Month: September 2024

In a significant administrative move, Tarun Chugh, the BJP in-charge of Jammu Kashmir, announced on Monday that the party plans to create five new districts in the region. This initiative will increase the total number of districts in Jammu Kashmir to 25, enhancing the efficiency of governance and public service delivery. Chugh shared the news via a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), outlining the new districts as Nowshera, Sunderbani, and Kalakote, among others. Currently, the region comprises 20 districts, with an equal distribution of 10 in Jammu Kashmir. Highlighting the intent behind this decision, Chugh emphasized that the creation of these new districts aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s broader administrative reforms aimed at improving governance a...

From Ravinder Raina and Altaf Bukhari to Tariq Hamid Karra and Omar Abdullah, here’s a glimpse of the prominent candidates in the second phase of the 2024 Jammu Kashmir Assembly elections. The second phase of the Jammu Kashmir Assembly elections will be a pivotal moment for major political parties in the region, as several high-profile candidates gear up for the polls. Among the 239 candidates contesting across 26 constituencies are Ravinder Raina of the BJP, Altaf Bukhari of the Apni Party, and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of the National Conference. These constituencies are spread across central Kashmir districts of Budgam, Srinagar, and Ganderbal, along with the Poonch and Rajouri districts in the Jammu region. Initially, 309 candidates filed their nominations, but only 266...

Meer Irfan In a show of remarkable courage, locals in Shopian thwarted an attempted apple theft early this morning. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that Around 2 a.m., residents intercepted three vehicles—two load carriers and a Scorpio—in Chitragam Kalan area of Shopian. "Upon checking the vehicles, hundreds of stolen apple boxes were found in these vehicles," they said. While the culprits managed to flee under the cover of darkness, the vigilant locals immediately alerted the authorities. Police arrived swiftly at the scene and seized the vehicles involved in the theft. An official from Police confirmed the development to The Kashmiriyat stating that the search for the burglars was ongoing and Police has launched investigation into the incident. Pertinently, scores of ap...

On Monday, Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, accused National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and People’s Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone of conspiring to defeat his Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) candidates in the Jammu Kashmir Assembly elections. Engineer Rashid, who triumphed over both Abdullah and Lone in the recent Lok Sabha elections from Baramulla, stated that Omar Abdullah had previously branded leaders like Sajad Lone and Altaf Bukhari's Apni Party as part of the BJP’s B teams. He now claims to have "irrefutable evidence" that Abdullah and Lone have allied to sabotage AIP's success in north Kashmir. Rashid also pointed to the National Conference’s silence on BJP leader Tarun Chugh's comments, which hinted at secret meetings between BJP leaders ...

Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has announced support to Haji Manzoor Ahmed Kaloo, an independent candidate and former Hurriyat leader, who is contesting the upcoming assembly election from Sopore. Speaking with reporters, former president JeI Ghulam Qadir Wani, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the organisation has historically distanced itself from elections due to instances of rigging in the past. "The rigging that took place in the past drove many towards extremism. Now, Jamaat is determined to participate in and support democratic institutions to uphold trust in democracy," Wani said. Wani clarified that Jamaat is determined to fight its battle democratically, pushing against the challenges it faces, including long-standing ban on the organisation. However...

An Army trooper died after the JCB he was driving turned turtle at Kahniwali Behak in Nowgam Sector last night, Officials said. Official sources told NVI that the Army JCB operator identified as Siddarth Chib s/o Rajesh Kumar resident of R S Pura Jammu of 173/TA Engineering unit while operating JCB at Kahniwali Behak Nowgam sector lost control over the JCB that rolled down and he died on spot. "His body has been kept at a mortuary," the official said.