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Amarnath Yatra 2024: Safety Measures, Traffic Guidelines, and Farooq’s Message

June 28, 2024 Editor

Police issue special traffic advisory for yatra convoy, non-convoy movement Ensure security without disrupting routine services, says Farooq In light of the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra, the Traffic Police Headquarters J&K has issued a comprehensive traffic advisory to ensure the safety and smooth movement of Yatris and other commuters. The advisory, valid from June 28 to August 19, 2024, outlined specific cut-off timings and guidelines for various convoy and non-convoy movements. As per the yatra convoy cut-off timings for movement between Jammu zone and Kashmir valley, the up Baltal convoy from Jammu…

NH-44 Gets Yatra-Ready: Smoother Ride for Amarnath Pilgrims!

June 27, 2024 Editor

With the monsoon season set to hit Jammu and Kashmir early next month, all eyes are on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44), which gets blocked with even a minor spell of rain and will be used by lakhs of pilgrims for the Amarnath Yatra. The Amarnath pilgrimage will begin on June 29, during which thousands of vehicles will use the NH-44 to reach the holy cave shrine in Anantnag district of Kashmir. The pilgrims will first reach Jammu and take a halt here before starting their journey in cavalcades, along…

Nizam-ud-din Bhat Quits People’s Conference: What’s Next for the Former J&K Legislator?

June 27, 2024 Editor

Two-time former legislator and former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) general secretary had jumped ship to the People’s Conference in 2021; sources said he could go back to the PDP Three years after joining the Peoples Conference (PC), former legislator Nizam-ud-din Bhat on Wednesday disassociated from the party. The two-time former legislator and former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) general secretary had jumped ship to the PC in 2021. Sources said that Bhat could go back to the PDP as he enjoys good rapport with the PDP leadership. The development comes close…

Neutral Experts Assess Kishtwar Power Projects Amid India-Pakistan Relations

June 25, 2024 Editor

This is the first visit by a Pakistan delegation to Jammu and Kashmir in more than five years under the dispute settlement mechanism of the Indus Water Treaty Relations between India and Pakistan soured after the Pulwama attack by terrorists, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed The relations further nosedived after the Central Government abrogated the special status of J&K on August 5, 2019 India and Pakistan had signed the treaty after nine years of negotiations in 1960 A delegation comprising neutral experts from different countries began their analysis…

BJP Praises Modi’s Srinagar Visit Amidst Opposition Criticism of Security Clampdown, Congress Raises Six Questions

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 Editor

BJP hails Modi’s visit to Srinagar; Opposition flays security clampdown The BJP today hailed Modi’s visit to Srinagar by saying that the PM was travelling to Kashmir in only 11 days of his third term in office. This showed his love for the people of J&K, the saffron party claimed. The other political parties have, however, complained that the security agencies had subjected the common people to significant suffering in the name of security measures ahead of Modi’s visit to the Valley. Apni Party state secretary and chief spokesperson Muntazir…

PM Modi’s J&K Visit on June 20-21: 5 Key Highlights

June 20, 2024 Editor

High-level security will be set up for two days, especially around the Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre, where the main events will happen. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, June 20. During his visit, Modi will launch several development projects and join the 10th International Day of Yoga event in Srinagar. High-level security will be set up in the city for two days, especially around the Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), where the main events will happen. This will be Modi’s second…

Omar Slams Gadkari for ‘Insensitive’ Eid Road Project Review

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 Editor

Omar Abdullah Criticizes Centre for Eid Review Meeting in Srinagar #EidControversy #SrinagarPolitics #OmarAbdullah #CentralPolicies #PoliticalTensions

As Jammu and Kashmir observed the festival of Eid-ul-Adha on Monday, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari chaired a high-level meeting at the Raj Bhawan to review the progress of road and highway projects in the region. Former Chief Minister and NC vice-president Omar Abdullah today criticised the timing of the meeting, calling it “insensitive.” “He would never do this on Diwali in UP or on Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharashtra. Very insensitive but then we’ve come to expect no better from this BJP Government & its J&K…

Rashid’s Rising Influence: A New Challenge for Traditional Parties

June 17, 2024 Editor

As the Election Commission (EC) has set in motion the process to hold Assembly poll in J&K by inviting applications from parties seeking the allotment of common symbols, the political outfits are gearing up for the big fight. This time, however, the major challenge for traditional parties like the NC and the PDP is Engineer Rashid’s Awami Ittehad Party (AIP). After the EC starting the process to accept applications, the AIP announced its preparation for the upcoming elections. The AIP had recently declared itself a new “alternative” to the traditional…

MP Ruhullah Vows to Raise Kashmiri Prisoners’ Issue in Parliament

June 16, 2024June 16, 2024 Editor

Outside Valley Inside Parliament: MP’s Pledge for Detained Kashmiris Srinagar: National Conference’s Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Saturday vowed to raise in Parliament and outside the issue of Kashmiri prisoners lodged in jails outside the valley and asked the party leaders to provide a list of such persons. Mehdi addressed a congratulatory meeting of the NC functionaries at the party’s district headquarters Mujahid Manzil in the Pulwama district of south Kashmir. He defeated PDP’s Waheed Ur Rehman Para by a margin of about 1.88 lakh votes in the…

J&K Weather Update: Heatwave in Jammu, Hot and Dry Conditions Expected in Kashmir

June 15, 2024 Editor

Srinagar: Weatherman here on Friday forecast heatwave over plains of Jammu and hot and dry weather over rest of the places in J&K during next five days. A meteorological department official said that there is also a likelihood of a “brief” spell of rain/thunder/lightning on June 19 and 20. He said on June 15-18, generally dry weather is expected even as light rain and thunder at isolated places can’t be ruled out. From June 19-21, he said, generally cloudy weather is expected with a spell of light rain/thunder at scattered places…