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Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopened for one way traffic, stranded vehicles allowed towards Srinagar

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 Editor

Landslides worry officials as pilgrimage round the corner Banihal/Udhampur/Jammu Hundreds of vehicles, stranded for four days, were allowed towards Kashmir on Friday night as one way was restored on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after freshly building a road stretch to replace the one washed away in flash floods, officials said. The 270-km highway was blocked since Tuesday due to landslides, mudslides and shooting stones at 33 places in Ramban and Udhampur districts. “The highway has been reopened for traffic. On June 20, highway was closed due to shooting stones at…

J&K suffering due to Centre’s ‘Stubborn Attitude’: Farooq Abdullah

June 25, 2022 Editor

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday asked the Centre to shun its “stubborn attitude” and reframe its Kashmir policy, saying the people of the erstwhile state were paying a heavy price for it. He also said peace cannot be achieved through force. Addressing a party function in Magam hamlet in central Kashmir, Abdullah lamented the “my way or the highway attitude” of the Centre. “While the government and its air-dropped administration in Kashmir are busy in its usual pomp and show, the people of J-K continue to suffer…

Srinagar – Jammu national highway continues to remains shut for 3rd day; Restoration work on

June 24, 2022 Editor

The 270km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather surface link that connects Kashmir with the outside world, remained closed for the third consecutive day on Thursday. Heavy rains for the past two days had triggered landslides at nearly three dozen places on the highway in Ramban and Udhampur districts. “Restoration work and debris clearance operations are on in Udhampur and Ramban districts but it will take time to restore the highway and allow traffic movement,” said a traffic police officer. He informed that work on war-footing was underway in…

Presidential Polls: J&K Assembly to miss the event for second time in history

June 24, 2022 Editor

Presidential Polls: J&K Assembly to miss the polls for second time in history

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act provides for a Legislative Assembly for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, but the election is yet to be held due to various reasons As India elects its next President on July 18, the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will not be a part of the exercise for the second time in the history of the election to the top constitutional post. There have been precedents of Legislative Assemblies of States not being part of the presidential polls…

Ban on Falah-e-Aam Trust run schools yet another atrocity on the people of J&K: Mehbooba Mufti

June 20, 2022 Editor

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the ban on schools run by Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT), an affiliate of banned Jamaat-e-Islami, was another form of atrocity inflicted on the people of the Union territory to sabotage their future. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president tweeted, “Move to ban FAT affiliated schools is another form of atrocity inflicted on people of J&K to sabotage their future. After land ownership, resources & jobs the last target is education. I am sure Kashmiris will overcome this & not let…

COVID: J&K reports 32 new cases, 17 from Jammu division, 15 from Kashmir division

June 20, 2022 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 32 fresh Covid cases, taking the number of infected persons to 454501 however, no fatality reported due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said. Of the new cases, 17 were from the Jammu division and 15 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, Officials said. There are 163 active cases in the union territory while the number of recoveries so far has been 449586, officials said. 10 Covid-19 patients recovered today, 03 from Jammu division and 07 from Kashmir division,…

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…