Nadeem Nadu

Srinagar, Dec 25 (GNS): One ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police) trooper was killed and 34 others were injured when a bus they were traveling in met with an accident near Khoni nalllah on Srinagar-Jammu highway on Monday.

Reports reaching GNS said that the bus carrying 35 ITBP men skidded off the road near Khoni Nallah and rolled down into a deep gorge.

“They were returning back after being deployed for election duties in the recently concluded panchayat polls in the state”.

Station House Officer (SHO) concerned Vijay Kotwal told GNS over phone that one personnel of ITBP has been killed while 29 others have been evacuated so far and removed to the nearby hospital. He said that condition of five of them is stated to be critical

Deputy Commissioner, Ramban Showkat Aijaz told Global News Service (GNS) that a rescue operation has been launched. He confirmed the death of one personnel so far 29 personnel have been evacuated and five of them are critical and are being airlifted to GMC Jammu.

He confirmed that the ITBP men were returning from Srinagar and were on way to Jammu. (GNS)

Jammu, Dec 23 (KNS): Peoples’ Conference President Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday said that Jammu Kashmir Peoples’ Conference would contest from all 87 seats in the upcoming elections in the State and would provide a strong alternative of hope, inclusivity and amity in the State. Welcoming the new entrants including Ex-MLA Zanskar Muhammad Baqir Rizvi, Former PDP Spokesperson and Prominent Leader Bani Constituency Abhijeet Jasrotia, Nitin Jamwal, Parshotam Kumar, Ashish Pandita, Advocate Abrar Ahmed Khan and Advocate Irfan Inqlabi to the party at a function in Jammu. The PC President said that the party believes that J&K is a diverse mix of heterogeneous expectation and that the party would strive to deliver on these expectations with utmost sincerity and conviction.
Senior Peoples’ Conference Leader Movli Imran Reza Ansari, who was present on the occasion, welcomed the new entrants into JKPC and said the party is rapidly emerging as an alternative of constructive politics in the State and would fight the traditional system of tyranny, corruption and monopoly in all the three regions of the State. “The twin regional parties who – keeping all their cosmetic differences at bay – have come together in an alliance of opportunism and greed in the State to prolong their familial monopoly. This monopoly has been a source of great suffering and misery for people in all the three regions of the State and we will fight against the NC-PDP alliance by delivering much needed change based on the empowerment of the traditionally disempowered sections”, Molvi Imran Reza Ansari said while speaking on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, PC President Sajad Gani Lone said that Peoples’ Conference would ensure that all the three regions of the State unite under a common goal to usher the State into an era of good governance, peace and amity. “We are committed to delivering on the heterogeneous expectations of people from the three regions of the State. Our focus is to empower dedicated, grassroots voices and leaders in all the three regions and create a cohesive, coherent political alternative to the traditional twin-party politics of theatrics, lies and hypocrisy. You will see the party strengthening its presence in every constituency of the State”, the PC Chairman added.
“The twin regional dynasts came together with a single purpose to fight against the emerging alternative – which they naturally consider a threat to their monopolistic system of exploitation, corruption and loot. We are committed to safeguarding Article 35-A and Article 370 from any further erosion and will support all sincere efforts to restore the State’s special status to its pristine form. However, it is imperative that the two parties are exposed for their active role in the erosion of Article 370 till now. They were co-conspirators in every single script and machination launched against the State’s special status. We will come up with a factual, detailed white paper clearly exposing their devious role”, the PC Chairman said. 
The new entrants pledged to strengthen the party at the grassroots level in all the three regions of the State and said the mission of ushering the State into a corrective era of Change was a sacred cause that would define the future of our coming generations. (KNS)

Jammu, Dec 23 (KNS): In a boost to Peoples Conference (PC), former MLA Baqir Rizvi and PDP spokesman Abhijeet Jasrotia joined the party today at Jammu.
The joining of Baqir and others is seen as part of party’s plan to expand its base in Jammu and Ladakh regions.
Peoples Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone has already with it clear that his party will not have a pre-poll alliance with any party.
The PC has emerged as a major political force in the State with several former legislators including influential Shia leader Imran Reza Ansari joining it after dissolution of Assembly. (KNS)

Srinagar, Dec 22 : The drama in PDP is still not over as many other leaders are planning to desert it and may float a new party. Top of it could be the newly appointed Patron and former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffer Hussain Beigh.

Sources told News Agency that even after being nominated as Patron, the former Deputy Chief Minster is still looking for other options and may walk away with a new rebel group spearheaded by a former minster.

Sources have revealed to News Agency that a close associate of Beigh has spoken to the disgruntled leader and has pledged support for the formation of a new political party.

Earlier reports were rife that a senior leader has been mulling to float a new party owing to serious difference with some close associates of Mehbooba Mufti.

Though Party is publicly not willing to admit, but many leaders have privately confirmed that everything is not fine in the camp and a senior leader was seriously mulling to float his own political outfit.

Another senior PDP leader said that the process of floating a new party by a senior colleague has been set in motion but declined to elaborate it further.

He however, added that if the leader went ahead with his plans of deserting PDP, he would not join any other party like others but would float his own party supported by nearly a dozen PDP leaders including its newly appointed Patron.

Earlier Beig who was sulking for last more than 4 yrs had hinted that he could join Sajad lone’s Peoples conference which was widely called as “Ghar Wapsi”, but later changed his mind before being nominated as PDP Patron. Muzaffer Beigh however, again surprised many by stating that Mehbooba Mufti was forced by her associates to boycott the recently held ULB and Panchayat Polls. 

(Inputs from RNA)