SRINAGAR — Former chief minister and senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said that the delimitation commission’s final report a “tailor made”, aimed at benefitting some leaders. Talking to media persons in Jammu, Azad, while reacting to the demands of Kashmiri Pandits, said that the security related concerns of all the vulnerable people, […]
SRINAGAR — In a significant development, the delimitation commission’s order on Jammu & Kashmir’s electoral segments has come into effect from Friday as the Government of India issued a notification in this regard. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday issued a notification declaring May 20 as the date on which the order […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday urged Supreme Court to grant more time to surrender citing medical conditions. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Sidhu, mentioned the plea before a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar. Senior Advocate Singhvi said that Sidhu will surrender but he wants a few weeks […]
JAMMU — Lambasting the government claims over normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir, the former chief minister and Vice President of National Conference, Omar Abdullah on Friday said that flight operations and tourism cannot be considered as normalcy. He also said that if the situation is peaceful, the government should conduct polls at earliest or else […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court Thursday imposed a one-year sentence on cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a 1988 road rage case. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K Kaul allowed the review plea filed by the victim’s family on the issue of the sentence awarded to Sidhu. Though the apex court […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Peoples Conference on Wednesday hit back at the NC for calling PC President Sajad Gani Lone a former militant. Senior NC leader Javid Rana had, during a rally in Mendhar in presence of NC vice president Omar Abdullah, dubbed Sajad Lone as a former millitant. In a series of tweets on its […]
SRINAGAR — The new electoral map of J&K would be laid before the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory as and when it is constituted. Officials said that the final order of delimitation commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice (retd.) Ranjana Prakash Desai would be laid before […]
SRINAGAR — A day after NC president Farooq Abdullah, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and other leaders of PAGD met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha over the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit, Peoples Conference Chief Sajad Gani Lone on Monday lashed out at them, saying they never met LG to express concern over killings of Kashmiri Muslims […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said an atmosphere of hate has been created in the country that is driving a wedge between various communities and called for efforts to arrest this trend. Abdullah said if the gap between the communities is to be bridged, the […]
SRINAGAR — Stating that situation is worse in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference Patron and President of five party alliance Dr Farooq Abdullah said that tourism is not reflection of normalcy. Talking to reporters, Abdullah said that the everyday policeman or any civilian is being killed which reflects situation is not good in Jammu and […]
