SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said she will not contest the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, pointing out that she would not be able to fulfil her party’s agenda in the union territory set up even if she were to become the chief minister. “I have been chief minister of a […]
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J&K parties which did not join INDIA bloc might be sailing in two boats: G A Mir
SRINAGAR — Congress general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Tuesday said regional parties in Jammu and Kashmir which did not join the INDIA bloc might be “sailing in two boats”, suggesting that they could join hands with the BJP for the assembly polls in the union territory. Mir, who is contesting the assembly elections from […]
Everything is in the manifesto: Farooq Abdullah on diplomatic initiatives between India and Pakistan
PULWAMA — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday that the Congress-National Conference alliance will get success in the upcoming assembly polls. When asked if his party, if elected, would push the Centre to resume talks with Pakistan, Farooq responded, “Sab manifesto mein hai…” (everything is in the manifesto). “This time, […]
People of J&K suffocated by torture of BJP: Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir
ANANTNAG — Congress candidate from Dooru Assembly constituency, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, on Tuesday, filed his nomination for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls and said that the people are suffocated by the torture of the BJP and that’s why the INDIA bloc has always demanded democracy in the region. Speaking to ANI after the nomination […]
Restoration of dignity, identity of people of Kashmir is priority: Waheed Para
SRINAGAR — PDP youth president Waheed Para on Tuesday said the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir were an opportunity for the people to reclaim the space from where they were “unconstitutionally” evicted after abrogation of Article 370. Para, who filed his nomination papers for Pulwama assembly segment as a PDP candidate, said he would […]
Omar Abdullah drops hints on contesting J&K Assembly polls
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah, who had vowed not to participate in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections till restoration of statehood, Monday dropped major hints on his likely participation in the polls for the Union Territory assembly, saying he cannot expect people to vote for his party if he himself […]
Running J&K from Delhi does not make any sense: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI — Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday said running Jammu and Kashmir from Delhi does not make any sense, and reiterated the demand for the restoration of its statehood. His remarks came during an interaction with Kashmiri women during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir last week, a […]
Assembly Polls: Top BJP leaders to hold rallies in Jammu and Kashmir
NEW DELHI — Ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir elections, the top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party will hold eight rallies in the Union Territory. Meanwhile, the BJP election in charge of Jammu and Kashmir, Ram Madhav and G Kishan Reddy will arrive in the Union Territory on Monday. Polling in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Ban on Jamaat-e-Islami should be revoked: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said on Sunday banned Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JeI) willingness to contest the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is a good step and the ban on the organisation should be revoked. “It is a good thing. I want the Government of India to revoke ban on the JeI because if you […]
Don’t field candidates against NC-Congress nominees in J&K polls, our agenda same: Omar Abdullah to PDP
SRINAGAR — NC vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday claimed the PDP has copied his party’s manifesto and asked the Mehbooba Mufti-led party to not field candidates against NC-Congress nominees for the betterment of Jammu and Kashmir as their agenda is the same. Abdullah’s remarks came a day after Mehbooba said the Peoples Democratic Party […]








