Mehbooba Mufti hit the center in a tweet. (Proceedings) Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti, who was detained for over a year and is currently under investigation for a money laundering case, has been denied a passport. The 61-year-old tweeted today to say that the passport office …
Read More »Father digs empty tomb for son killed in Srinagar encounter, says he will kill himself if body is not returned
When his only son named Athar Mushtaq was alive, Mushtaq Ahmad Wani always kept him under his gaze and close to his chest. Now, after the death of his son, the grieving father maintains the sentiments, as he wants government approval to move his son’s body to a grave he …
Read More »Kashmir: 3 militants killed, say security forces; families allege that the deceased were civilians – cities
Security forces said Wednesday that three local militants were killed in an encounter in Lawaypora on the outskirts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. The families of those killed, however, refuted the forces’ claim and said that the youths killed in the encounter were civilians. Families held a protest in …
Read More »Gupkar Alliance Leadership Over BJP Reveals Limits Of Modi & Shah’s Jammu & Kashmir Strategy
However, the worrying part for the BJP is that while it may have made minor inroads into Kashmir, its dominance in Jammu appears to have weakened somewhat. In 2014, it won 25 of the 37 seats in Jammu, that is, more than two-thirds. But in DDC polls, he won 71 …
Read More »Gupkar Alliance victorious in J&K DDC polls
The alliance manages to destroy six councils with an advantage in another six; BJP has 5 leading councils in a district. The Popular Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgamation of six parties, managed on Wednesday to sweep six district councils, with an advantage in another six, and the …
Read More »“He will not fight in the elections until Article 370 is restored”
Mehbooba Mufti was released in August after more than a year in detention. New Delhi: Calling the local election results in Jammu and Kashmir as “very encouraging,” former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today that she will not participate in any elections until special status under Article 370 is restored. …
Read More »Omar Abdullah to BJP after local polls
Omar Abdullah was released on March 24, 2020 after more than seven months in detention. Srinagar: The leaders of the Popular Alliance led by Farooq Abdullah for the Gupkar Declaration have praised the people’s verdict in the local elections, saying they have given their opinion on the Center’s move to …
Read More »‘I need to deal with bullying … boycotting the polls would have left the field wide open for BJP’: Mehbooba Mufti
Written by Bashaarat Masood | Srinagar | Updated: December 10, 2020 7:18:02 am Mehbooba Mufti said it was important for the PAGD to fight for the right to campaign in the DDC polls. BOYCOTT the District Development Council (DDC) polls, the first election exercise after the removal of J & …
Read More »Mehbooba Mufti Says She Has Been “Detained Once Again”
Mehbooba Mufti tweeted today saying that illegal detention has become GOI’s favorite method. Srinagar: The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, said today that the authorities had “detained her once again” inside her residence in Srinagar. The president of the Popular Democratic Party tweeted videos of her …
Read More »What exactly is the ‘agrarian scam’ in which the Kashmiri parties are implicated?
As of November 23, the government of Jammu and Kashmir began publishing the names of beneficiaries under the now-discarded Jammu and Kashmir State Lands (Acquisition of Property from Occupants) Act, popularly known as the Roshni Act. It created a political storm in Kashmir. The first list named four leaders of …
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