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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...

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...

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 ...

Feb62023 by News DeskNo Comments

Article 370: Admin doesn’t have a leg to stand on in Supreme Court, says Omar Abdullah

POLITICS, REGIONAL

Former Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Monday said that the reluctance on part of the government to press the Supreme Court to go for hearings on petitions challenging the abrogation of the special status of Jammu Kashmir makes it clear that government doesn’t have a leg to stand on and he is even more hopeful now that the case of petitioners challenging government decision is very strong. Omar Abdullah was responding to a question during his press conference about the delay in hearing with regard to the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370. Omar Abdullah as per the news agency Kashmir News Trust said that the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has assured them that he will make sure that the hearings begin in this matter. “So lon...

Jan212023 by News DeskNo Comments

Amid ongoing eviction drive, Sajad Lone writes to LG Sinha

POLITICS, REGIONAL

Amid the ongoing eviction drive in Jammu Kashmir, People Conference president Sajad Lone Saturday wrote a letter to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha urging him to issue a formal and unambiguous order, which spares the poor and makes a distinction between possession borne out of necessity and possession borne out of the land grab. In the letter, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Lone stated there have been voices across the social and political spectrum to spare the poorer sections over the government’s drive to retrieve state and grazing land. “I am taking the liberty of writing to you about the government's drive to retrieve state land and grazing land under the possession of private people. There have been voices across the social and political s...

Jan212023 by News DeskNo Comments

‘Cannot sit back with our people suffering’, Protests staged against ‘state land’ eviction order in Kishtwar, Rajouri

POLITICS

Protests were taken out in the Rajouri and Kishtwar areas f Jammu Kashmir against the Land eviction drive of the Jammu Kashmir administration. Hundreds of Civil Society members and party workers under the chairmanship of Th Yashu Vardhan Singh, Additional Spokesperson and In-charge Kalakote constituency JKNC assembled near Bus Stand Kalakote and raised slogans against the draconian order of J&K Govt. DDC and BDC members also joined the protest. In Kishtwar, hundreds of people led by the workers of the Democratic Azad party staged a protest asking the admin to roll back the order. Talking to reporters in Kalakote, Yashu Vardhan criticized the government for rendering the people homeless by carrying out the anti-encroachment drives. He said that the incumbent J&K Administrat...

Jan192023 by News DeskNo Comments

BJP’s Sopore constituency incharge quits party

POLITICS

Bharatiya Janta Party constituency incharge of Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday resigned from the basic membership of the party. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Farooq Ahmed Rather, who was affiliated with BJP said he resigned as he failed to address the grievances and fulfill the demands of the people of his constituency who have always supported him. He said that the party failed to address the grievances and his moral conscience doesn't allow him to continue with the membership of the party. Farooq has submitted his resignation letter to JK BJP president—(KNO)

Jan82023 by News DeskNo Comments

Mehbooba accuses BJP of starting war against Kashmiris

POLITICS

PDP president on Saturday said that after abrogation of Article 370, BJP will now abrogate the Constitution of India and they are going to replace the tricolour with saffron flag. Speaking on the death anniversary of her father and the former chief minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed at Daro Shikoh Bagh in Bijbehara, she, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that BJP which abrogated Constitution of J&K will abrogate Constitution of India and those who snatched our flag will replace flag of India with ‘Bagwa’ flag. (I can’t understand the word). She recalled that during her chief ministership, she withdrew FIRs against 12000 youth, announced ceasefire for one month, dropped two BJP ministers for Kathua rape and murder case. But currently, arrested youth are being shi...