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2024 Elections: Star Campaigners Intensify Efforts in Key Battleground of J&K

April 5, 2024 Editor

With the polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April 19, star campaigners from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress will start arriving in Jammu and Kashmir to campaign for their party candidates. The star campaigners include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to visit Udhampur on April 12, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who will address a rally in Jammu on April 9, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is expected to address a rally on April 10 in Kathua. While…

Ghulam Nabi Azad Set to Contest from South Kashmir LS Seat

April 3, 2024 Editor

Anantnag-Rajouri has seen a change in dynamics following delimitation, inclusion of Gujjar- and Pahari-dominated belts The Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) on Tuesday announced that its president Ghulam Nabi Azad will be contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency. The former Congress veteran and ex-J&K chief minister will be contesting his first election since he founded the DPAP in September 2022, after splitting from the Congress. Azad belongs to Doda district in the Jammu province, and the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, which votes on May 7, falls largely on the…

Five Individuals Detained Under Public Safety Act in Baramulla District

April 2, 2024 Editor

The five accused have been identified as Asif Ali Bhat, Mohammad Yaqoob Bhat, Waseem Mehraj Farash, Bashir Ahmad Sualiah and Bilal Ahmad Dar alias Shakir, he said As many as five people have been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district for their alleged involvement in anti-national activities, police on Monday said. “Police in Baramulla booked five persons under the Public Safety Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority,” a police spokesperson said. The five accused have been identified as Asif Ali…

‘Jailed Without A Why’: Mehbooba Mufti Lashes Out at Government Over Detentions

April 1, 2024 Editor

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said Jammu and Kashmir is a laboratory to test plans and then these plans are implemented across the country Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday targeted the central government over the arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and said people are being jailed without any investigation. Addressing the INDIA bloc’s ‘Loktantra Bachao’ (Save Democracy) Maharally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, Mufti said, “India is going through troubled times, and without any reason or investigation people are being put in jail. We have seen…

Fresh Snowfall Reported in Kashmir’s Higher Reaches

March 31, 2024 Editor

The higher reaches of Kashmir, including the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, received fresh snowfall during the night Many higher reaches of Gulmarg and Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while the plains of the valley were lashed by rains, the MeT officials said on Saturday. The higher reaches of Kashmir, including the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, received fresh snowfall during the night, they said. The Pahalgam tourist resort, in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, received about three…

Battle Brewing: Congress Gears Up to Challenge BJP in Jammu with Rahul and Priyanka at the Helm

March 31, 2024 Editor

In the electoral battle for Jammu and Kashmir, the fight narrows on the two crucial seats in Jammu — Udhampur-Kathua and the Jammu-Reasi seats. While the BJP mounts a fierce campaign, the Congress refuses to remain passive. Pledging to put up a strong fight, the party has rallied heavyweights, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, to lead its charge in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Congress party on Saturday released a list of 27 star campaigners. The leaders to campaign in Jammu include Sonia Gandhi, Ambika Soni, Sachin Pilot,…

Mehbooba Mufti Calls for Railway Track Realignment in Shopian

March 24, 2024 Editor

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today sought realignment of the proposed new railway line that will pass through orchards in Shopian. Mehbooba, who visited the Zainpora area of Shopian district on Thursday, met locals who voiced serious concern about the impact of the railway line. In a letter to Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Mehbooba has highlighted the potential adverse effects of the land acquisition for the railway line. She said displacement of locals from their ancestral land would inflict immense hardship on affected…

Unexpected Twist? PDP Might See Familiar Faces Return for LS Polls

March 24, 2024 Editor

According to senior leader privy to the development, former MP Fayaz Mir, ex-J&K law minister Basharat Bukhari and former legislator Nazim ud din Bhat are in touch with PDP leadership Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, three former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders are likely to join the party again in north Kashmir. According to senior leader privy to the development, former MP Fayaz Mir, ex-J&K law minister Basharat Bukhari and former legislator Nazim ud din Bhat are in touch with PDP leadership. The three had left the party between…

Tackling Power Losses: Discom Takes Strict Action, Files FIRs Against Thefts, Disconnects Over 5,000 Consumers

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 Editor

JPDCL managing director Vikas Kundal has directed officials to lodge FIRs under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003. According to the Act, electricity theft is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to up to three years or with fine or with both. Taking action against power theft, the Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) has said it will lodge FIRs against those involved in stealing electricity. JPDCL managing director Vikas Kundal has directed officials to lodge FIRs under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003, against…

J&K Gets Soaked: Rains Lash Plains, Fresh Snow Blankets High Hills

March 23, 2024 Editor

Officials said that traffic was plying on Jammu-Srinagar national highway but the condition of road had become poor between Nashri and Banihal While widespread overnight rains were recorded across Jammu and Kashmir, the upper reaches received snowfall on Friday, the India Meteorological Department said. The weather improved in the afternoon. Officials said that traffic was plying on Jammu-Srinagar national highway but the condition of road had become poor between Nashri and Banihal. “The Srinagar-Sonamarg- Gumri(SSG) road is closed (after rains made the road slippery), “ the traffic police said in an…