The MP has been lodged in Tihar jail since 2019 in connection with a terror funding case. He has petitioned against March 2025 trial court order refusing him bail.
Baramullah MP also seeks a tunnel in Kupwara to connect some remote villages as they remain cut off from the rest of the region due to lack of transport.
28 former militants and separatists, including 10 candidates backed by Jamaat-e-Islami and others by Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), bit the dust as J&K chose to vote for mainstream parties.
Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh, a govt teacher, took voluntary retirement to contest Jammu & Kashmir assembly elections from the seat held by his brother for two consecutive terms earlier.
In an exclusive interview, Rashid, out on interim bail, talks about 'separatist' tag given to him, Pakistan being a stakeholder in Kashmir issue & shares his thoughs on Modi's 'naya Kashmir'.
Jailed on terror-funding charges, Baramulla MP is out on interim bail to campaign for assembly polls. His Awami Ittehad Party is expected to queer the pitch for mainstream parties in J&K.
Calling the upcoming assembly elections crucial, the Baramulla MP said that people of J&K are united & will fight for justice. He was granted interim bail by Delhi's special NIA court Thursday.
Awami Ittehad Party winning a significant number of seats could undermine mainstream regional parties' bid to reclaim power, while BJP leaders are wary of separatists entering assembly.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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