Advisor Baseer Khan Visits Baramulla And Kupwara To Review Covid Preparedness
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, accompanied by concerned officers today visited Baramulla where he chaired two seperate meetings with Deputy Commissioners of Baramulla and Kupwara besides interacting with various stakeholders in order to discuss means and measures for combating the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic.
On the occasion, a comprehensive discussion was held wherein the stakeholders comprising religious heads, transporters, traders among other prominent sections of the society from both the districts separately presented their feedback and suggestions with regard to the issue.
DDC Chairperson Baramulla, Safina Beigh, DDC Chairman Kupwara Irfan Panditpuri, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Bhupinder kumar, Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Imam ud din, Director Tourism Dr G N Itoo, Director RDD Kashmir, heads of various departments, PRIs among other concerned functionaries
Advisor Baseer visits Baramulla, Kupwara to review COVID control measures
Advisor Baseer visits Baramulla, Kupwara to review COVID control measures
Excelsior Correspondent
BARAMULLA, May 3: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, accompanied by concerned officers today visited Baramulla where he chaired two seperate meetings with Deputy Commissioners of Baramulla and Kupwara besides interacting with various stakeholders in order to discuss means and measures for combating the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic.
On the occasion, a comprehensive discussion was held wherein the stakeholders comprising religious heads, transporters, traders among other prominent sections of the society from both the districts separately presented their feedback and suggestions with regard to the issue.
Kashmir s old parties won a majority but lost control of district councils to new outfit. Here’s why
The newly-formed Apni Party won only 12 of the 280 seats but now controls two of the 20 district councils. Feb 16, 2021 · 06:30 am Mehbooba Mufti (left) and Omar Abdullah (right) abandoned their political rivalry to form the Gupkar Alliance in 2020. | AFP/ Reuters
In December, when the results of the first ever direct elections held in Jammu and Kashmir after its reorganisation were announced, they were along predictable lines.
The Kashmir valley had overwhelmingly voted in favour of the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, a conglomerate of older, regional political parties that have been demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and special status under Article 370 of the Constitution, which had been dismantled by the central government in August 2019. The Jammu region, meanwhile, voted largely for the Bharatiya Janata Party
Safina Beigh Elected As DDC Chairperson In Baramulla
SRINAGAR: Independent candidate Safeena Beigh wife of former Deputy Chief Minister of PDP Muzaffar Hussain Beigh was elected chairperson for the post of District Development Council (DDC) Baramulla.
She won by the support of the People’s Conference led by Sajjad Gani Lone, the party which contested the elections as part of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) and parted ways with the amalgam constituted for Article 370 restoration soon after the election results were declared.
Muzaffar Hussain Beigh is officially associated with the PDP and his wife Safeena Beigh contested the elections as an independent candidate. Interestingly, Safeena defeated PDP candidate advocate Quratul Bashir for the post. While Safeena got ten votes, Quratul Bashir got only four votes.
PC’s Exit Leaves PAGD Two Down In DDC Politics
SRINAGAR: With Peoples Conference (PC) exiting the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), the politics in north Kashmir’s twin districts of Baramulla and Kupwara is heating up as PC had bagged the highest seats for the alliance in recently conducted District Development Council (DDC) elections.
The party has five seats in its bastion of Kupwara district out of 14 while the PAGD has four. Among remaining six seats, the independents have three while the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party has won on a single seat.
In the neighbouring Baramulla district, the PAGD had won seven seats till PC parted ways with the alliance, leaving the amalgam with just four seats. The PC has three seats while the JKAP and Congress have two seats each. The independent candidates have won on three seats in the district with Safina Beigh being one among them. She is considered to be closer to PC through her husband Muzaffar Beigh’s past associat