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BJP U-Turn: Party Withdraws 1st List of Candidates for J&K Elections Hours After Release

August 26, 2024 Editor

In the now-withdrawn list, the party had dropped senior leaders including former deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh, Sat Paul Sharma and Priya Sethi. Hours after its release, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday withdrew its first list of 44 candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. The party had named 36 candidates from the Jammu region and eight from the Kashmir Valley, including two Kashmiri Pandits, Veer Saraf and Ashok Bhat, nominated from the Shangus and Habbakadal constituencies, respectively. Sources said the list was withdrawn because only the…

Rahul Gandhi in Srinagar: Statehood Restoration for J&K at the Heart of Congress, INDIA Bloc Plans

August 22, 2024 Editor

After interacting with Congress workers in Srinagar, party leader says he’s aware of tough period but party manifesto clearly states people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will get their democratic rights back. Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that it is the priority of the Congress and the INDIA bloc to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and democratic rights of the people. Addressing a press conference after interacting with Congress workers in Srinagar, Gandhi said: “We understand you are going through a…

Tragedy in Udhampur: CRPF Inspector Killed in Militant Assault

August 19, 2024 Editor

A CRPF inspector was killed after terrorists attacked joint party of the force and SOG of J&K Police in Udhampur district A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) inspector was killed after terrorists attacked a joint party of the force and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police in Udhampur district on Monday, officials said. As per the PTI report, the CRPF along with the Special Operations Group (SOG) was fired upon by the terrorists at around 3:30 pm in the remote Dudu area of Basantgarh. Kuldeep Singh, an inspector…

Assembly Elections in J&K Scheduled in 3 Phases: Election Commission Reveals Dates

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir assembly election to be held on September 18, 25 and October 1 Results will be declared on October 4 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced schedule to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections. Polls in the union territory will be conducted in three phases from September 18 and results will be declared on October 4. Polling for the first phase will be held on September 18, the second phase on September 25, and the final phase on October 1. The dates for the…

Gunfight Erupts in Udhampur, Four Militants Cornered

August 7, 2024 Editor

The encounter is underway in the Basantgarh area where three to four terrorists are said to be trapped. An encounter has started between joint forces and a group of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday. According to initial reports, three to four terrorists are believed to be trapped in the Basantgarh area, leading to a tense standoff with the security personnel. Further details into the incident are awaited.

Three Army Soldiers Injured in Fierce Encounter in Kupwara

July 27, 2024 Editor

Three army personnel were injured during an exchange of fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. Three army personnel were injured during an exchange of fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, reported PTI. The incident reportedly took place near the Kumkadi post in the Trehgam sector of the north Kashmir district. This is the fourth encounter in Kupwara in the last one month. Earlier on Wednesday, a terrorist was killed and non commissioned…

Yasin Malik Death Penalty Case: Judge Steps Down, New Bench to Hear Plea

July 11, 2024 Editor

Delhi High Court judge Amit Sharma on Thursday recused himself from hearing a plea by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking death penalty for separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. The matter was listed before a division bench headed by Justice Prathiba M Singh after a change in the roster of judges dealing with such cases. “List before another bench, of which Justice Sharma is not a member, on August 9,” Justice Singh said. The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief, who is currently serving a life term…

J&K Assembly Polls: NC Announces Formation of Manifesto Committee

July 3, 2024 Editor

The committee will be led by senior party member and former Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather With an eye on the impending assembly polls scheduled to be held before September, the National Conference has constituted its manifesto committee. The committee will be led by senior party member and former finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather. The NC is buoyed by its recent performances in the Lok Sabha polls, where it had won two of the three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir and polled the highest number of total…

Ruhullah Demands Apology from PM Modi Over Claims of Employees Forced to Walk Barefoot at Yoga Day Event

June 22, 2024June 22, 2024 Editor

Srinagar: National Conference MP-elect Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologise if the reports of some government employees being “forced” to walk barefoot for his International Yoga Day event here are true. Prime Minister Modi led the Yoga Day event at SKICC here on Friday morning. Mehdi, who won the parliamentary polls from Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, posted a video on X purportedly showing some participants for the event walking barefoot amidst incessant rains. “Reports and videos surfaced showing employees forced into walking barefoot in…

Singing the National Anthem Now Compulsory in All Jammu & Kashmir Schools

June 13, 2024 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has cited that morning assemblies have been invaluable in fostering a sense of unity among the students. The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has made the national anthem mandatory in the morning assembly for all schools in the union territory. The directive has come from the principal secretary of the School Education Department through a circular, instructing all schools to make the morning assembly uniform across the Union Territory. “Morning assembly should begin with the national anthem as per standard protocol. It has…