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Intercepted messages signal grim times for Kashmir: Intel Agencies

May 15, 2022 Editor

With no let-up in the targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits and non-local labourers that began in the Valley 18 months ago, intercepted messages by militant outfits on social media and chat applications are sending ominous signals. Hours after the little-known outfit Kashmir Tigers claimed responsibility for the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit employee at his office in Budgam, a web portal, apparently run by the militants and monitored by the security agencies, had a post which said that the fresh targets would be “migrant Pandits who are getting government jobs…

After jointly rejected the delimitation report, Opposition plans to make public aware of the ‘flaws’

May 10, 2022 Editor

Many Opposition parties of J&K, including the Congress, the National Conference and the PDP, jointly rejected the delimitation report today. The report was made public recently. In a Jammu meeting, they said the report was against the basic norms, especially geographical realities. It violated norms of uniform population, connectivity and public convenience besides highly biased and politically motivated, they said while planning to launch a campaign to oppose it in public and educate the masses. The Congress, in an official statement, said the commission had ignored the ground realities and…

Cloudburst & Gusty winds wreak havoc, damage Houses, Vehicles in Kashmir parts

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Editor

Rooftops blown off, trees uprooted Woman, her 2 sons killed in Budgam cloudburst Woman dies in windstorm in Anantnag Massive damage to property As gusty winds and hailstorm struck parts of Kashmir on Monday afternoon, three members of a non-local family were killed due to a cloudburst in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, while a woman died in a windstorm in Anantnag. A cloudburst hit a family residing adjacent to a brick kiln in Budgam claiming three lives. As per officials, the cloudburst struck at ‘Star-BDB-255’ Brick Kiln located at Chandapora…

J&K people won’t forgive those who robbed it of special status: Farooq Abdullah

May 8, 2022 Editor

Addressing media in Kulgam where he had gone to condole death of his party leader, Abdullah said, “People won’t forgive those who’ve robbed the region of its unique status, prized historical individuality and dignity.” National Conference president and former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said no amount of gerrymandering can change ground situation in UT, especially in the backdrop of Delimitation Commission’s report. Addressing media in Kulgam where he had gone to condole death of his party leader, Abdullah said, “People won’t forgive those who’ve robbed the region of…

How delimitation will change electoral politics in J&K?

May 7, 2022 Editor

The final order of the Delimitation Commission for the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has created a political controversy in the erstwhile state The final order of the Delimitation Commission for the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has created a political controversy in the erstwhile state. While political parties based in Kashmir have criticised the recommendations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed the report. At the crux of the debate is whether the newly drawn assembly constituencies (ACs) will tilt the balance of power in favour of…

Administrative Reshuffle: 56 IAS, KAS officers transferred in J&K

May 6, 2022 Editor

In a major administrative reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir, at least 56 IAS, KAS and police officers were transferred with eight women officers getting key positions. On Wednesday, the Jammu and Kashmir government had issued three sets of transfer orders, including of 27 IAS and KAS officers comprising a divisional commissioner, deputy commissioners and CEOs, nine SSP and SP-rank police officers and six financial commissioners, additional chief secretaries and principal secretaries. Ramesh Kumar has been posted as Jammu divisional commissioner, relieving Raghav Langer, who has been posted as secretary planning,…

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…