Yusuf Jameel

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Return Still Risky Despite Ceasefire

3 days ago | deccanchronicle.com | Yusuf Jameel |Vineeta Pandey

Srinagar/New Delhi: There was an uneasy calm at the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border after India and Pakistan refrained from firing after the ceasefire understanding announced on Saturday. Security forces and the border states' administration remained in a high state of alert even as life slowly started returning to normalcy on Sunday. However, by night the blackouts and prohibitory orders were back in some places.
J&K panel expresses “serious and deep concern” over amendments to the Waqf Act

Jan 24, 2025 | deccanchronicle.com | Vineeta Pandey |Yusuf Jameel

New Delhi: A Jammu and Kashmir delegation led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, patron of the J&K Mutahida Malis-E-Uleme (MMU), appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee to express “serious and deep concern” over the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, saying the proposed changes are a significant threat to the autonomy and functioning of Waqfs.
J&K: 6 held for inciting sectarian unrest

Jan 15, 2025 | deccanchronicle.com | Yusuf Jameel

Srinagar: Amid public outrage over using of ostensible unsavoury words against the first three caliphs of Islam in a stanza by a Shia zakir (elocutionist), the Jammu and Kashmir police have arrested six persons and charged them with inciting sectarian unrest. Meanwhile, both Shia and Sunni religious leaders and organisations have strongly condemned the “provocative act” and appealed to the people to maintain peace and sectarian harmony.
If I.N.D.I.A. was only for LS polls, wind it up: Omar

Jan 10, 2025 | deccanchronicle.com | Yusuf Jameel

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday asserted that if the I.N.D.I.A. bloc was created only for the Lok Sabha elections then the alliance should be wound up so its constituents can continue to work in their individual capacity. Reacting to RDJ leader Tejashwi Yadav’s remark that the I.N.D.I.A. bloc was formed for the Lok Sabha elections only, Abdullah told reporters, “As far as I recall, there was no time limit attached to it.
Jump in drug abuse among Kashmiri youth gives sleepless night to parents

Jan 8, 2025 | deccanchronicle.com | Yusuf Jameel

SRINAGAR: As past few years have witnessed a jump in drug abuse in Jammu and Kashmir causing the utmost concern among the authorities and vast sections of local population alike, the Union Territory’s police have intensified their efforts in the fight against the menace.
Jammu’s Business Interests Will Not Get Harmed: Omar Abdullah

Jan 6, 2025 | deccanchronicle.com | Yusuf Jameel

Srinagar: Dispelling the apprehension about the new railway link that connects the Kashmir Valley with the country’s railway grid harming the business interests of Jammu, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that it, in fact, will benefit the entire Jammu and Kashmir and even Ladakh. “The new Jammu Railway Division will be beneficial to all.
Omar Abdullah govt under flak

Dec 30, 2024 | deccanchronicle.com | Yusuf Jameel

Srinagar: The Omar Abdullah government has come across the most embarrassing moment since its taking the charge in October as the official holidays on the birth anniversary of Kashmiri legendary leader Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah and the Kashmir Martyrs’ day fail to make a comeback which is repugnant to the ruling National Conference (NC)’s poll promise.
J&K students lead nation in showcasing innovative projects

Dec 25, 2024 | deccanchronicle.com | Yusuf Jameel

SRINAGAR: Over two hundred students from across Jammu and Kashmir converged at a lakeside convention centre here to showcase more than 75 innovative projects addressing the challenges faced by various segments of the local population including womenfolk, farmers, orchardists and those associated with the health sector.
J&K Reservation Row: NC MP Ruhullah Mehdi, Opposition Leaders Join Students’ Protest

Dec 23, 2024 | deccanchronicle.com | Yusuf Jameel

Srinagar: Amid strong calls for rationalising the reservation quota and creating a transparent and equitable reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir, ruling National Conference (NC) MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi and several opposition leaders and activists on Monday joined a students’ protest sit-in outside Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s official residence along Srinagar’s Gupkar Road.
Darbar Move to Return in J&K After 150 Years: Omar

Dec 11, 2024 | deccanchronicle.com | Yusuf Jameel

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reiterated that ‘Darbar Move’, the biannual shifting of the government between Srinagar and Jammu- known as the summer and winter capitals of the erstwhile state- will be restored soon as Jammu’s uniqueness will not be allowed to diminish. The practice of ‘Dubar Move’ was started by visionary Dogra Maharaja Ranbir Singh for strategic and climatic reasons.