wants to stand with “penniless” Pakistan. “Did anybody think nine years ago that Article 370 would be abrogated. Nobody had thought about it… And you saw that on August 5, 2019, Article 370 was thrown in the garbage of history,” Adityanath said. “…Kashmir is functioning as per laws of India, and moving forward with a new stream of development and peace,” he said. The chief minister made…

Roundtable Conference on Article 370, Statehood to J&K, and Elections Organized by Centre for Peace and Progress

June 20, 2023 Editor

Centre For Peace and Progress, an NGO, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after holding a round table conference in New Delhi over Article 370, restoration of statehood and holding of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. In the letter, a copy of which lies with news agency, it informed PM Modi that they held a round table discussion on “Another Look At Articles 35A & 370: Statehood for & Elections in Jammu & Kashmir” among a cross section of people from J&K & other states at IIC on June…

Jammu and Kashmir completes five years under Central Rule

June 19, 2023 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir completed five years under central rule today – the second-longest period of Presidential rule in the country since Independence. Across India, Central rule has been imposed on states 125 times. Jammu and Kashmir has gone under direct Central rule eight times since 1977. It is also the place which had the longest stint of Central rule – over six years. The last assembly elections were held in 2014, which threw a fractured mandate. Mehbooba Mufti’s People’s Democratic Party and the BJP formed alliance after agreeing on a…

Earthquakes rock J&K and Ladakh, 11 in a week

June 19, 2023 Editor

Eleven earthquakes in J&K and Ladakh in the past one week have caused panic among residents even as a study by the Geology Department of University of Jammu suggests that the region is vulnerable and activities beneath the Earth’s crust have been going on for a long time. Six earthquakes hit parts of J&K and Ladakh on June 17 and 18. The series of earthquake of magnitude of mostly above 4 on the Richter scale started on June 13 when Doda district of Jammu division was hit by an earthquake…

Prominent Kashmir Leaders Boycott Delhi Conference

June 19, 2023 Editor

In a significant development, prominent Kashmir political leaders, including two former Chief Ministers, Dr Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, did not attend on Saturday Round Table Conference on Jammu and Kashmir organised by political analyst and Track II diplomat OP Shah in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyyar, OP Shah, NC leader Tanvir Sadiq, former Minister Harshdev Singh, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat (People’s Conference), Muzaffar Shah (Awami National Conference), Kapil Kak and other New Delhi political figures. Other political leaders who were invited but did not…

New Kashmir Political Front Emerges, Triggers Anticipated Wave of Party Defections

June 19, 2023 Editor

In a significant development, a new political front is emerging in Kashmir, aiming to bring about a fresh wave of change and representation. Prominent political figures, including former ministers, legislators, and grassroots leaders, have come together to form this front, signalling a significant realignment of political forces in Kashmir. “The group from Jammu and Kashmir held multiple meetings with officials in Delhi and have got the go ahead,” sources Sources said the group comprises of Basharat Bukhari, Junaid Mattoo, Ishfaq Jabbar, Yasir Reshi, Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen, Safeena Beigh, Mir Mohammad…

Farooq Abdullah urges GoI to ensure full supply of Ration Quota to J&K

June 19, 2023 Editor

Amid resentment against reduction in supply of ration in Kashmir valley, member of Parliament from Srinagar and member of Parliamentary Committee on Food, Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that the government of India has reduced the ration quota supplied to Jammu and Kashmir and has asked for its restoration. Abdullah, who is president of the National Conference, said that he was hopeful of a restoration of full ration supply as rice was the staple diet of people in the Valley. “As far as ration is concerned, the government of India…