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Jamaat-AIP Alliance Shakes Up Political Landscape for NC, PDP in Kashmir

September 18, 2024 Editor

Leaders of both regional parties, the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party, are worried given that Jamaat-backed candidates are contesting 10 seats in Kashmir, while the party led by Engineer Rashid is contesting 35 seats The tactical alliance of the Jamaat-e-Islami-backed Independent candidates and those of the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), floated by Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid, in 16 segments of the Kashmir that go to the polls in the first phase of the assembly elections on Wednesday, has left leaders of regional parties, the National Conference and the…

Rashid Vs Mehbooba: South Kashmir Becomes Election Battleground

September 14, 2024 Editor

Mr. Rashid is out of jail on a 22-day interim bail to campaign for the Assembly poll; his party is fielding 13 candidates in south Kashmir; he slams NC, PDP chiefs for their failure to protest his detention, resolve the Kashmir issue On his second day out of jail, Awami Ittihad Party (AIP) chairman and MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, lost no opportunity to target former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti in election rallies in south Kashmir, a bastion of the…

From GPS Anklet to Ballot: Jamaat Leader’s Bold Move, Malik’s Promise

September 13, 2024 Editor

With a global positioning system (GPS) tracker anklet fitted to monitor his movement, Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik, a former leader of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, today filed his nomination papers from North Kashmir’s Bandipore district for the J&K Assembly elections. Malik, who was former district president of the Jamaat-e-Islami, submitted his nomination papers to contest elections from the Bandipore Assembly seat. Malik, who filed his nomination papers on Thursday with a GPS anklet tagged to him, told The Tribune that if he was elected, he would work toward…

Engineer Rashid Granted Interim Bail: Free to Campaign Till October 2

September 11, 2024 Editor

New Delhi, Sep 10: A Delhi Court Tuesday granted interim bail till October 2 to Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid in a terror funding case. Rashid defeated former chief minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Baramulla. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh granted the relief to Rashid, who had moved the court seeking interim bail to campaign in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. “I am granting interim bail till October 2. He will have to surrender on October 3,” the judge said. The judge granted…

‘Return Our Power Projects,’ Insists Hakeem Yaseen to NHPC

September 9, 2024 Editor

He said people of Jammu and Kashmir were the real owners of thier natural resources and have every right to utilise their own resources by themselves Srinagar, Sep 8: Chairman Peoples Democratic Front ( PDF ) and candidate from Khansahib assembly constituency has demanded that all the power projects under NHPC should be returned to Jammu and Kashmir immediately so that power generated in these power projects could be utilised for the local use and to overcome the prevailing power crisis. According to a press note, he said it was…

BJP’s Proxies Fail to Bloom in Kashmir: Tarigami

September 9, 2024 Editor

BJP pushes proxies and fails to bloom lotus in Kashmir; our competition is with BJP: Tarigami Kulgam, Sept 08 : CPI(M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami said on Sunday that his competition is with the BJP and its proxies, who do not step forward on their own but push their “stepneys” (supporters or substitutes) ahead. Tarigami was addressing rallies in the Kulgam constituency, including Yaripora, HS Bugh, Matibugh, Pandithpora, Nonmaie, Zaban, and Matipora. Tarigami said that the areas that have joined the Kulgam constituency after delimitation include Yaripora and others, adding…

Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Under House Arrest: No Naqsband Sahib Sermon After 5-Year Hiatus

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 Editor

Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Detained: No Naqsband Sahib Sermon After 5-Year Hiatus

Authorities Place Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Under House Arrest. Barred From Delivering Sermon at Naqsband Sahib Ahead of Khawaja Digar after 5 Years of Waiting Those governing us ignorant about Srinagar, Sep 08:Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid informs that authorities have once again ruthlessly placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest since early morning today. Today, the 3rd of Rabiul Awal is an important day in the Islamic Calender . For generations on this day Muslims of Kashmir gather at the Naqsband Sahib, Srinagar to participate in the Khoja Digar . At the Khoja…

AIP’s Bold Move: Manifesto Promises to Revoke UAPA, PSA, and Ban Liquor

September 8, 2024 Editor

Srinagar, Sep 07: The jailed parliamentarian, Er Rahshid-led Awami Ittihad Party (AIP) Saturday released its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections in J&K. Its tagline, “Jail Free Kashmir.” The manifesto’s front page shows the party’s red and green flag with caged Rashid below it. “No more PSA, no more UAPA” bolded under Rashid. In addition to vow unconditional release of all the people of J&K languishing in different jails across India, the party promises to revoke draconian laws like the UAPA and the PSA. The party has stated that once in…

From Jail to Ballot: Cleric’s Ganderbal Bid Sparks Omar’s Outcry

September 7, 2024 Editor

Jailed clerix Sarjan Barkati’s papers accepted, putting him in a direct fight with former CM; will also contest elections from Beerwah seat in central Kashmir A week after his nomination from Zainapora seat of south Kashmir was rejected over missing documents, jailed separatist cleric Sarjan Barkati jumped in the race from Ganderbal. His nomination was accepted on Friday, putting him in a direct fight with former chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah. Barkati filed his papers from Ganderbal and Beerwah seats, both located in central Kashmir. His earlier…

Sajad Lone Eyes Dual Victory: Peoples Conference Chief to Run from Handwara and Kupwara

September 7, 2024 Editor

The Peoples Conference on Friday said party chief Sajad Lone would contest from two constituencies of Handwara and Kupwara in north Kashmir. The party on Friday released another list of seven more candidates for the last phase of Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the list, Sajad Lone will contest from Handwara and Kupwara; Imran Reza Ansari from Pattan; Irfan Pandithpori from Langate; Dr Nasir Awan from Karnah, Mudasir Akbar Shah from Lolab and advocate Bashir Ahmad Dar from Trehgam. The party issued the list following the Election…