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Niyamgiri to Bhatta Parsaul & Kashmir, Rahul visiting grieving families has done little for Congress

9Dec

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Niyamgiri to Bhatta Parsaul & Kashmir, Rahul visiting grieving families has done little for Congress

However, he tells ThePrint that for his approach to be converted into political capital, several other things, such as the Congress’s political organisation, have to fall into place.“You may be seen as a good person, but a good person is not always an automatic choice in an election,” Srinivasaraju asserts.He says several other factors, including caste and other identity factors, the candidate on the ground, and the larger narrative created during the election, play a significant role in who gets voted in. “As an individual, he is good, but politics is not about being a good individual. It is about mobilising a community to vote for you…. Politics and elections are far more complicated, and it’s not just about being a good person or making an emotional connection,” Srinivasaraju explains.A...

Memories of 1947 tragedy in Jammu & Kashmir and its present-day echoes

6Dec

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Memories of 1947 tragedy in Jammu & Kashmir and its present-day echoes

One tense afternoon 77 years ago, 64-year-old Jagan Nath ordered his 18-year-old son Krishan Lal to take his pistol and kill him immediately. It was November 1947. War had broken out – the first round of what would become chronic conflict between India and Pakistan over Jammu and Kashmir.Father and son were struggling to escape from Mirpur, a hilly region presently in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir. They had just been spotted by Pashtun fighters infiltrated from Pakistan’s North West Frontier province. The Pashtuns, fierce tribal fighters, were pressing the assault. Too weak to continue, Jagan Nath, the father, urged his son to escape. Knowing that upon capture, as a non-Muslim, he would be tortured by the Pashtuns following close behind, Jagan Nath gave his son the unnatural ord...

5Dec

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‘Well-planned conspiracy, attempts being made to attack our mosques’: Omar Abdullah | India News – Times of India

J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah called on Thursday several demands seeking court-mandated surveys of Mosques and Shrines "a well-planned conspiracy". Abudullah's statement comes on the heels of court interventions, involving surveys, in Rajasthan's Ajmer Sharif Dargah and Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh.In a veiled attack on the ruling BJP, the NCP leader said "don't appease" Muslims but also "don't target" the community.Abdullah said: "This is not the India that Jammu and Kashmir was a part of.""Now, as part of a well-planned conspiracy, attempts are being made to target our mosques. I have said this time and again. You say you will not appease Muslims, so don't do it, we don't want appeasement. B...

4Dec

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Jammu and Kashmir terror attack: Army jawan shot at by terrorists in Pulwama | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: An army jawan on leave was injured after being shot at by terrorists in the Tral area of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, official sources said.The jawan, who had returned home while on leave, was shot in the leg. He was immediately rushed to a hospital where his condition is reported to be stable.Following the attack, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to apprehend the assailants.The incident has heightened tensions in the region, which continues to witness sporadic attacks targeting security personnel. Further updates on the situation are awaited.Source link

4Dec

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LeT man tied to tunnel attack killed, 2 women detained for ‘terror links’ | Jammu News – Times of India

JAMMU: Security operations in J&K resulted in the killing of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) sharpshooter Junaid Ramzan Bhat in Dachigam forests near Srinagar Tuesday, while two women were detained in Udhampur district on suspicion of serving as “overground workers” for terrorist groups.A resident of Kulgam in south Kashmir, Junaid was wanted in connection with the Oct 20 terrorist attack at a tunnel-construction company’s campsite in Ganderbal district, where seven employees were gunned down in cold blood.The operation began Monday night when security forces acting on specific intelligence laid a cordon in Srinagar’s Harwan area. However, the terrorists escaped under the cover of darkness toward Dachigam. The forces resumed their operation Tuesday morning and killed Junaid after a brief gunfigh...

1Dec

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Nearly 3,500 projects completed under PMGSY in J&K

Nearly 3,500 projects, including 217 bridges, have been completed under the centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) over the past two decades in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday (December 1, 2024).The information was given at a meeting chaired by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Amit Shukla here to conduct a comprehensive review of the implementation of the PMGSY in the Union Territory.The review focused on expediting project completion, ensuring adherence to quality standards and enhancing rural connectivity across the region, the officials said.The PMGSY was launched in Jammu and Kashmir during 2001-02 with the aim to provide all-weather connectivity to unconnected habitations in rural areas with a population of more than 250 as per the 2001...