Opinion

 Crescent Kashmir

List of beneficiaries

List of beneficiaries

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has released the list of beneficiaries under the Roshni Scheme and it has created a lot of political controversy as the authorities have shown in the list among the beneficiaries a lot of former ministers, chief ministers, political workers and businessmen of repute. The lists were made public by […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Campaigning

Campaigning

Campaigning has been in the center of controversy as in the recent past PAGD leadership has constantly accused the administration and Police of confining their candidates and allowing BJP and JK Apni Party candidates to go for the canvassing. Authorities have been denying these allegations and have maintained that those candidates who have been given […]

 Crescent Kashmir

LEVEL PLAYING FIELD

LEVEL PLAYING FIELD

Despite Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha recently assured all the candidates taking part in the coming local election in Jammu and Kashmir that they will get equal treatment from the government, PAGD has continued to pinpoint how their candidates were not being allowed to meet the people and canvas for the elections while as the BJP […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Promotion of tourism

Promotion of tourism

There is no denying of the fact that tourist footfall in Jammu and Kashmir has almost vanished. Pandemic was the final straw on the back of the camel and it devastated thousands of families connected with this trade here. But the efforts of the government are on to look for the opportunities to bring back […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Rights of nomads

Rights of nomads

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has made it clear that their efforts were afoot to provide the rights to the people living in the forests and they are going to implement the forest act in letter and spirit within the time of March 2021. Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir has directed all the […]

 Crescent Kashmir

BJP offensive

BJP offensive

BJP has launched a major offensive against Congress and PAGD ahead of coming DDC and by polls of panchayats. It was started by Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad who questioned the silence of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi over this issue and said that let the Congress come clean whether they are with the nation […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Heat on Congress

Heat on Congress

After the participation in the PAGD meeting, Congress has come under barrage of criticism from BJP questioning them how they are rubbing shoulders with anti-nationals. BJP has dubbed PAGD as an anti-national platform which is working to weaken the nation’s unity. In this context, many BJP leaders have said that Congress poses an explanation to […]

 Crescent Kashmir

PDP in crisis

PDP in crisis

PDP has faced a lot of crisis after it parted ways with BJP in the government. When BJP pulled the rug, they started doing their best to see Mehbooba Mufti alone in the political arena of Kashmir. After sometime, many PDP leaders and lawmakers left the party and formed a new political party known as […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DEMANDS FROM LEH

DEMANDS FROM LEH

People of Leh want restoration of their lives and also easing of the restrictions they are facing from grazing of their animals to no tourism in this region. Although they were happy after the central government made it a separate union territory without legislature to be controlled directly by New Delhi but now they want […]

 Crescent Kashmir

DDC elections

DDC elections

Most of the political parties in Jammu and Kashmir are busy in finalizing the list of candidates for the upcoming DDC elections and by elections of panchayat. JK Apni party led by Altaf Bukhari has recently decided to fight these elections on the symbol of cricket bat saying that his candidates are true sportsmen. PAGD […]