SRINAGAR — Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday said the revision of electoral rolls in Jammu & Kashmir doesn’t disturb schedule or conduct part of polls and the poll-body is aware that there is a vacuum in the Union Territory which needs to be filled. Addressing a news conference in New Delhi, the CEC […]
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Admin wants to strip people of their livelihood, says Mehbooba on Social Media Guidelines for J&K employees
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the social media guidelines for Jammu and Kashmir government employees were part of “a clear intimidation of dispossessing people” of their livelihood. She said that the authorities have become judge, jury and executioner in complete violation of the fundamental rights of people “Whether […]
No judge ordered jail term for BJP leaders for insulting my family: Priyanka Gandhi
NEW DELHI — Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday night said no judge ordered a two-year jail term for any BJP leader, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, or disqualify them for continuously making comments against her family, Deccan Herald reported. As per the report, she said her brother Rahul Gandhi, a former Congress […]
Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification blatant misuse of power: G A Mir
JAMMU — Former J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President and AICC Observer Ghulam Ahmad Mir Friday said that Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha is a blatant misuse of power by Modi Govt as it can’t fight him politically. India has never witnessed such vendetta politics and dictatorial rule. Mir while reacting to unethical move […]
Rahul Gandhi disqualified as member of Lok Sabha
NEW DELHI — Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from Lok Sabha, a day after a Surat court sentenced him in a criminal defamation case, The Hindu reported A notification from the lower House, signed by Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh said, Mr. Gandhi stands disqualified from the membership of Lok […]
‘Azaad’ Ghulam Nabi Azad’s autobiography to be released on April 5
JAMMU — Statesman and stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad has penned an honest and unflinching autobiography to be released in New Delhi on April 5. ‘Azaad’, an autobiography by Ghulam Nabi Azad, former CM J&K and Union Minister, charts his political odyssey as he in the book depicts the grand arc of the great India story […]
Won’t contest Assembly elections till Article 370 is restored, says Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that she will not contest Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir till Article 370 is restored. She said that it might a foolish decision, but the issue is an emotional one for her. I am never going to participate in Assembly elections as […]
Policy to punish relatives of militants against natural justice: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Monday said that his party would not support any policy to punish relatives of militants as it is against natural justice. He said that no militant was given government jobs by the previous Jammu and Kashmir dispensation. The Former Chief Minister said, No militant was given a […]
Present Govt not for people, but to appease PMO: Omar Abdullah on conman from Gujarat
SRINAGAR — Former chief minister of erstwhile J&K state and National Conference (NC) vice president, Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the present government in J&K is not for the people, but to appease the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Reacting to the Conman from Gujarat arrested in Srinagar, Omar while addressing a gathering in Kulgam, […]
National opposition, J&K leaders submit memorandum to ECI, seek early assembly polls
SRINAGAR — National opposition and Jammu and Kashmir regional parties on Thursday submitted a memorandum to Election Commission of India, seeking early assembly polls in the Union Territory. The signatories of the memorandum include National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, NCP chief Sharad Pawar […]