JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party – JKAP President Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari has strongly opposed employment of the outsiders in power projects of Chenab Valley and demanded job protection for local youth of three districts. Addressing a joining programme at Jammu’s Apni Party Office in Gandhi Nagar, Altaf Bukhari welcomed retired Forester, Irshad […]
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Some politicians of Kashmir try to divide people, destroy Jammu: BJP leader Devender Singh Rana
JAMMU — There are some politicians of Kashmir who frequently visit Jammu to try to divide people, but they will not be allowed to succeed, senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana said on Friday. Batting strongly for an elected government in Jammu and Kashmir, he also said that bureaucratic governance cannot be a replacement to […]
‘Mischievous propaganda’, says Azad after speculation about political plans
NEW DELHI — A day after he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday sought to scotch speculation about his future political plans. Reports had claimed that he had changed his Twitter profile, but Azad, who has been critical of his party leadership […]
Omar accuses authorities of insulting tricolour
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused authorities of insulting Tricolor on the eve of 73rd Republic Day. Omar while accusing authorities of unfurling tricolour at Clock Tower Lal Chowk for ‘photo ops’ said “tricolour disappears in less than a couple of hours. It […]
Congress Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad To Be Conferred With Padma Bhushan
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad will be conferred with Padma Bhushan on the 73rd Republic Day. The Congress leader was elected to Rajya Sabha for five terms and twice to Lok Sabha. Azad contested the Washim Lok Sabha seat from Maharashtra’s Washim in 1980. His Rajya Sabha term ended on February 16, […]
Shiv Sena wasted 25 years in alliance with BJP: Uddhav Thackeray, says party’s ‘opportunistic’ Hindutva only for power
MUMBAI — Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that Shiv Sena had wasted 25 years in alliance with BJP and the party used Hindutva only for power. Addressing Shiv Sainiks virtually on the 96th birth anniversary of the party founder and his father Bal Thackeray, Uddhav said that he still believes that 25 […]
If security scenario is improved in J&K then why delay in restoration of statehood: Vakil asked GoI
SRINAGAR — Senior vice-president People’s Conference (PC) and former minister Abdul Gani Vakil reacting on Home Minister Amit Shah’s claims about so called rapid development, creation of employment opportunities and improvement in security scenario totally false and have nothing to do with the reality but only exists in statements and papers. He said however over […]
PDP condoles demise of party Leader Yashpal Sharma
JAMMU — An emergent meeting of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) was held under the leadership of Chowdhary Hamid, vice president of the party to condole the untimely and sudden demise of veteran party leader and ex-MLC Yashpal Sharma. While paying tributes to Yashpal Sharma, vice president of PDP Choudhary Hamid said that the party […]
Ground situation contrary to Good governance report released by HM Amit Shah: ANC
SRINAGAR — Stating that the security situation has improved with militancy down by 40%, killings down by 50% & Kashmir witnessing heavy tourist footfalls even during winter months, then it is high time that the Statehood is restored back to the people of J&K as promised on the floor of Parliament by Home Minister Amit […]
Sajad Lone questions Amit Shah’s normalcy remark for statehood to J&K
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference chairman, Sajad Lone questioned Home Minister Amit Shah’s normalcy remark for return of statehood to J&K and stated that government’s admission that situation still isn’t normal in J&K is self-contradictory. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Sajad Lone said that in a federal structure can normally be used as an excuse to […]