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National Conference Slams BJP for Delaying Local Body Elections, Citing Fear of Defeat

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National Conference Slams BJP for Delaying Local Body Elections, Citing Fear of Defeat

National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah accused the BJP of deliberately postponing Urban Local Body (ULB) elections in fear of an anticipated defeat. Addressing a workers convention in north Kashmir’s Pattan town, Omar said the delay in the ULB elections, considered a precursor to the upcoming Parliament elections, exposes the BJP’s apprehension about the prevailing sentiment against it. “The ULB elections, considered as a bellwether for forthcoming Parliament elections, will reveal that the sentiment on the ground is against the BJP and its A, B, C and D teams,” Omar…

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Army Captain’s Life Term Suspended in South Kashmir Fake Encounter Case, Granted Conditional Bail

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Army Captain's Life Term Suspended in South Kashmir Fake Encounter Case, Granted Conditional Bail

The armed forces tribunal here has suspended the life sentence of an Army captain who was found guilty of killing three men in a “staged” encounter in south Kashmir’s Amshipora village in July 2020. The tribunal also granted conditional bail to Captain Bhoopendra Singh and directed him to appear before its principal registrar at a regular interval starting from January next year. The three men hailing from Rajouri district of Jammu region — Imtiyaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrar — were killed in a remote hilly village in Shopian…

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Spurious Liquor Tragedy Claims 18 Lives in Haryana

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Spurious Liquor Tragedy Claims 18 Lives in Haryana

Police started issuing warnings on Wednesday against consumption of locally made Malta liquor from batch date Nov 16, 2021, made by Oasis Overseas Distillery. Four more people died in different districts of Haryana in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday, taking the toll from deaths due to consumption of spurious liquor to 18 in four days. The deceased were identified as Paramjit (48), who only goes by one name, of Saaran village, Rishi Pal (45) of Mangloura village and Arun Kumar (30) of Mandebari village, all from the…

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Student succumbs to injuries after being shot by unknown gunmen in Anantnag

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Student succumbs to injuries after being shot by unknown gunmen in Anantnag

A student, who was injured by terrorists in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, succumbed to his injuries at the SK institute of medical sciences (SKIMS) here on Thursday. 16-year-old Sahil Bashir Dar of Watrigam village, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday evening at SKIMS, where he was battling with life after being attacked by terrorists on Wednesday night, officials said. A class 10th student, Dar had received a bullet in his neck in the terror attack. “#Terrorists fired upon one person namely Sahil Bashir Dar son of Bashir Ah…

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Assam CM’s controversial statement: BJP doesn’t need Miya votes for next 10 years

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Assam CM's controversial statement: BJP doesn't need Miya votes for next 10 years

Sarma said ‘Miya’ people support him, PM Narendra Modi and BJP, and they can continue to shout slogans in favour of the saffron brigade without voting for them. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said BJP does not need the votes of ‘Miya’ people of ‘char’ (riverine sandbar) areas for the next 10 years, till they reform themselves by leaving aside practices such as child marriage. Sarma, however, said the ‘Miya’ people support him, PM Narendra Modi and the BJP, and they can continue to shout slogans in…

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