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April 23, 2019 No Responses

Alliance with BJP, Poor Infrastructure may cost PDP on home turf

Of the six Assembly segments in Anantnag district going to polls in the first leg of the three-phased Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, Bijbehara, the hometown of the Muftis, may not bring the desired results for them this time. The...

April 20, 2019 No Responses

To make electoral gains BJP using Kashmir as scapegoat: Mehbooba Mufti

Hours after India suspended trade across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir saying the route was being misused by Pakistan-based elements to smuggle weapons, narcotics and fake currency, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursd...

April 19, 2019 No Responses

Nuner pledge ‘Not To Vote’ at militant’s funeral, Budgam votes to safeguard Articles 370, 35A

The residents of this village in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday stayed away from polling booths after pledging to boycott voting at the funeral of a local militant, who was killed in an encounter with security forces earlier...

April 17, 2019 No Responses

SDM ‘Thrashed’ by Army in Anantnag, Soldiers booked

Army men on Tuesday allegedly thrashed and detained an on-duty Subdivisional Magistrate (SDM) near the Qazigund area of Anantnag district along the NH-44.An FIRwas filed in the case late Tuesday evening, The SDM of the Dooru area in Anantnag district,...

April 11, 2019 No Responses

Another day of anguish and despair as MHA defends Highway Ban; Protests continue in Kashmir

Underlining that the ban became necessary in the backdrop of the Pulwama terror attack, it issued a statement on Wednesday and said the step has been taken for ensuring safe movement of forces till May 31. The statement comes at...

April 10, 2019 No Responses

Anantnag Parliamentary seat has a Non-State subject candidate in the fray

For the first time in the electoral history of Jammu and Kashmir, a non-state subject is contesting Lok Sabha elections from the Anantnag parliamentary constituency. Shams Khwaja of Noida in Uttar Pradesh, a lawyer by profession is among the eighteen...

April 10, 2019 No Responses

As BJP vows to revoke special rights, Kashmir leaders warn of ‘Unimaginable Repercussions’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)is widely expected to retain power after the Lok Sabha election that starts on Thursday, though with a much smaller mandate, hit by concerns over a shortage of jobs and weak farm prices....

April 9, 2019 No Responses

Four PILs filed challenge National Highway Ban, Rajnath rules out rollback

The J&K High Court has directed the state administration to file its response to four public interest litigations (PILs), which have termed the recent order banning the civilian movement on the Jammu-Srinagar-Baramulla highway “as arbitrary, illegal and ...

April 8, 2019 No Responses

Highway Ban: People Speak

Defy the national highway banning and go wherever they want to: Mehbooba Mufti Lift travel restrictions or face agitation: Farooq AbdullahOmar Abdullah slams Govt over highway closureHighway ban collective punishment for people: Retired Justice Hasnain Masoodi...

April 4, 2019 No Responses

Outrage across Kashmir Valley over banning civilian traffic on the highway

Response in the form of a “joint line of action” will be worked out very soon: Syed Ali Geelani Highway closure order ‘dictatorial’, govt should withdraw it, says Mirwaiz Govt should formulate a people friendly strategy, says Azad Omar Abdullah...