SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday hit out at the central government for claiming there is peace in Jammu and Kashmir, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy shooting for a film when 40 CRPF jawans were killed in 2019 Pulwama attack. “Had there been normalcy, would there have been encounters in […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday accused PDP president Mehbooba Mufti of opposing the withdrawal of the controversial AFSPA from Jammu and Kashmir when he was the chief minister. “I have not forgotten this thing. When I was talking about the removal of AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) from here (in […]
SRINAGAR — Apni Party leader Altaf Bukhari on Monday became the first mainstream politician in three decades to offer prayers inside Srinagar city’s historic Jamia Masjid, once a citadel of separatist politics in Jammu and Kashmir. Accompanied by Apni Party candidate for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Bukhari and his entourage offered prayers […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said if his party’s candidates get elected to the Lok Sabha they would be committed to fighting the “BJP’s hate-mongering politics” and for restoration of rights and dignity of people of Jammu and Kashmir. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister claimed that a conspiracy had […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not read the Congress’ manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls as there is nothing in the poll document of the opposition party that the BJP leaders are claiming. Attacking the Congress, Modi had said that its manifesto carried an imprint […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday claimed that Peoples Conference leader Sajad Gani Lone ended his ties with the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) at the BJP’s behest to facilitate his wife’s return from Pakistan. The PAGD was formed by several parties, including the National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party, CPI(M), CPM, […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday asked the voters in Kashmir to remain vigilant to the possibility of manipulation of the EVMs when they cast their votes for the Lok Sabha elections. “It is important for all the voters to know that the EVM is a theft machine. On the polling day, […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said he does not see the militant attack in Poonch as a security failure as militancy was still alive in that region of Jammu and Kashmir. One soldier was killed and four were injured as militants ambushed an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticised the BJP for anti-Muslim rhetoric during elections and said targeting the 14 per cent of India’s population won’t strengthen the nation. Speaking at a rally in downtown Srinagar in support of his party candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Abdullah emphasised the need for harmony […]
JAMMU — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti was on Sunday served a show cause notice, seeking an explanation for allegedly using a child to seek votes during campaigning for Lok Sabha polls in Rajouri district. Rajouri is part of Anantnag parliamentary constituency which is going to polls in the sixth phase on May 25. Mehbooba, a […]