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BJP Cadre Express Discontent Over Party’s Decision to Abstain from Contesting Valley Seats

May 2, 2024 Editor

Party leaders said they were surprised by the party high command’s decision to not field candidates in three Kashmir seats of Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seats The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) decision to not contest the Lok Sabha elections on all three seats in Kashmir Valley is a dampener for the cadre in the region, as they had prepared to face the first electoral battle since the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir state into two Union territories in 2019, party leaders…

Farooq Abdullah Accuses Rival Parties of Seeking Anantnag Poll Deferral Due to Weather Woes

April 30, 2024 Editor

NC president Farooq Abdullah on Monday claimed that the fear of loss was making some parties seek postponement of elections in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. “There was a massive flood in Kashmir in 2014, the destruction was widespread. We asked to postpone the elections at that time. Did they defer it? What is the compulsion now?” he said. The former J&K Chief Minister added: “They can see their defeat and because of the fear they want to defer the elections. Let them defer, we will still defeat them.” Several political parties and…

BJP Concealing Itself Behind ‘Proxies, Minions’ in Kashmir Valley: Farooq Abdullah

April 29, 2024 Editor

NC chief Farooq Abdullah today said the BJP had been unable to “win hearts” in Kashmir and now it was hiding behind its proxies in Kashmir. “This tactic will also prove futile,” Abdullah said. Addressing a workers’ convention at Chanpora, with party candidate’s Srinagar candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi in attendance, Farooq said: “INDIA bloc will secure all six Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Sensing a defeat at the hands of NC, the BJP has already withdrawn from the race.” The veteran leader added: “Although the…

BJP J&K Chief Vows Support to Like-Minded Parties in Kashmir

April 29, 2024 Editor

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) J&K President Ravinder Raina on Sunday said that his party will extend support to like-minded parties in the Kashmir Valley as he cautioned people to stay away from the Congress. Raina claimed that BJP will win big on both Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats.“BJP has a good connection with the other like-minded parties in Kashmir Valley,” the BJP J&K President told the media here. He said, “We are looking forward to extending our support to like-minded groups and good candidates after discussing the formalities with…

‘Darkness by Design?’: Mirwaiz Accuses Administration of Power Play in Kashmir

April 27, 2024 Editor

Despite having huge water resources and generation capacity, electricity produced by J&K is exported outside, and we, who have the first right to it, are living in darkness. —Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman, Hurriyat Conference As the Kashmir Valley faces acute shortage of electricity, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today accused the J&K administration of forcing people to live in darkness. “People from all over the Valley have been calling on me and expressing their deep concern about the lack of electricity. It is the fundamental duty of the ruling dispensation to provide…

Mehbooba Mufti Decries Current Kashmir Atmosphere as ‘Far Worse Than Past Gun Culture’

April 25, 2024 Editor

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti delivered a scathing critique of the escalating turbulence and fear gripping Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the current atmosphere of uncertainty far surpasses the tumult of past gun culture. Mehbooba as per the statement said that since the revocation of Article 370 in 2019 people of Jammu and Kashmir have endured suffocation and widespread fear, likening the prevailing silence to that of a graveyard. Despite the imposed silence, the PDP President declared her unwavering defiance, highlighting the consequences her family has faced…

Sajad Lone Brands Omar Abdullah as an Alien Figure for North Kashmir Residents

April 25, 2024 Editor

Srinagar: Chairman Peoples Conference (PC) Sajad Gani Lone Tuesday said that his rival in Baramulla Lok Sabha seat and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah is an alien creature for the people of north Kashmir. “Omar Abdullah is a tourist in the valley. Me and you have common things in nature as Kashmiris, but he can’t sit with Kashmiris like us. He is a tourist rather an alien creature for the people of north Kashmir,” Lone said while replying to a query during a news conference. Asked about seeking support…

Navigating Nightmare: Srinagar’s Dilapidated Roads Lead to Traffic Chaos

April 25, 2024 Editor

Srinagar Gridlock: Is There an End in Sight for Traffic Jams? Srinagar: Massive traffic jams in the summer capital are taking toll on commuters, even as dilapidated roads are blamed as a major cause of gridlocks. The traders in Srinagar have decried traffic jams saying these have been taking a toll on their trade. They said that owing to continuous traffic jams in peak hours, the shops in city markets have been keeping the shoppers away, inflicting losses on the trade community. The trade bodies appealed to the Srinagar administration…

Shocking Bills Spark Outrage: Downtown Kashmir Challenges Inflated Electricity Bills

April 24, 2024 Editor

Amid growing power crisis in the summer capital, scores of residents from various area of Downtown today staged protest against inflated electricity bills amid unscheduled power cuts. Locals from various areas of Downtown assembled at Nawa Kadal to register their protest against KPDCL. The residents said that scores of localities in Downtown have again received inflated bills that the poor locality cannot afford. They said that although the power supply has been reduced to a few hours only, they had received inflated bills multiple times over the past few months. The…

Omar Abdullah Slams PM’s ‘Wealth Redistribution’ Remark as Attempt to Divide Country

April 23, 2024 Editor

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday said attempts are being made to divide the country along communal lines and the INDIA bloc is fighting against those trying to spread hatred and fear. “The country is being told that Hindus are in danger,” he said, apparently referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “redistribution of wealth” attack against the Congress. “Attempts are being made to create tension… Hindus constitute 80 per cent of the population, while the Muslims constitute about 14 per cent. How can 14 per cent of the population…