BJP’s 29-year-old Shagun Parihar is the youngest member of the newly elected Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, while National Conference veteran Abdul Rahim Rather aged 80 is the oldest member. Parihar, who lost her father and uncle in a terror attack in 2018, is the only member of assembly below the age of 30 while…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The BJP on Sunday slammed PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for cancelling her poll campaign over the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, saying she does not feel sad when an Indian soldier is martyred on the country’s border. The BJP’s reaction came a day after Mufti announced that she was…
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge experienced a health scare while addressing a public rally in Jasrota, Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Sunday. Kharge, who felt dizzy during his speech, was immediately attended to by a team of doctors, and his condition is now stable, according to party leaders. Kharge was in Jasrota to pay tribute to…
The Verdict [False] The 2019 video shows a Kashmiri woman narrating her ordeal to Gandhi. It is being shared to claim that she is accusing him of neglecting Kashmiris. What is the claim? A viral video of a woman speaking to Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is circulating online accompanied by a…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah vowed on Monday that the BJP-led Union government will ensure that terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is eradicated so thoroughly that it will never resurface. Speaking at an election rally in the Padder-Nagseni assembly segment of Kishtwar district, Shah emphasised that Article 370 is now a part of history and…
Rashid Engineer Interim Bail: Delhi’s special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has granted interim bail to parliamentarian Rashid Engineer in connection with a terror funding case. The bail, which is effective until 2 October 2024, has been granted to allow Rashid to participate in campaigning for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, news agency…
National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah asserted on Sunday that the recent surge in terrorist attacks should not be used as an excuse to postpone assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah highlighted that elections were held even in 1996 when militancy was at its peak. “Some people are saying the situation has deteriorated and…