SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Sunday hit out at People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, saying she has brought nothing but destruction to Jammu and Kashmir. On Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement of resignation, the NC leader said it remains to be seen what will be his next steps. […]
JAMMU — Home Minister Amit Shah will address three rallies in Chenab valley on Monday, the last day of campaigning for the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, a BJP leader said. Twenty-four assembly segments spread across Chenab valley districts of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban and south Kashmir districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam […]
SRINAGAR — In a significant political development, the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) headed by Lok Sabha member Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer and former members of Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI) have come together in a strategic alliance for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. “A joint meeting was held today in which the AIP delegation was led […]
KULGAM — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Sunday said her party is not contesting the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections only for undertaking developmental works, but to stop the BJP from burying Kashmir issue and Article 370. “It is a matter of shame for the BJP that has been saying the situation has […]
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP Abdul Rashid has said his Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) was contesting the upcoming Assembly elections not for power but to give true representation to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview with PTI here, Baramulla MP Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, said the people of Kashmir were […]
BARAMULLA — Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid has strongly dismissed allegations that he serves as a proxy for the BJP and asserted that his electoral success in the general elections was a reflection of the public’s sentiments against the Modi government’s ‘Naya Kashmir’ initiative. In an interview with PTI videos, Rashid, popularly known as […]
JAMMU — The Congress would release its manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections within two days, senior leader Bharat Singh Solanki said on Sunday while terming the BJP’s poll promises “hollow”. Exuding confidence that the Congress-National Conference alliance would come to power in Jammu and Kashmir, he hit out at the BJP, saying it […]
NEW DELHI — In a major move, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that he will resign from the position of Chief Minister after two days and won’t sit on the chair of CM, until the public of Delhi declares him “honest.” Kejriwal further said that if the public […]
GANDERBAL — Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah on Sunday targeted the BJP-led coalition government, saying those who once raised “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans now align with the party. Replying to allegations that the unrest in Kashmir was a result of the 1987 election rigging, Dr Farooq Abdullah […]
RAJOURI — As Jammu and Kashmir gears up for the assembly elections, National Conference MP Mian Altaf Ahmed said that the environment in the state amidst the assembly election preparations is in the favour of the National Conference (NC). He further said that a lot of people gathered on the streets in support of NC. […]