Month: September 2024

BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday accused the National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party of taking support from ex-militants for the assembly polls in Jammu Kashmir, and said the two parties want to take the Union territory back to its “trouble-filled days”. Referring to the Abdullahs and Muftis, Madhav, who is the party’s in-charge for J-K, said the two families need to be shown the door. “I have information that ex-militants are openly campaigning for the candidates of the NC and PDP. The people will have to defeat the parties who want to take J-K back to its bad days and support new leadership which wants peace and progress,” Madhav told reporters here. He was accompanying the party’s candidate from Lal Chowk assembly constituency Aijaz Hussain durin...

A heated confrontation erupted outside the Srinagar Municipal Corporation office today as workers from the National Conference (NC) and Apni Party virtually clashed while their candidates filed nomination papers for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu Kashmir. NC's Mushtaq Guroo and Apni Party's Syed Altaf Bukhari, accompanied by top leaders Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Ghulam Hassan Mir, respectively, were present at the scene. The atmosphere was electric, with hundreds of workers from both parties chanting slogans and waving party flags. However, the situation quickly turned ugly as some workers from both sides began pushing and abusing each other. The timely intervention of police personnel prevented further escalation. The Chanapora Assembly segment is likely to witness a clos...

Shabir Khan After four days of search efforts, the body of a 9-year-old boy, who drowned three days ago was recovered from the Jhelum River in the Gatamulla area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to officials, the minor boy, identified as Sahil Ahmad, son of Abdul Rashid Lone had been bathing in a nearby Nallah when he was swept away by a strong current on September 01. A major search operation was launched immediately after the incident, with local authorities and residents working together to locate the child. On the fourth day of the search by locals, Police and SDRF teams, the body of young boy was retrieved.

BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, who also oversees the party's activities in J-K, announced plans to establish industrial clusters in the region to provide skilled youth with new entrepreneurial opportunities. Speaking at a public gathering in support of the BJP candidate for the upcoming Assembly elections, Chugh emphasized the need for the youth of Jammu Kashmir to excel in various professions, including law, medicine, and engineering. "The era of stones and AK-47s is over. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ushered in a new dawn for J-K, where prosperity and development will flourish," Chugh stated, receiving strong applause from the crowd. He highlighted that the Prime Minister has ensured food security for every poor family, promised housing for all, and provided ade...

Shah Basit Days after the rejection of his form from Zainapora in Shopian, Sarjan Barkati is likely to file his nomination form for the Ganderbal assembly segment. Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that Sarjan Barkati will file his nomination form for the assembly polls. The last date for filing nomination papers for the seats in phase two of assembly polls is September 5 while the scrutiny will be done on September 06, as per officials. In the second phase of the assembly polls, the seats up for election include Gulabgarh (ST), Reasi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Kalakote-Sunderbani, Nowshera, Rajouri (ST), Budhal (ST), Thannamandi (ST), Surankote (ST), Poonch Haveli, Mendhar (ST), Kangan (ST), Ganderbal, Hazratbal, Khanyar, Habbakadal, Lal Chowk, Channapor...

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) yet again on Tuesday claimed that the National Conference wants to change the name of Shankaracharya and Hari Parbat Hills in Kashmir. During a press conference in Jammu, BJP candidate for Nagrota, Davendra Singh Rana claimed that nobody can change the names of these hills till the BJP is in power. The statement has stunned some National Conference leaders. National Conference leader Imran Nabi Dar told the news agency Kashmir News Trust accused the BJP of having no meaningful issues to discuss and relying solely on playing the religious card. Pertinently, Takht-e-Suleiman and Koh-i-Maran are also the names given by the people to these two hills in Kashmir. National Conference leader said that it is an immaterial issue and people are least bother...

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday ruled out any tie-up with the BJP in Jammu Kashmir, while asserting that government formation after the assembly polls would not be possible without the inclusion of her party. Hitting out at the National Conference (NC), she claimed the party wants to contest elections just for the sake of government formation. “They have been doing so since 1947. They do not have any aim other than that. They form alliances just for the sake of government formation, for ministerial berths,” she said addressing workers at the party headquarters here. The PDP chief said her party wants to contest elections for an agenda, but asserted that no government formation after the assembly polls will be possible without her party. “We formed a government with only...

Weatherman on Tuesday predicted improvement in weather in next few days even as it forecast a spell of light to moderate rain at scattered places on September 6-7 in Jammu Kashmir. There has been considerable rainfall at few places in Jammu Kashmir during last 24 hours till 0830 a.m. today with Kathua recording 66.6mm, Udhampur 65.0mm, Bhaderwah 44.2mm, Bahihal 36.6mm, Jammu 36.6mm, KKatra 32.2mm, Kokernag 24.6mm, Qazigund 21.9mm, Batote 17.8mm, Pahalgam 16.5mm, Gulmarg 9.0mm, Kupwara 4.5mm and Srinagar 2.9mm, a meteorological departmentofficial said. Regarding the forecast for next 24 hours, he said, generally cloudy weather with light to moderate rain/thundershower was expected at many places till late afternoon today and “gradual improvement thereafter”. As regards Wednesday and Th...