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Choudhary Lal Singh’s candidature can challenge BJP dominance in Udhampur

WRITE-UPS

The Udhampur Lok Sabha seat, which initially appeared to be a one-way battle for the Bhartiya Janata Party, with the ruling party nominating Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh once again, now seems poised for a competitive contest following Choudhary Lal Singh's decision to join the Congress on Wednesday in New Delhi. Sources within the Congress party revealed to The Kashmiriyat that the party is contemplating nominating former minister and Dogra Swabhimaan Sangthan chairman Choudhary Lal Singh to run for the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency on a Congress ticket. "Although no final decision has been reached, discussions are underway, President of Congress for Jammu Kashmir, Vikar Rasool Wani has strongly recommended Choudhary Lal Singh's candidacy to the party high command. The final d...

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Maharashtra duo arrested for online fraud against J-K residents

REGIONAL

Two individuals from Maharashtra were apprehended on Tuesday by the police for their involvement in online fraud, amounting to approximately Rs 6.7 lakh, against residents of Kathua district in Jammu Kashmir, media reports said. According to a police spokesperson, the suspects, Parsanna Iyer and Dipin Sarkar from Thane district, were arrested following an investigation into a complaint lodged at the Billawar Police Station in Kathua against two unidentified persons for their participation in online fraud. The police team, led by Billawar Station House Officer Inspector Jatinder Singh, recovered a laptop and seven mobile phones from the possession of the accused.

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High court quashes PSA detention of four Kashmiris

REGIONAL

The High Court of Jammu Kashmir quashed four detention orders under the Public Safety Act (PSA), citing insufficient consideration by the detaining authority. Consequently, Ashiq Hussain Sheikh from Bhaderwah Doda, Yawar Ahmad Bhat from Pulwama, and Sageer Ahmad and Tariq Ahmad Sheikh from Srinagar were ordered to be released. The court's decision stemmed from its observation that the detaining authority failed to provide compelling justifications for the detentions, emphasizing that preventive detention shouldn't substitute criminal proceedings. In the case of Yawar Ahmad Bhat, the court criticized the "sweeping and generalised nature" of the dossier, noting that the grounds for detention were merely copied from police records. Additionally, concerning Sageer Ahmad and Tariq A...

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In Kashmir, 11th standard question paper distributed to 12th class students

EDUCATION

Hundreds of 12th standard students on Wednesday were left to lurch as JKBOSE distributed 11th standard question paper to the students during examination. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) spoke to some of the examination in-charges and candidates appearing in the annual regular exams of class 12th who expressed concern about the lackadaisical approach of the Board authorities. One of the students said that the exam pattern of the Physical Education was entirely different as was shown and notified by the Board. "Ironically, only two marks were taken from the 12th standard syllabus. Rest of the question paper of 12th standard was set from 11th standard syllabus," she said. One of the examination in-charge said that students in the center were crying, while even a couple o...

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Duo arrested with 90 kgs of poppy straw in Pahalgam Anantnag

REGIONAL

Two persons were apprehended with a whopping ninty kilograms of poppy-straw in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district, an official said on Tuesday. The official told GNS that on receipt of reliable inputs, police laid a naka during which it intercepted a duo in possession of ninty kilograms of poppy-straw. Identifying the duo as Aijaz Ahmad Bhat and Ubaid Gulzar Lone both residents of Takiyabal Bijbehara, the official further said that a case vide FIR number 8/24 under section 8/15 NDPS has been registered in Police Station Pahalgam for further proceedings. (GNS)

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Karnataka BJP leader Tejasvi Surya arrested for flaring communal tension

INDIA

An MP of BJP from Karnataka was arrested during a protest in Karnataka capital Bengaluru over an altercation between a shopkeeper and a group of men for allegedly playing the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ during ‘Azaan’ time. According to Police MP Tejasvi Surya has been detained. He also participated in the protest and has been trying to give a communal angle to the altercation since yesterday. Earlier, a shopkeeper was beaten up by a group of men on Sunday for playing the Hindu devotional bhajan "at a high volume" during ‘Azaan’ time. The Bengaluru police have arrested three people in connection with the assault after which right wing hindu trolls started sharing video of the incident widely on social media. This triggered outrage among the public, which gathered in the city's Siddanna L...

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Apni Party, Azad’s DPAP likely to announce coalition to defeat INDIA alliance in Kashmir

REGIONAL

Apni Party has hinted at possible alliance with Ghulam Nabi Azad led Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) to counter the INDIA alliance in Jammu Kashmir. Talking to mediapersons, JK Apni Party General Secretary Rafi Ahmad Mir, said that after an important meeting with all senior party leaders, the (Apni) party has decided to coalition with like-minded parties. The senior politician from Altaf Bukhari’s party said there is a possibility that the (Apni) party will ally with Democratic Progressive Azad Party. The development comes days after Omar Abdullah of National Conference announced that the party would go to elections alone. "We will contest all the three seats of Kashmir on our own," he said denying any possibility of alliance with the People's Democratic Party.

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19 Lakh including 7 Lakh muslims excluded from NRC: Assam CM

INDIA

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that out of the 19 lakh individuals excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for the state, seven lakh were Muslims. Additionally, five lakh Bengali Hindus, two lakh Assamese Hindu groups including Koch-Rajbongshi, Das, Kalita, Sarma (Assamese), and 1.5 lakh Gorkhas were also among those left out of the register. The NRC serves as a register to identify and potentially deport "illegal" immigrants. Published on August 31, 2019, residents were required to demonstrate that they or their ancestors had arrived in Assam before midnight on March 24, 1971, to be included in the list. A total of over 19 lakh individuals, constituting 5.77% of applicants, were omitted from the final list, according to the breakdown provided by t...

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J-K Anti Corruption Bureau’s Facebook page hacked

REGIONAL

Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday said that its Facebook page has been hacked by some miscreant and it urged the public to refrain from accessing the page. In a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said that the page that was in use till December 28 last year has been hacked now. The statement reads that the issued has been reported to Cyber Police Station Jammu. “The offender is now posting unwarranted content with malicious intent. All Facebook users are requested to refrain from accessing that page,” it said—(KNO)

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Growing discontent over admin’s move to limit opportunities for open merit under new reservations

FEATURED

Hooria Gillani In Jammu Kashmir, the general category that consists of over 75 per cent of the population will have a mere 40 per cent access to government jobs in the region. The recent decision by the Manoj Sinha led administration to substantially raise Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservations by 10 per cent, thereby reducing open merit to only 40 per cent, has left many astonished and prompted serious concerns about fairness. Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act of 2024 has introduced these significant changes. Under this amendment, the Pahari Ethnic Group, Padari Tribe, Kolis, and Gadda Brahmins have been granted a 10% reservation quota, stirring both anticipation and concern within the region. The original act, enacted in 2005, focused on providing reservation quotas for Scheduled ...