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Congress Open to Pre-Poll Alliances in J&K: Senior Leader Karra Announces

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Congress Open to Pre-Poll Alliances in J&K: Senior Leader Karra Announces

Jammu: Newly-appointed Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said the doors of his party are open for pre-poll alliance in the Union territory with parties opposing BJP’s policies and way of its functioning. He also accused the BJP of destroying the “communal fabric” of the “mini-India” due to its policies and said his party will continue its efforts to strengthen Hindu-Muslim-Sikh unity in the UT. Karra, a former MP, was appointed J-K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief on August 16 within hours after the Election Commission…

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Rahul Gandhi, Kharge Arrive in Srinagar: NC Alliance Tops J&K Election Agenda

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Rahul Gandhi, Kharge Arrive in Srinagar: NC Alliance Tops J&K Election Agenda

Congress leader KC Venugopal said the party was open for an alliance in Jammu and Kashmir and its main objective was to keep the BJP out of government. Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge’s Jammu and Kashmir visit is seen as part of their efforts to cobble up a pre-poll alliance. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Jammu and Srinagar on Wednesday evening for key meetings over preparation for the upcoming assembly elections in the UT. Congress leaders will hold a meeting with all district delegates…

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J&K Congress Chief Takes Aim at BJP: Unemployment and Terror Attacks Under Scrutiny

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J&K Congress Chief Takes Aim at BJP: Unemployment and Terror Attacks Under Scrutiny

The newly appointed president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee, (JKPCC), Tariq Hamid Karra, on Tuesday, questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over unrelenting spike in terror attacks across Jammu region, spiraling unemployment and under-development in the region. The newly appointed president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee, (JKPCC), Tariq Hamid Karra, on Tuesday, questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over unrelenting spike in terror attacks across Jammu region, spiraling unemployment and under-development in the region. Talking to media persons after he was accorded a rousing…

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Baramulla MP’s Party Seeks Court Intervention for 45-Day Parole

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Baramulla MP's Party Seeks Court Intervention for 45-Day Parole

The Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) has moved the court seeking 45-day parole for party leader and Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, so that he can campaign during the three-phase Assembly poll scheduled next month. “We have asked for 45-day parole. We don’t know when the case would be listed for hearing. But we are hopeful that the court will accept our plea,” senior party leader Prince Parvaiz said. He said other than moving the parole application, the party has filed a regular bail application…

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Nature’s Fury: Kashmir Rattled by Earthquake

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Nature's Fury: Kashmir Rattled by Earthquake

Srinagar, Aug 20: A 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Kashmir valley on Tuesday morning. As per National Centre for Seismology, the epicentre of the quake that hit Kashmir at 6: 45 am, was in northern Baramulla district. “EQ of M: 4.9, On: 20/08/2024 06:45:57 IST, Lat: 34.17 N, Long: 74.16 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir,” said the NCS, in a post on X. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or property. Most parts of Kashmir Valley, and Doda, Ramban, Kishtwar in Jammu region fall under…

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PDP Unveils First Candidate List: Iltija Mufti to Contest from Bijbehara in South Kashmir

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PDP Unveils First Candidate List: Iltija Mufti to Contest from Bijbehara in South Kashmir

PDP released its first list of candidates for the Assembly poll on Monday, according to which former CM Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti will contest from south Kashmir’s Bijbehara Assembly seat. As reported last week that Iltija was likely to contest from south Kashmir. A list released by party’s general secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura named eight candidates as constituencies in-charge. Lone told that these eight persons would also contest from these seats. Iltija (35), who is also the media adviser to PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, came to the spotlight…

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From Rivals to Allies: Ex-J&K Minister Zulfkar Ali Joins BJP Ahead of Polls

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From Rivals to Allies: Ex-J&K Minister Zulfkar Ali Joins BJP Ahead of Polls

After joining the BJP, Chaudhary Zulfikar Ali said that the policies and schemes of the BJP have reached even the last person in the queue. Former Jammu and Kashmir cabinet minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali joined BJP at the party office in Jammu on Sunday, just a few days ahead of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir starting from September 18. On why he joined the saffron party, he said that the policies and schemes of the BJP have reached even the last person in the queue. He further added…

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J&K BJP to Contest Assembly Elections Solo, Says State Chief

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J&K BJP to Contest Assembly Elections Solo, Says State Chief

BJP Jammu and Kashmir president Ravinder Raina said discussions are ongoing with 8 to 10 independents in the Kashmir valley for contesting the elections together. Jammu: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not form any pre-poll alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, state party president Ravinder Raina said here. He, however, said discussions are ongoing with 8 to 10 independents in the Kashmir valley for contesting the elections together. He said the party is fully geared up for Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and will announce the first list of…

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Omar Abdullah’s Decision Dilemma: To Contest or Not in J&K Assembly Polls

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Omar Abdullah’s Decision Dilemma: To Contest or Not in J&K Assembly Polls

The National Conference faces a leadership dilemma ahead of assembly polls. Omar Abdullah, initially unwilling to run, may reconsider due to party pressure, while his father, Farooq Abdullah, is ready to step in. Political parties are wasting no time in prepping for the assembly polls, which were announced on Friday, with the National Conference entering election mode almost immediately.. NC, however, finds itself in a leadership dilemma. With party vice-president Omar Adudullah having earlier said he would not contest polls till Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood is restored, the onus may…

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Jammu and Kashmir Congress Gets a New Face: Karra’s Task to Revive the Party

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Jammu and Kashmir Congress Gets a New Face: Karra’s Task to Revive the Party

Hours after the Election Commission announced dates for assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress nominated former MP Tariq Hameed Karra as the party’s new local unit president Hours after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced dates for assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress nominated former MP and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Tariq Hameed Karra as the party’s new local unit president. Karra, 69, is a veteran leader who belongs to a prominent political family from Srinagar. A strong critic of the Peoples Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janata Party…

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