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Ruling Party’s Jitters Exposed: Omar Abdullah on Kejriwal’s Arrest

March 22, 2024 Editor

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday said the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was a “blot” on democracy, and shows the ruling party’s “remarkable degree of nervousness”. The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said his party stands with Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party. “Aisi Taisi Democracy. For all the talk of 400+ seats, the ruling dispensation is displaying a remarkable degree of nervousness. Having a sitting opposition CM arrested by a pliable central agency within days of the general elections being announced is a blot…

Kharge’s Jibe: ‘Modi ki Chinese Guarantee’ Amid Stir in Ladakh

March 21, 2024 Editor

‘Modi Ki Guarantee’ to assure Constitutional rights to the people of Ladakh remains a colossal betrayal. It is nothing but fake and Chinese in nature. Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress president Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday alleged that the Modi government has put the country’s territorial integrity and national security at risk in dealing with China and is also “attacking the constitutional rights of our own citizens of Ladakh”. Kharge asserted that the Congress remains committed to protecting Ladakh and securing national interests at the borders. “Modi Ki Chinese Guarantee! In…

Flipkart Customer Duped? Ordered High-End Phone, Got Cheap One Instead

March 20, 2024 Editor

The Kashmir man said he was unable to return the I Kall phone he received instead of the newly-launched Nothing Phone 2a. A Flipkart customer in Bandipore, Kashmir, received a low-cost phone instead of the recently-launched Nothing Phone (2a) that he had ordered. Tuyyab Malilk had paid ₹20,808 for a Nothing Phone (2a) on Flipkart last week. Five days later, he received a package containing a phone from a brand called I Kall. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Malik said he has been trying to return the product but that…

Railway Expansion Hits a Sour Note: Shopian’s Apple Industry in Jeopardy

March 18, 2024 Editor

Railway expansion gives sleepless nights to Shopian’s apple farmers, An entire village relies on apple cultivation for its livelihood, with over 85 percent of the district’s population directly or indirectly reliant on the apple economy. Shopian, Mar 17: A recently macadamised road winding its way through dense apple orchards from Shopian town, some 66 km south of Srinagar, leads to Reshipora village. The small village comprising 300 households has been in deep distress since the Railway authorities started carrying out a survey in the village for laying a railway track. The…

BJP Launches 2024 Election Campaign in Srinagar, Aims for Political Turnaround

March 18, 2024 Editor

J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina said on Sunday that the party-led central government has given justice to the Gujjars, Bakerwal, and Pahari communities “With the ST quota extended to many communities, the Paddri tribe, the Gadda Brahmins, the Kohli communities, the Pahari community and others will benefit from a 10% benefit,” he said “Several politicians tried to misguide people on the issue, although it was made clear that the quota provided to Paharis would be separate from the existing quota to STs,” said Raina Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is not…

J&K Bank employee arrested for allegedly stealing Rs 1.2 crore

March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 Editor

Assistant manager at Jammu and Kashmir Bank was arrested in Reasi district’s Pouni on Saturday for allegedly swindling over ₹1.26 crore from dormant bank accounts over the past three years, said a senior police officer. An assistant manager at Jammu and Kashmir Bank was arrested in Reasi district’s Pouni on Saturday for allegedly swindling over ₹1.26 crore from dormant bank accounts over the past three years, said a senior police officer. He was identified as Ishwinder Singh, assistant manager of J&K Bank at Pouni. A case FIR number 10/2024, under section…

Caught Denying Ayushman Treatment: Two Hospitals Slapped with ₹1.2 Lakh Fine

March 15, 2024 Editor

District Grievance Redressal Committee for Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, under the chairmanship of District Magistrate Sachin Kumar Vaishya, fined two hospitals for denying treatment to patients under the PMJAY. “The two hospitals, Bee General Hospital, Canal Road, Jammu, and Government Super Specialty Hospital, Jammu, have been found guilty of denying treatment under the flagship health insurance scheme of the government. As per recommendations of the committee to the state health agency, the two hospitals have to pay a minimum amount of Rs 1,22,711 as fine as per…

Mehbooba Mufti Raises Alarm: CAA Implementation Sparks Partition Fears in Jammu and Kashmir

March 14, 2024 Editor

Anger has gripped Kashmir over the Centre’s decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), with Valley-based political parties calling it an anti-Muslim move that seeks to create another partition and masks the alleged weakness of the BJP to face the voters in the upcoming elections. Jammu and Kashmir was the only Muslim-majority state in the country that was partitioned and downgraded to two Union Territories. Many Kashmiris believe the BJP-led government is determined to change the Muslim-majority character of the region. Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday asked…

Omar Abdullah Casts Doubt on BJP’s Electoral Calculations Over CAA Agenda

March 13, 2024 Editor

As the Union Government rolled out the Citizenship Amendment Act ahead of the Lok Sabha poll, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said it shows the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not confident of winning 400 seats. “Notifying (CAA) rules days before the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections shows the BJP is not confident about winning 400 seats in the ensuing polls. It is evident that the BJP wants to use religion in the coming Lok Sabha poll,” Omar said, talking to reporters at the party headquarters here. “It was…

Will J&K See Simultaneous Polls? Parties Make Strong Case to Election Commission

March 13, 2024 Editor

Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar and other officials of the poll panel, who arrived in Srinagar on Monday for a three-day visit to J&K, held interactions with delegations from the National Conference (NC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), BJP, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Congress, and the Apni Party, officials said Leader of various Jammu and Kashmir political parties on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India to hold assembly elections simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls as the panel started two-day consultations with stakeholders to review preparedness for the upcoming…