CPI general secretary and legislator Kulgam Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami on Friday said the absence of electricity in several parts of Kashmir is affecting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. The Kashmir is currently witnessing cold wave, even summer capital witnessing -6.2°C. Many parts in Kashmir have recorded -8 to 10°C and erratic power supply is adding to the woes of the …
One of the most-watched contests from south Kashmir, the battle for Kulgam, will put CPI veteran Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami’s legacy on the line. Tarigami has been raking up Jamaat’s alleged involvement in killings and militancy, PDP president, while PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti blamed that those contesting elections aren’t the “real” Jamaat. “The areas which have been cut from Kulgam during …
The red flag of Kashmir’s lone communist party leader, M.Y. Tarigami, is for the first time facing a challenge from the banned green party Jamaat-e-Islami -backed candidate Sayar Ahmad Reshi in south Kashmir’s Kulgam constituency. On the sudden change of heart on contesting elections, Mr. Reshi said the JeI was “never opposed to participation in elections”. “However, we will also …
With the nominations for the first phase of elections ending on Tuesday, several heavy weights filled their nominations from 24 seats across the J&K. The prominent among those who filed their nominations on Tuesday include Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami, M Iltija Mufti, Waheed ur Rehman Parra, PDP Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Peerzada Sayeed and Amin Bhat. “I hope people will go through …