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Jul122023 by News DeskNo Comments

‘BJP presenting silence of graveyard as victory to court’, Mehbooba Mufti on Article 370 hearing

Politics

Former Chief Ministers of Jammu Kashmir welcomed the Supreme court's decision of disregarding Central Government's fresh affidavit on Article 370, which will be discussed in the apex court on day to day basis starting August 02. Refuting the claims made the Government over the changes post abrogation, Mehbooba Mufti said that then silence in Jammu Kashmir is enforced. "The Goonda has entered the house and has beat everyone inside, now it is boasting of silence inside the house, " she said in a reference to BJP's policy on Kashmir. She said that nobody is allowed to speak the facts here in Kashmir. "It is not that people are even speaking against the Government. People are not allowed to speak anything other than the government's narrative, if one does, they are not spared. Even journ...

Jul92023 by News DeskNo Comments

Uniform civil code not as easy as removing Article 370: Azad

Politics, REGIONAL

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad while speaking on the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s scheme of land for “homeless” people said land should be given to poor residents of the union territory only. “We welcome the land allotment step, but there should be a condition for that and the land should be given to the poor residents of Jammu and Kashmir,” Azad said on Saturday. The DPAP chairman, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said this while speaking to the media persons in district Budgam. He said since the dissolution of the assembly in J&K, they have been waiting for elections so that the elected representative of the people could run the government. “In a democracy, only elected representatives can run a government,...

Jun192023 by News DeskNo Comments

Democracy ends where J-K begins: Omar Abdullah

POLITICS, REGIONAL

National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that there is virtually no democracy in Jammu and Kashmir. He said democracy ends where Jammu and Kashmir begins. Omar Abdullah’s remarks came against the backdrop of having no elected government in Jammu and Kashmir for the last five years. Jammu Kashmir has completed 5 years under central rule today. On 19 June 2018, Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti submitted her resignation as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister to the then-state governor N N Vohra after BJP pulled out of alliance with PDP. Since then, New Delhi has been directly ruling the erstwhile state. Taking a dig at the BJP led Central Government, Omar Abdullah sarcastically stated that it is being claime...

Jun62023 by News DeskNo Comments

EC needs to answer people why not elections in J-K: Omar Abdullah

Politics, REGIONAL

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the Election Commission should muster the courage to tell people why assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are not being held. “Is there pressure on them (EC) not to hold elections? Let the Election Commission show some courage and say that they are under pressure. There is something fishy,” Abdullah told reporters outside the party headquarters here. Abdullah, a former chief minister, said the Election Commission should be asked when it plans to hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “The media seems to be more concerned about the elections than us. Election is our right but we are not going down on our knees for it. If they want to snatch the right of people of Jammu and Kashmir, if they get some pleasure out of it, let th...

May152023 by News DeskNo Comments

Concerned over father’s well being, Shabir Shah’s daughter writes to officials

POLITICS, REGIONAL

Shabir Shah's daughter, Sehar had written to the Director General of Prisons in an e-mail to convey her worries for her father's safety in Tihar jail. The alleged high-risk ward where the murder took place, which was captured on camera and shown on news networks, is where Shabir Shah is being held, according to her. Sehar claimed that Shah witnessed the murder from his cell, which startled him because he had never witnessed anything like it before. Shabir Shah, according to her, is gravely troubled as a result of the murder. She has written to the DG asking to see the video because the cops did nothing except watch and make no move to get involved. A video was attached to e mail by Sehar. "The Government of India claimed that Tihar's Jails 8 and 9 are the most secure. The same jail w...

May102023 by News DeskNo Comments

Fight misinformation with facts: Farooq Abdullah tells newly constituted media body of JKNC

POLITICS

The Jammu Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament Dr. Farooq Abdullah today presided over an introductory meeting of the newly constituted wings of party’s Media, Social Media and panellists. Party Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah joined the meeting virtually and also addressed the participants. General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Additional General Secretary Dr. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, Treasurer Shammi Oberoi, Chief Spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq, Senior Leaders Muhammad Shafi Uri, Sakina Itoo, Member of Parliament Hasnain Masoodi and party leaders, media and social media office bearers were present. conferencing. Media panellists from Jammu Province including Provincial President Jammu Rattan Lal Gupta, senior leaders Sajjad Kit...

Apr62023 by News DeskNo Comments

GN Azad has misrepresented facts in his autobiography: Senior PDP leader

Politics, REGIONAL

PDP leader Nayeem Akhtar on Thursday rubbished claims made by veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad on the formation of a PDP-Congress alliance in 2002, saying his statements did not add up to a “very credible presentation of facts”. Azad, a former Congress stalwart, has claimed in his new book -- "Azaad: An Autobiography" -- that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) founder Mufti Mohamamd Sayeed had come to Delhi for talks with the then Congress president Sonia Gandhi, to form the government in Jammu Kashmir in 2002. “I think what Azad said does not add up to a very credible presentation of facts. Azad is reported to claim that he had 42 MLAs with him. Then why didn't he straight away go and stake the claim (to government formation),” Akhtar told PTI. The former bureaucrat, who was a clo...

Mar52023 by News DeskNo Comments

Assets of Jammu Kashmir put on sale, locals pushed out of every sector: Mehbooba Mufti

Politics, REGIONAL

People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said, that the assets of Jammu Kashmir were being put on sale. Reacting to the latest order on Srinagar Golf course , PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said that the sale of Royal Golf Spring is another example of how the administration is "developing" this region post August 5, 2019, a PDP statement said. There were speculations that the Jammu Kashmir admin is going to outsource the Royal Springs Golf Course in Srinagar. “Everything has been put on'sale' ", she alleged and said “This is yet another step to sell our assets to non local businesses”. The former Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister said that Kashmir is the oldest golfing destination not just in South Asia but perhaps East of Suez. Gulmarg, Kashmir Golf clubs a...

Feb202023 by News DeskNo Comments

National Panthers Party office sealed in Jammu, Party seeks court intervention

POLITICS, REGIONAL

Authorities on Monday sealed the office of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (NPP) here, drawing strong criticism from its former chairman Harsh Dev Singh who recently rejoined the party after resigning from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Director of Estates department A K Sharma refused to comment on the sealing of the NPP office in Gandhi Nagar. Singh requested the high court to take a suo moto notice of the sealing before the NPP formally lodges a petition against the action. "Lt Governor (Manoj Sinha) is working at the behest of BJP which is very unfortunate…the high court should take suo moto cognisance of the development as NPP is a recognised party," Singh said. He alleged that the sealing is followed by his return to the NPP. Singh said he joined back the party t...

Feb152023 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmiris were called anti nationals earlier, now we are called encroachers: Mehbooba Mufti

POLITICS, REGIONAL

Peoples Democratic Party president and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti said that during the coalition government of PDP and BJP, she didn’t allow BJP agenda to prevail in Jammu and Kashmir and that she doesn’t take statements of Home Minister Amit Shah seriously as those are “Jumlas” only. Addressing a news conference, Mehbooba, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) appealed to the people to take control of their land as it belongs to them and in absence of the government, people including Mohalla Committees, Panchayats and others should take control of their land in respective areas. “People were earlier being called anti-national and now they are being called encroachers,” she said while replying to a query. She added people are being suppressed by one way or ...