22-597: Nowgam is a major village located in the Shangus tehsil in Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir . It is located 11 km east of Anantnag and 74 km south of the Srinagar , the state capital. The village is considered as the centre of commercial activities. It has grand Sports stadium named Shahi Ridhu Cricket Ground. The main language spoken in
44-598: A coalition government with the Indian National Congress, and was sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir for a term of three years. In 2003, he merged the autonomous Special Operations Group with the Jammu and Kashmir Police . It was under his tenure which coincided with the peace process led by Indian prime ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh and Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf , with LOC opened for trade and bus service. In
66-632: A location in Jammu and Kashmir is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (12 January 1936 – 7 January 2016; Urdu: مفتی محمد سید) was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir twice from November 2002 to November 2005 and from March 2015 until his death on January 7, 2016. He held various positions, including minister of Tourism in Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet and minister of Home Affairs in V. P. Singh's cabinet . Sayeed began his political career in
88-529: Is a part of Anantnag parliamentary constituency . Reyaz Ahmad Khan is the Member of Legislative Assembly representing Shangus. In September 2005, The bus carrying 86 passengers left Shangus in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Thursday morning. Those on board were reportedly on way to Tatta Paani, water spring that attracts people from distant areas for curative reasons. Minister of State for Home, A R Veeri told
110-578: Is an assembly constituency and a tehsil in Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir . It is the biggest village in Anantnag District in terms of Population and area. Jamia Masjid Shangus popular as Masjid e Mukaram is the 2nd largest Masjid in J&;K after Jamia Masjid, Srinagar .The old Jama Masjid shangus was the third-largest mosque in Kashmir,after Srinagar and shopian built on
132-531: Is at present second big Musjid Shareef after the Jamia Masjid Srinagar. Locally the Shangas is divided into segments viz shangas A or HERGAM, Shangus- B or bonagam and which includes aatinag, khanpora, wanipora, muqdampora etc. and many other neighborhoods in the vicinity of EIDGAH including BADAMIBAGH which is located towards the neighbouring village Nowgam, Anantnag Shangus is an assembly constituency and
154-461: Is just adjacent to jamia masjid.{Note:Whoever has edited before please provide the correct info-SIA} The population of Shangus village was 7,875 according to the 2011 Indian census , while the population of the Shangus tehsil was 74,103. shangas is the biggest village interms of population in the district Anantnag.There are almost 29 Musjids and a big Grand Mosque called "Jamia Masjid Shangus" which
176-551: The 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election , the PDP emerged as the single largest party, though it fell short of a majority. Following a coalition agreement between the BJP and the PDP, Sayeed started his second tenure as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir in 2015. In 1989, within few days of taking office as the Union Minister for Home Affairs , his third daughter, Rubaiya,
198-458: The princely state of Jammu and Kashmir , British India, into a Kashmiri Shia Muslim clerical family. He completed his basic studies in Srinagar and earned his law and postgraduate degree in Arabic from Aligarh Muslim University before entering politics. His daughter, Mehbooba Mufti , is a politician and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Sayeed started his political career in
220-607: The 1950s in the Democratic National Conference, a splinter group of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference led by Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq . He was appointed as the district convenor of the party, which merged back into the National Conference in late 1960. In 1962, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from Bijbehara. After G. M. Sadiq became the chief minister of the state in 1964, Sayeed
242-639: The House that the bus (JK03-3837) left Shangus-Anantnag and met with an accident at Chapri Nullah Ramban at 4.45 p.m on Thursday. He said the bus with 52 seats was carrying 86 passengers including 25 men, 47 women and 14 children. He said 35 passengers died on spot while seven succumbed to injuries at Ramban hospital. He said those who died included 27 women, 12 man and three children. Of the injured 19 have been evacuated to SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, 12 are at district hospital, Anantnag and 11 at Ramban hospital. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed expressed shock and grief over
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#1732856144272264-541: The first Muslim minister for Home Affairs in the Union Cabinet of India for one year, from 1989 to 1990. He rejoined the Congress under P. V. Narasimha Rao , which he left in 1999 along with his daughter Mehbooba Mufti to form his own party, the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party . Sayeed participated in the 2002 assembly election and won 18 assembly seats for his Peoples Democratic Party. He went on to form
286-416: The loss of lives in the accident. Minister of state for Works, G A Mir and Minister of state for Agriculture, Aijaz Ahmad also expressed shock and grief over the accident. most of the passengers who died in the accident were from the Shangus area in Anantnag district. The ministers demanded relief for the next of kin of the deceased. Mr Mir has demanded a probe into the accident. This article related to
308-401: The pattern of Srinagar and Shopian Jamia Masjids. It was heavily influenced by Persian architecture and has a square garden in the middle. The construction of the mosque started on 9 November 1949, and was completed in 1955, taking around 6 years at that time. According to ancestors, when the fundraising began, it was around 300 rupee first time & then money for the construction of the mosque
330-559: The village is Kashmiri , though Urdu and Hindi are also widely understood. The population of Nowgam is more than 5682 consisting of about 51.37% males and 48.63% females. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people living there. It is situated along the foothills of the north western Himalaya Mountains and is located close to the Khundroo Camp, which is among the largest military ammunition depots in North India . The literacy rate of
352-467: The village is around above 85%, though there is a huge gender disparity between males and females. The etymology the village's name originates with the nine springs (or nine adjacent villages). The village is dominated by Kashmiri Muslims , though small communities of Hindus and Sikhs are also found in the village. This article related to a location in Jammu and Kashmir is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shangus Shangus
374-715: The wing of the National Conference led by G. M. Sadiq , which later merged with the Indian National Congress . In 1987, he transitioned to the Janata Dal and subsequently founded the People's Democratic Party (PDP), a regional political party that remains influential in Jammu and Kashmir , currently led by his daughter, Mehbooba Mufti . Sayeed was born on 12 January 1936, in Bijbehara , Anantnag district , then part of
396-648: Was kidnapped in 1989. Under pressure, she was released from captivity. During his tenure as Home Minister of India the Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus took place. Besides attacks on family members Sayeed also survived attacks on his life by Kashmiri separatists. His daughter Rubaiya Sayeed was also kidnapped on 9 December 1989. On 24 December 2015, Sayeed was admitted to the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi. He suffered from neck pain and fever. His condition gradually deteriorated, and he
418-455: Was appointed as a deputy minister in his government. In January 1965, the National Conference merged into the Indian National Congress . Thus Sayeed became a member of Congress. In 1972, Sayeed became a cabinet minister and, the president of the state Congress unit. He joined the Rajiv Gandhi 's government in 1986 as minister of Tourism . In 1987, he quit the Congress party to join V. P. Singh 's Jan Morcha , which led to him becoming
440-416: Was collected from the whole area, totaling 18,000 rupees at that time during the inaugural construction. Later, it was upgraded and decorated over time to time In 2020, it was decided that reconstruction should take place by the local body of auqaf but it took some time because of COVID that time .The reconstruction started with a stone-laying ceremony on 13 August 2021, and is continuing to this date. Its area
462-428: Was increased from two sides, making it the second-largest mosque in all of Kashmir after Historic Srinagar jamia masjid & taking over shopian mosque. If you want to visit, you can simply reach Shangus via Achabal or, which is just 6-7 km away or through mattan side u can also reach shangus.It is located on the road leading to Anantnag East (Islamabad) areas like Wangam, Isso, Ranipora,brah telwani etc.The auqaf building
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#1732856144272484-1027: Was put on ventilator support. He died on 7 January 2016 due to multi-organ failure at about 7:30, according to provincial Education Minister and PDP Spokesman Nayeem Akhter. He was just five days short of his 80th birthday when he died. Reactions to this death came from prime minister Narendra Modi , national Home Minister Rajnath Singh at Delhi airport and the 14th Dalai Lama . He was buried at his ancestral burial ground in Bijbehera with state honours. Former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad were present at his funeral. Condolences also came from former president Pranab Mukherjee , former deputy prime minister L. K. Advani , Ram Madhav , Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal , BJP vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi , former national Oil minister Milind Deora , PDP member Rafi Mir and politicians Kalraj Mishra, Jitendra Singh and Ahmed Patel. According to party member and PDP chief spokesperson Mirza Mehboob Beg ,
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