Category: STATES

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is set to return to power in Odisha for the fifth time as early trends suggest that his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is leading in 102 out of 146 seats. The state has 147 seats in Legislative Assembly, out of which 117 were won by BJD in 2014 Legislative Assembly election. The state Legislative Assembly results trend showing that Naveen Patnaik is likely to sworn-in as the Chief Minister for the fifth time.The general polls results showed that the BJD was also leading against the…

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NEW DELHI: Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is all set to become the second Chief Minister of residual Andhra Pradesh after steering his YSRCP in the direction of a landslide victory. YSRCP is leading in 145 of the 175 seats in Andhra Pradesh Assembly leaving just about 25 for TDP and five to other parties including Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena party.Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu may submit his resignation in the evening. As the news of Y.S. Jagan’s grand vicotry spread, a large number of his supporters started gathering at YSRCP…

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By: Javaid Beigh  SRINAGAR: I can’t express my tremendous joy at the sight of the return of Shri ROSHAN LAL MAWA,, esteemed member of our beloved KASHMIRI PUNDIT COMMUNITY to his homeland and reopen his shop in the same place called “Bohri Kadal” in downtown Srinagar, 29 years after he left Kashmir valley. KASHMIRI PUNDITS are not only an integral part of Kashmiri culture but they are part of the SAME GENE as that of KASHMIRI MUSLIMS. We are two genetically inseparable communities who are tied to each other through…

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By: Javaid Beigh With the Lok Sabha elections for the last leg of Anantnag Lok Sabha seat being over, focus was briefly shifted to twin sister districts of Shopian and Pulwama that lie on the edge of southern border of Kashmir valley, touching Pir Panjal mountains. The twin districts, which were carved out of “Greater Anantnag” are among the most fertile regions of South Asia and home to most of apple, saffron, rice and milk produced in entire Kashmir valley. These twin sister districts are also home to the greatest…

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By: Mehran Riyaz SRINAGAR: It has been almost a year  since, we last had an elected government in place, in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. In June 2018, BJP,  the main alliance partner of PDP took away its support from the PDP and the government collapsed in the state. Simultaneously, the then governor, N.N Vohra took over the reins of the administration  of the state. Two months later, in August, 2018, a new governor, Satya Pal Malik who had held the same post in Bihar was made to replace…

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By: Amit Pandey, Associate Editor-ICN Uttarakhand Uttarakhand, the quaint hilly state is popular for its scenery. But for quite some time, the state has been plagued with illegal mining which now threatens to sabotage all of this. However, some of the well-meaning individuals are actually working to restore the valley to its true glory. One of them is Bhuwan Singh, an interior designer by profession. However, he claims that his efforts are rewarded by issuing of threats against him and even attacks targeted to physically harm him or tarnish his image.…

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Bapatla,AP: National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) in association with APHRDI (Andhra Pradesh Human Resource Development Institute) conducted a 3-days training programmer on Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) for State Govt. officials from May 01-03, 2019 at its Child Centric Disaster Risk Reduction Center (CCDRR) at Bapatla, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. About 80 Government official from 12 different Govt. departments and 9 different states including North-Eastern States and also from Jammu & Kashmir successfully participated in the this 3-days training. Disasters in the country disrupt the normal life and damage large…

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By: Javaid Beigh In 2008, when Omar Abdullah became the youngest Chief Minister of the state of Jammu & Kashmir, taking over the mantle from senior PDP and Congress leaders, Mufti Mohammad Syed & Ghulam Nabi Azad respectively, most national and international magazines showed optimism, vigor and hope in what they described as a youthful, progressive, dynamic Muslim scion of Kashmir’s illustrious Abdullah dynasty, who could herald and lead Kashmir’s bruised and battered people out of the violence and despair of 1990s into an era of modernity, peace and reconciliation. However,…

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