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Bulldozer Politics: The demolition drive led by Modi’s administration is intensifying concerns among Muslims across J&K

March 19, 2023 Editor

Suhail Ahmad Shah stood despairingly before the wreckage that for two decades had been his livelihood. Just hours before, he had been busy at the workshop when he heard an ominous crunch above him and the tin roof began to cave in. He barely made his escape before a bulldozer flattened the entire place. “No notice was served to us,” said Shah, 38. “The officials came suddenly and demolished our workshop. No one is listening to us. We’ve been paying rent. Isn’t this an atrocity? They have snatched our livelihood.”…

Assembly polls in J&K only when situation is ‘Conducive’ for BJP: Mehbooba Mufti

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Editor

Former chief minister and president of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held only when the situation was “conducive” for the BJP. Responding to media queries after addressing a public rally at Poonch, Mufti said, “Since 2019 hardships have befallen on the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The present situation could be felt from the faces of the people.” She said that the people of the region lived in fear since 2019 (post revocation of Article…

Security preps have begun for Amarnath Yatra, Elections in J&K: IG CRPF

March 8, 2023 Editor

Security agencies have started preparations for the upcoming assembly elections and the Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, a top Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said on Tuesday. CRPF inspector general (IG), Kashmir operations, MS Bhatia made these comments during his visit to Tral in south Kashmir to inaugurate a unit hospital under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. “Our endeavour will be to stay ashore, whether during the elections or the pilgrimage. Strict arrangements will be in place to ensure law, order and security,” he said. All major parties…

We Surrender: As authorities stop salaries, Kashmiri Pandit employees suspend their 310 days strike for relocation

March 5, 2023 Editor

Kashmiri Pandit government employees demanding relocation outside the Kashmir Valley in the wake of targeted killings by terrorists, suspended their 310 days long strike, saying they were “surrendering” as authorities had “stopped” their salaries. The protesters comprised Kashmiri Pandits working in different government departments under a prime minister’s employment package. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has neither accepted nor rejected the demand but the protest had to be suspended as stopping of salaries is “choking us financially”, protesters affiliated to the All Migrant (Displaced) Employees Association Kashmir (AMEAK) said. Last…

GoI wants to keep Kashmir pot boiling for garnering votes: Mehbooba Mufti

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023 Editor

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the Centre wants to keep the pot boiling in Jammu and Kashmir to garner more votes in elections. Her remarks come in the wake of the dismissal of three employees by the Jammu and Kashmir government for their alleged involvement in anti-national activities and the attaching of properties of militants. “In the name of fighting militancy, govt employees are dismissed arbitrarily & houses attached without giving the families any chance to avail the due legal course. This is collective punishment for innocent families…

Operating from Pak and PoK, Properties of 168 militants to be attached across J&K: Police

March 1, 2023 Editor

The police have started the process to attach properties of nearly 168 terrorists who belong to different districts of the UT but have been operating from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied J&K (PoJK). The Ministry of Home Affairs had recently directed the J&K Police to initiate action against such terrorists, including 118 from Doda, 36 from Kishtwar and 14 from Rajouri and Poonch districts. The action was sought after attacks on the Hindu community in different parts of J&K. Most of the attacks in Jammu division were handled by the terrorists who…

Arming VDCs admission of GoI’s failure in J&K: Omar Abdullah

January 11, 2023 Editor

Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the arming of village defence committees (VDCs) with weapons to defend villagers from militants negated New Delhi’s claim of normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. Omar also said people would not beg the Centre to hold elections in J&K. “Arming the VDCs means the Centre has accepted its failure. On August 5, 2019, the nation was told that with the abrogation of Article 370, the influence of gun culture will start to subside. However, as is clear, that is not the case with…

Congress must clear stand on Article 370 ‘Bharat Todo Yatra’ enters J&K : Devender Singh Rana

January 9, 2023 Editor

Unholy alliance of the dynasts is a sign of frustration who want to regain their lost power by hook and crook.. Castigating the Congress for “messing up” the situation in Jammu and Kashmir during its rule for decades, Senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana today asked Rahul Gandhi to clarify his stand over the repeal of Article 370 before entering into the Union Territory for his yatra. Rana, in a statement, termed it ‘Bharat Todo Yatra’ instead of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ “This is all the more important as the Congress bandwagon…

17 State leaders from Azad’s party return to Congress before Bharat Jodo Yatra in J&K

January 7, 2023 Editor

Days before the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Jammu and Kashmir, at least 17 state leaders, including former deputy chief minister Tara Chand and former state unit chief Peerzada Mohammed Sayeed, left Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Democratic Azad Party (DAP) and returned to the Congress. The exit of these leaders is seen as a major blow for the DAP’s prospects in J&K. The padayatra will end on January 30 in J&K. The re-entry of the 17 senior leaders is set to strengthen the Congress organisation and also send the message…

BJP’s ‘Politics of Deceit’ has even dragged down home ministry: Mehbooba Mufti

January 5, 2023 Editor

Former J&K chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday blamed the BJP for passing “brazen lies” as the truth. Reacting to a ministry report on Jammu and Kashmir, she tweeted, “Shocked that BJP’s politics of deceit has dragged down even the home ministry. Not only does this report reek of lies but it also discredits a crucial portfolio once headed by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,” Mehbooba said in a series of tweets. On the part of the report where it said democracy in Jammu and Kashmir earlier meant only…