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Delimitation panel notifies new J&K Assembly constituencies; Kashmir loses and Jammu gains weight

May 6, 2022 Editor

43 seats for Jammu division and 47 for Kashmir division demarcated; nine seats reserved for STs for the first time The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission on Thursday notified the new boundaries, names and number of Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, paving the way for the first-ever Assembly elections in the Union Territory that was carved out of the erstwhile State of J&K in 2019. While not mentioned in its order, the Delimitation Commission said in a statement that it had recommended to the Centre to nominate at least…

Plunged into darkness electricity crisis in Kashmir likely to worsen

April 22, 2022 Editor

Kashmir is facing the worst power outages in the spring season this time as the electricity continues to play hide and seek much to the dismay of consumers amid the Ramadhan. Normally from March onwards, the power supply in Kashmir used to improve considerably in comparison to harsh weather months, however, this time the situation is different as in April there are more prolonged and unscheduled power cuts being reported across Kashmir. This has infuriated the general populace who are facing prolonged power cuts mostly during Sehri and Iftaar time.…

AAP plans high-profile entry in J&K Politics

April 17, 2022 Editor

Priortising jobs and education, the party could upset the calculations of the BJP and smaller parties From organising iftar parties in volatile and militancy-infested Pulwama to holding membership drives in National Conference (NC) bastions of north Kashmir, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is gearing up for a significant entry into the Union Territories of J&K ahead of Assembly polls likely later this year. The development is likely to unsettle smaller development-driven and not ideology-based parties in the Valley and upset the BJP more in the Jammu region. Attracting the young…

100 leaders along two former Panthers Party MLAs from J&K join AAP in New Delhi

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 Editor

In a development that may upset the apple cart of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, former MLAs of Panthers Party — Balwant Singh Mankotia and Yash Paul Kundal, and over 700 sarpanches, panches, block development council (BDC) chairmen and district development council (DDC) members joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in New Delhi on Friday In a development that may upset the apple cart of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, former MLAs of Panthers Party — Balwant Singh Mankotia and Yash Paul Kundal, and over 700 sarpanches, panches, block…

GoI assures return of assets to Kashmiri Migrants: Nityanand Rai

April 8, 2022 Editor

The Modi Government is capable and making efforts to restore assets to Kashmiri migrants and so far properties of 610 applicants have been returned, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha today. Responding to queries during the Question Hour in the Upper House, the Minister said the District Magistrate has been designated as the custodian of the migrants’ properties. The State Government has also started a portal to resolve the complaints of migrants. “The Modi Government and Home Minister are capable of returning the…

Evolve mechanism to identify illegal immigrants from Myanmar, Bangladesh: High Court to Govt

April 7, 2022 Editor

The Jammu & Kashmir high court has directed the home secretary of the union territory, RK Goyal, to evolve a mechanism for the identification of illegal immigrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh and to prepare a list after identifying them. The court’s directions came on a PIL filed by lawyer Hunar Gupta, who sought directions to the J&K government for appointing and issuing necessary directions to a former retired judge to hold an inquiry to identify all the illegal immigrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, who have migrated and settled in J&K.…

Mehbooba Mufti pursuing Pakistan agenda, claims Surinder Choudhary her loyalist after joining BJP

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 Editor

Choudhary, while addressing the gathering, recalled how J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina had approached him in 2014 to contest elections on a BJP ticket Former PDP member of the legislative council from Nowshera and once a close confidante of former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, Surinder Choudhary, joined the BJP in the presence of party’s national general secretary and J&K in-charge Tarun Chugh. “It is the PDP, which deceived me and not vice versa,” he said while accusing Mehbooba Mufti of ruining the party and pursuing the Pakistani agenda. Jammu…

Post terror attacks migrant workers from Bihar start returning from Kashmir

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 Editor

A large number of migrant workers from Bihar left for their homes on Tuesday from Kashmir’s Pulwama district and some others are preparing to leave following the terrorist attack on Monday in which two labourers suffered gunshot injuries. A large number of migrant workers from Bihar left for their homes on Tuesday from Kashmir’s Pulwama district and some others are preparing to leave following the terrorist attack on Monday in which two labourers suffered gunshot injuries. Speaking over the phone from Awantipora railway station in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Pappu…

Ex-minister’s involvement in Hawala racket has opened Pandora’s Box: Kavinder Gupta

April 2, 2022 Editor

Following the arrest of a Kashmir man with ₹6.90 lakh Hawala money, who claimed that former minister Jatinder Singh alias Babu Singh had given him the task, former J&K deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta on Friday said that the incident proved how deep was nexus ran between ministers of previous governments in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan, Hurriyat and anti-national elements during militancy Following the arrest of a Kashmir man with ₹6.90 lakh Hawala money, who claimed that former minister Jatinder Singh alias Babu Singh had given him the task,…

Post abrogation of Article 370, 34 Persons from other parts of India have bought properties in J&K: GoI

March 30, 2022 Editor

Thirty-four people from other parts of India have bought properties in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) since the nullification of the Constitution’s Article 370, which stripped the region of its semi-autonomous status in 2019, Union minister Nityanand Rai told Parliament on Tuesday. In his written reply, Rai did not provide details of the properties in Jammu, Reasi, Udhampur, and Ganderbal and their owners. The Centre last year said two people from outside purchased land in the region. Non-residents were barred from buying immovable properties in the erstwhile state of J&K before…