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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR — Reacting to the good governance claim made by the Govt in J&K, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) has termed the claim as hollow and misleading. The Party also questioned the HMs claim of restoring Statehood to J&K and said how long the issue will be put in backburner aiming to […]
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Rs 50,000 crore investments will come to Jammu and Kashmir in the next few years and agreements have already been signed for Rs 12,000 crore. Virtually launching the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) in Jammu Kashmir, he said all investments together will generate employment […]