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Kashmiri Pandits Appeal for Work-from-Home Amid Rising Security Concerns

October 23, 2024 Editor

Amid fear, Kashmiri Pandit staff seek ‘work from home’ provision In the aftermath of the Ganderbal terror attack on Sunday that claimed the lives of seven persons, Kashmiri Pandit (KP) migrant employees working in the Valley have urged the administration to allow them to work from home till the situation came to normal. There are over 4,000 KPs working under the government in Kashmir under the PM’s special package. These employees, who were living in Jammu, got jobs in different government departments in the Valley under a rehabilitation programme. The…

Omar Abdullah Vacates Budgam Assembly Seat, Retains Family Bastion Ganderbal

October 22, 2024 Editor

Omar Abdullah was an MLA from Ganderbal from 2009 to 2014 during his first stint as chief minister. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday vacated the Budgam assembly seat, one of the two seats from where he was elected. He has retained the Ganderbal constituency, PTI reported. Jammu and Kashmir pro-tem speaker Mubarak Gul announced in the House. Omar Abdullah, 54, won the Budgam seat in the recently concluded Jammu and Kashmir elections. He defeated People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi by 18,485 votes.…

Frequent Power Outages in Kashmir: Sajad Lone’s Take on Govt’s Honeymoon Period

October 20, 2024 Editor

Srinagar 19 Oct: Peoples Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone Saturday said that “the newly formed government was enjoying the honey-moon period” and that he will talk about power woes after a week. Talking to reporters here, Lone as per news agency, while replying to a query about frequent power outages in Kashmir, said: “What can I say about it (Power woes). Government is enjoying its honeymoon period. Let them enjoy themselves for a week, then we will talk about power issue.” Earlier today, Lone, while reacting to a newspaper report…

Ruhullah Caught in Article 370 Crossfire: NC’s Stance Under Scrutiny

October 20, 2024 Editor

Srinagar, Oct 19: Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi finds himself at the center of a heated debate as public frustration grows regarding the National Conference’s (NC) stance on Article 370. The issue sparked widespread discussions on the social networking platform X (formerly Twitter), where users questioned the party’s promises and past actions. One X user, Omaira Mir, took a sharp jab at Ruhullah, tweeting, “They’ve placed you there to use your influence to cover up their blunders and mislead the public with fabricated and baseless explanations. But just…

Omar Abdullah Condemns Abhorrent Killing of Labourer in Shopian

October 20, 2024 Editor

The body of the labourer, who was identified as Ashok Chauhan, was found in a field in the Wachi area of Zainapora in the south Kashmir district Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday (October 19, 2024) expressed grief over the killing of a non-local labourer whose body was found in the Shopian district and said such attacks must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. The body of the labourer, who was identified as Ashok Chauhan, was found in a field in the Wachi area of Zainapora…

Three Generations of Leadership: The Abdullahs’ Legacy in Kashmir

October 19, 2024 Editor

From the first elected ‘Prime Minister of Jammu-Kashmir’ to first elected ‘Chief Minister of the Union territory’, Abdullahs have been pivotal to the valley’s politics. 54-year-old Omar Abdullah took oath on Wednesday (October 16, 2024) along with four other ministers as Jammu-Kashmir’s (J&K) Chief Minister at Srinagar’s Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in the presence of the Union Territory’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. Since J&K’s loss of special status and statehood, these were the first Assembly polls to be held and Mr. Abdullah’s the UT’s first CM. Ushering in his…

Political Controversy: Rashid Claims Omar Abdullah Siding with Saffron Party

October 19, 2024 Editor

Omar playing into the hands of saffron party, says Rashid Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid on Friday said reports of a resolution passed by the Jammu and Kashmir government seeking restoration of statehood only and not Article 370 was “very painful” and a “departure” from the principle stand of the ruling National Conference (NC). The remarks of the Baramulla MP, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, came after news reports came out that the Cabinet has passed a resolution urging the Centre to restore JK’s statehood. The report added that Chief…

Karan Singh Declares Azad’s Political Career Nearly Over

October 17, 2024 Editor

Political career of Azad almost over, says Karan Singh; He added,” Every person should retire. I am sitting comfortably. I am not in any post, it is not necessary that everyone should have a post all their lives” Srinagar, Oct 16: Senior Congress leader Dr Karan Singh Wednesday congratulated Election Commission of India, J&K LG and Government of India for holding Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying though the mandate has been given to the INDIA alliance, but in reality people reposed faith on regional political party National Conference. “I…

Strategic Move: Congress Takes Wait-and-Watch Stance in J&K

October 17, 2024 Editor

The allies contested elections jointly but while NC’s star rose as it went up from 15 seats in 2014 to 42, Congress’ number halved from 12 to six As the Congress, which contested elections in a pre-poll alliance with the National Conference (NC), decided to sit outside the government till the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, many believe the party wants more stake in governance but lost bargaining power after being reduced to six seats. The allies contested elections jointly but while NC’s star rose as it went up…

Discretionary Attendance: BJP MLAs and Omar Abdullah’s Swearing-In

October 16, 2024 Editor

BJP MLAs to use discretion to attend swearing-in ceremony today; BJP with 29 seats, all from the Jammu region, has emerged as the main opposition party in the Legislative Assembly Jammu, Oct 15: Newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators will use their own discretion to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the National Conference-Congress alliance government, to be helmed by Omar Abdullah, at SKICC, Srinagar tomorrow. This was stated by J&K BJP Working President and former minister Sat Sharma, in response to query as to who would represent BJP in the…