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Jammu farmers allege ‘forcible eviction from their lands’, stage sit-in protest

Jammu farmers allege ‘forcible eviction from their lands’, stage sit-in protest

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Farmers in R.S.Pura, Jammu district, have launched a protest against the Jammu Kashmir administration, alleging the forceful seizure of their lands and its designation as state property. Organized under the J&K Farmers Movement and Bharat Kissan Union J&K unit, these farmers have been staging sit-in protests regularly since March 1, 2023, demanding the restoration of their land rights and livelihoods. Their chants of “Modi Sarkar Murdabad”, “Kissano Ki Zameenien Wapis Karo”, “Article-370, A-35 Wapis Lao”, and “Kisan Ekta Zindabad’’ resonate as they voice their grievances against the government's actions. The dispute arises from the government's claim of reclaiming "encroached land" post the revocation of Article-370, a claim angrily opposed by locals who assert their ancestra...
Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan released after more than 5 years

Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan released after more than 5 years

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Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan has been released after spending more than five years in jail. According to news Laundry, Asif was released nearly 78 days after Jammu Kashmir High Court quashed his detention order under the Public Safety Act. Asif was jailed at the Ambedkar Nagar district jail in Uttar Pradesh. The Kashmiri journalist was booked under the charges of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in August 2018 and then after being bailed out in that case in April 2022, he was booked under the Public Safety Act in the same month. The court quashed his detention on December 11 last year, stating the detaining authorities “did not follow the procedural requirements in letter and spirit”. However, he continued to remain in jail awaiting “clearance letters” from Kashmir’s ...

No Question of Forming Government with PDP-Says Azad

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July 02 Ghulam Nabi Azad, the former chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir and the Leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha has dismissed the reports about ac possible tie-ups with PDP. “There is no question, for now or in the future, of forging an alliance with the PDP,” he said. Earlier, when former Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had arrived in Delhi on Friday night, rumors had spread that there were talks of a new alliance; later in the day it was also told that she met Ghulam Nabi Azad.buy cialis super active online https://www.bodybuildingestore.com/wp-content/themes/classic/inc/new/cialis-super-active.html no prescription The leader has called for a meeting in Kashmir today for discussing future strategies of Congress in the state followed by a two day conclave in ...