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Mending Fences: Ram Madhav Tackles BJP’s Internal Strife in Jammu

September 2, 2024 Editor

Srinagar, Sep 01: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership is holding hectic deliberations with disgruntled leaders in Jammu and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) senior functionary and former BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav is actively involved in the process. The saffron party has been hit by an open revolt ever since its first list of candidates was released only to be withdrawn within an hour. A perplexed BJP leadership including BJP J&K unit’s chief Ravinder Raina, Member of Parliament Jugal Kishore Sharma, and Union Minister Jitendra Singh have launched a salvage…

Jammu’s Pulse: What Voters Want from Upcoming J&K Assembly Elections

September 1, 2024 Editor

10 years after the last Assembly elections were conducted in J&K, then a state, the UT is set to witness a keen contest in the 3-phase polls | It’s a mix of old and new issues in the altered political and electoral landscape From the breathtaking peaks of the Pir Panjal range to the hot and humid plains of Kathua, a rich tapestry of diverse communities such as the Gujjars, Kashmiri Pandits and Dogras are poised to cast their votes in the Jammu region in the Assembly elections on September…

Jammu BJP Turmoil: Party Chief Dials Disgruntled Leaders

August 30, 2024 Editor

BJP chief JP Nadda is learnt to have spoken to some of the senior leaders in the party’s J&K unit who are said to be upset over not getting ticket for the Assembly elections. He reportedly called up former deputy CMs Nirmal Singh and Kavinder Gupta, and UT chief Ravinder Raina. The party had not named any of these leaders in the candidate list announced so far. Earlier in the day, other senior party leaders also tried reconciliation between former MLA Baldev Raj Sharma and Reasi district chief Rohit Dubey.…

BJP’s Ticketing Decisions Stir Protests in J&K, Prompting Urgent Damage Control

August 29, 2024 Editor

Reasi BJP chief Rohit Dubey strikes conciliatory note with Baldev Raj Sharma, who replaced him as the Vaishno Devi assembly constituency candidate in the second list released by the party. Amid bickering in the party over ticket allocation for the Vaishno Devi assembly constituency, the Jammu and Kashmir BJP attempted to iron out differences between former MLA Baldev Raj Sharma and Reasi district unit chief Rohit Dubey on Wednesday night. Dubey was the first choice of the party in its list of 44 candidates that was withdrawn. However, in the…

J&K BJP Chief Silenced by Angry Workers Amid Ticket Distribution Controversy

August 29, 2024 Editor

Jammu, Aug 28: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Wednesday was forced to cut short his speech by angry workers seeking explanation over denial of ticket to party leader Rohit Dubey from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi seat in Reasi district. Dubey’s name was replaced in the revised list of candidates with former MLA Baldev Raj Sharma. Raina rushed to Katra where Dubey’s supporters had come out on the roads and blocked the highway outside the newly set up party office to protest the party’s decision to field Sharma in…

Over 3.1 Lakh Voters in Doda District: 534 Polling Stations Ready for Assembly Polls

August 23, 2024 Editor

Doda district has recorded a total of 3,10,586 registered voters — 1,60,057 males, 1,50,521 females and eight transgender voters — across its three Assembly constituencies of Bhaderwah, Doda and Doda West. In a bid to ensure that every registered voter has the opportunity to participate in the electoral process, a total of 534 polling stations have been designated for the three Assembly segments in the district. With a total of 1,24,568 registered voters, Bhaderwah emerged as the largest constituency within the district. It has 63,944 male voters, 60,618 females, and…

J&K Police Unveils Strategy: VDGs to Raise the Stakes for Adversaries

August 12, 2024 Editor

Jammu, Aug 11: Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain Sunday stated that Village Defence Guards (VDGs) would be strengthened at all levels to bolster anti-infiltration grid, particularly in border stretch and “create new difficulty level for enemy” in J&K. With regard to foreign terrorists, he reiterated that they (foreign mercenaries) were few in number but taking advantage of treacherous terrain, riverine in depth areas, were getting food at gun-point. They would be eliminated soon, he added. He was replying to media queries after holding meetings with VDGs in…

United Opposition Rallies in Jammu for Statehood and Rights

August 4, 2024 Editor

Statehood Now: Opposition’s Strong Message in Jammu Protest All Party United Front (APUF), a Jammu-based amalgam of over a dozen opposition political and social parties, staged a demonstration here on Saturday to press for restoration of statehood ahead of the Supreme Court set September 30 deadline for holding of Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir. The protesters, including senior members of the Congress, National Conference, PDP, CPI (M) and Shiv Sena (UBT), assembled outside the statue of Maharaja Hari Singh near Tawi bridge also seeking rollback of a recent Central…

Residents Protest in Jammu Over Man’s Death After Police Beating

July 30, 2024 Editor

A 27-year-old man died under mysterious circumstances after he was allegedly beaten up by police, sparking protests by his relatives and neighbours here on Monday, official sources said. Shubam Sharma, a resident of the Bantalab locality on the outskirts of Jammu, was playing cricket near his house when a police party raided the area in search of drug traffickers on Sunday evening, the sources said. Sharma’s family alleged he was detained and severely beaten up by the cops before they left the spot. He was rushed to hospital where he…

Schools Shut, Security Beefed Up on Jammu-Pathankot Highway

July 27, 2024 Editor

Two OGW’s arrested in Kathua ambush case Jammu: A large number of educational institutions including Army’s Public and Goodwill Schools besides Kendriya Vidyalayas operating from the military cantonments in Jammu province and on Jammu-Pathankot Highway have been shut as a precautionary measure in view of a high alert and ahead of Independence Day. Sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the decision was taken after intelligence agencies issued specific alerts regarding possible terror attacks on schools. The development came after security forces arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) for…