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SRINAGAR: A Delhi court, on September 10, granted temporary bail to Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, widely recognized as Engineer Rashid, until October 2. This move allows him to actively campaign for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Since 2019, Rashid has been held in Tihar Jail, Delhi, for a case linked to […]

SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Saturday that terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is nearing its end. Speaking at a large election rally in Doda, he emphasized his government’s efforts to bring in fresh, young leaders to replace the long-standing dynastic politics that have plagued the region.   Modi aimed at the National Conference, […]

SRINAGAR: Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir, once sidelined for over three decades due to its election boycotts and a ban under the UAPA, is now stepping into the political limelight. In a surprising shift, three former members of the organization are contesting the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir as independent candidates.   These candidates will vie […]

In a country where democracy has been reduced to the level of a vote bank, it is no surprise if the national or regional elections have become an anathema to the Kashmiri Pandit community. In the first place, they are numerically almost immaterial in a State where, after suffering unceasing persecution for more than six […]

The unsaid and unacknowledged aspect of the 2024 assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir is that, after 35 years, New Delhi has granted a general amnesty to the entire political class of Kashmir. From Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti to Jamat-e-Islami and Hurriyat, all soft-separatists and hardliners have now been pardoned […]

SRINAGAR: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has disqualified the candidacy of Sarjan Ahmad Wagay, a controversial cleric, from contesting in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. The disqualification followed his failure to fulfil the constitutional oath requirements, as mandated under Section 16 of the J&K Reorganization Act 2019.     According to official sources, Wagay’s […]

SRINAGAR: President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, stated on Saturday that, for her, the forthcoming legislative contest in Jammu and Kashmir is not merely about statehood or forming alliances but is aimed at a “greater objective.”   At a media briefing for the PDP’s manifesto release, Mufti emphasized, “We are unveiling our agenda today, […]

SRINAGAR: Despite being prohibited, the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir plans to field its former affiliates as Independent candidates in the upcoming Assembly elections. This decision followed a day after the Government of India’s special UAPA tribunal reaffirmed the ban on the organization.   In March this year, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a notification […]

SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) President, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, has officially announced a pre-election alliance between the National Conference and the Congress party. The alliance will cover all 90 assembly seats, with the finalization of the agreement expected by Thursday night.   Speaking to reporters, Dr Farooq Abdullah confirmed that the Congress, NC, […]

SRINAGAR: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and President AICC/Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi reached Srinagar on Tuesday evening for a crucial discussion over preparations for the forthcoming assembly elections in the Union Territory (UT).   Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, President AICC, Member Parliament and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, […]