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Legitimate doubts looming over authenticity of Rambagh Shootout: Mehbooba Mufti

November 25, 2021 Editor

The allegations by the PDP chief come on the heels of the killing of two civilians Mohammad Altaf Bhat and Dr. Mudassir Gul in an alleged encounter in the Hyderpora area of Srinagar earlier this month. President PDP and former J&K Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that “legitimate doubts are looming” over the “authenticity” of the “alleged encounter” in the Rambagh area of Srinagar where police claimed to have gunned down three militants of The Resistance Front (TRF) last evening. “After yesterday’s alleged encounter at Rambagh, legitimate doubts…

Retrieving PoK is next on GoI’s agenda: Jitendra Singh

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Editor

‘Our brethren in PoJK are living in inhuman conditions and have been mercilessly denied even basic amenities like healthcare and education’ Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said retrieving Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is next on the agenda. Addressing the ‘Mirpur Balidan Diwas’ program dedicated to PoJK displaced persons here, he said the leadership which has the capacity and the will to abrogate Article 370, also has the capacity to retrieve PoJK from the illegal occupation of Pakistan. Speaking as the chief guest, the minister said the partition of…

J&K recorded 187 fresh Covid cases, 2 deaths; Srinagar reports highest number of cases

November 21, 2021 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir reported 187 fresh Covid cases and two persons succumbed to the virus in the Kashmir division; Kashmir reported the highest 61 cases in the summer capital Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir reported 187 fresh Covid-19 infections and two deaths on Saturday, an official health bulletin said. Of the total cases, 163 cases were reported in Kashmir valley while the Jammu division saw 24 infections. Two persons succumbed to the virus in the Kashmir division. Kashmir reported the highest 61 cases in the summer capital Srinagar followed by 56…

PM Modi will apologize for abrogating Article 370: J&K Congress Chief G A Mir

November 20, 2021 Editor

Clamour grows for restoration of Article 370, 35A and statehood for Jammu and Kashmir After the Union government on Friday announced the withdrawal of farm laws, Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will apologize for abrogating Article 370 soon. Mir gave this statement while addressing the party workers convention in the Anantnag district in South Kashmir. Earlier, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference (JKNC) chairperson Farooq Abdullah called for the restoration of Article 370 and 35A and the statehood…

Anger Among Kashmiri’s Growing Each Passing Day: Mehbooba Mufti

November 19, 2021 Editor

“I request the people of Jammu to stand up and not let Kashmir go,” PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said. PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has asked the people of Jammu to be a bridge and maintain a strong bond with Kashmir that is drifting away due to the “strong-arm tactics” of the BJP-led dispensation. The former chief minister said her struggle through peaceful means would continue for restoration of the special status being enjoyed by the people of Jammu and Kashmir before August 2019. “Today Kashmir is in pain…the wound has…

‘Will Knock On Every Door’, Won’t allow Kashmir to turn into graveyard: PAGD

November 19, 2021 Editor

PAGD spokesperson Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said: ‘We will also seek legal advice about approaching the Supreme Court… we will knock on every door’. Saying the magisterial inquiry ordered by the J&K administration to investigate the incident cannot be fair, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Thursday demanded a judicial probe into the Hyderpora encounter. “We will be writing to President Ram Nath Kovind this evening, seeking a credible probe into the Hyderpora incident. In our view, only a judicial probe can be credible and fair,” CPI(M) leader Mohammad…

Jolt to J&K Congress: 20 Senior leaders from Ghulam Nabi Azad camp resign

November 17, 2021 Editor

Demanding change in party leadership in the Union Territory amid speculations that the assembly elections are around the corner, the Congress leaders have stated that under the presidentship of GA Mir, the party is headed towards a disaster. In a major setback to Congress amid speculations that the assembly elections are imminent in Jammu and Kashmir, at least 20 senior Congress leaders considered close to former Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, have resigned from their respective party positions. All those who have resigned are…

Families of killed trader, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti demand impartial probe in Hyderpora Encounter

November 17, 2021 Editor

After the families of two businessmen killed in Hyderpora gunfight on Tuesday contested police claims that the deceased was overground workers (OGWs) for terrorists, the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party demanded a time-bound probe into the incident. According to the police, a Pakistani terrorist and his local associate Mohammad Amir, along with two civilians — Altaf Bhat and Mudassir Gul — were killed in the encounter in Hyderpora locality, where an illegal call center and a terror hideout were allegedly being run. The families of Bhat and Gul,…

COVID19: 108 new cases, 3 deaths in J&K

November 16, 2021 Editor

J&K recorded 108 Covid cases and three fatalities due to the disease, taking the infection tally to 3,34,288 and the death toll to 4,453, officials said on Monday. Of the fresh cases, 19 were from the Jammu division and 89 from Kashmir. Srinagar district recorded the highest number of 40 new cases, followed by Baramulla with 19. There are 1,517 active cases in the UT while the number of recoveries stands at 3,28,318. Ladakh reported 28 fresh cases. The infection tally has reached 21,176, while the number of active cases…

J&K records 181 new COVID cases, highest in over 2 months

November 14, 2021 Editor

The Covid case count six of the total 20 districts in Jammu and Kashmir went into double digits after several months, an official health bulletin revealed. Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded the highest daily Covid count in 52 days after 181 fresh cases were reported. The infection count six of the total 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir went into double digits after months, an official health bulletin revealed. Except for 204 Covid cases on September 22, the union territory had recorded fewer daily cases than Saturdays in August,…