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J&K passing through a critical juncture and required my efforts to navigate uncertain times: Farooq Abdullah

June 19, 2022June 20, 2022 Editor

J&K passing through a critical juncture and required his efforts to navigate uncertain times: Farooq Abdullah

Abdullah said he was deeply touched by the support that he received and honoured to have been considered for the highest office in the country. National Conference (NC) vice president Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday withdrew from the presidential race, saying J&K was passing through a critical juncture and required his efforts to navigate uncertain times. “I believe that Jammu and Kashmir is passing through a critical juncture and my efforts are required to help navigate these uncertain times. Therefore I would like to respectfully withdraw my name from consideration…

Srinagar observed shutdown for second consecutive Friday over ‘Prophet remarks’

June 18, 2022 Editor

Parts of Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar observed a shutdown for the second consecutive Friday against the remarks of two BJP leaders, now sacked, which many Muslims across the world perceived as derogatory. Shops and business establishments were closed in the Old City downtown and also in parts of uptown, including the commercial hub of Lal Chowk and its adjoining areas. Public and private transport was, however, plying on the roads. It was a spontaneous shutdown as no organisation or individual had called for the strike. “There is a complete shutdown…

Nupur Sharma’s Prophet remarks well-planned to divert attention from Kashmir Issues: Mehbooba Mufti

June 14, 2022 Editor

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti has alleged that Nupur Sharma’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad were well-planned and was to take away the attention from the killings of civilians and Kashmiri Pandits in the valley. She also said that the statement was made to provoke the Muslims in the country. Mehbooba Mufti was at her Srinagar office and while speaking to the media she said that Nupur Sharma’s statement was not a coincidence. “It was well planned to take the attention away from the Kashmiri Pandit issue,…

Kashmiri Pandits made cannon-fodder to show normalcy in Kashmir: Priyanka Chaturvedi

June 10, 2022 Editor

Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha Member Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday alleged that Kashmiri Pandits are being made cannon fodder to show normalcy in Kashmir. She was talking to media persons after meeting the bereaved family members of slain Kashmiri Pandit employee, Rahul Bhat in Jammu, who was killed by terrorists in Chadoora recently. “The politics of showing normalcy in Kashmir is not true. Kashmiri Pandits are being made cannon fodders to show normalcy, ” Chaturvedi said. She stated that the Kashmiri Pandit employees and Dogra employees want to return…

Over 76% population own a house and 24% own a car in J&K: Survey

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Editor

Over 76% own a house and 24% own a car in J&K: Survey

Over 76 percent households in Jammu and Kashmir have their own houses while around 24 percent households own a car, the National Health and Family Survey-5 (NHFS-5) has reported. Official data said that around 18.3 percent households in J&K possess bicycles, 30.3 percent households possess motorcycles or scooters and 4.1 percent households possess animal drawn carts. It said that 23.7 percent households possess a car, however, 46.1 percent households neither have bicycle, car, scooter or animal drawn cart. Furthermore, 37.6 percent households have no agriculture land while 37.8 percent have…

Every single Pandit who goes back, I consider it my personal failure: Omar Abdullah

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Editor

Referring to the recent spate of civilian killings in the Kashmir Valley, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that he considers the failure of the Prime Minister’s employment package for migrant Kashmiri Pandits a personal failure. He also told The Indian Express in an interview that though the current security situation might give him a short-term political handle “with which to beat the BJP”, not everything in J&K should be weighed in terms of its “political benefits and costs”. “There are some things that are far…

Kashmiri Pandits should not go, stay with us with Peace, Dignity: KCCI

June 4, 2022 Editor

Valley’s prominent business body Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Jamia Masjid, Anantnag, on Friday condemned the recent spate of killings, including those of members of minority communities and non-locals Valley’s prominent business body Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and Jamia Masjid, Anantnag, on Friday condemned the recent spate of killings, including those of members of minority communities and non-locals. A KCCI spokesperson said it goes against the basic spirit and concept of Kashmiriyat. “As the fear has engulfed people, we stand with the innocents in this…

Kashmiri Pandit’s stir grows over terror hits, Over 100 families fled Valley post recent killed

June 2, 2022 Editor

Several Kashmiri Pandits who were given jobs under a package by the Centre protested against a series of targeted killings of non-Muslim civilians on Wednesday, even as officials said Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha asked for such employees to be promptly moved to secure locations. Sinha held a meeting on the security situation with top officials on Wednesday, a Raj Bhawan official said, asking not to be named. “The LG chaired a high level meeting of administrative heads, senior police officers wherein he decided that Prime Minister package…

Sheikh Abdullah, Who led Kashmir towards India, Dropped from police medal

May 24, 2022 Editor

Sheikh Abdullah has been the symbol of Kashmir’s accession to the Union of India and is credited with driving tribal raiders out with the help of his volunteers who fought Pakistani raiders and foiled their attempt to capture Kashmir in 1947. Jammu and Kashmir’s police medal for gallantry and meritorious services will no longer have an embossed image of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, instrumental to Kashmir’s accession to India following the partition. The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to replace the picture with the national emblem. Named after the Sheikh’s…

Increased tourists footfall, flights to Kashmir can’t be called normalcy: Omar Abdullah

May 21, 2022 Editor

Addressing media persons at the party headquarters in Jammu, National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said no one is feeling secure amid targeted killings National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the Modi government has failed to restore peace in Kashmir and the increased tourist footfall and multiple flights to the Valley cannot be called signs of normalcy. Addressing media persons at the party headquarters here, he said, “No one is feeling secure amid targeted killings. The state of fear is such that Pandit employees are ready to quit…