SRINAGAR — Defence Minister Ranath Singh while castigating the Pakistan government for “resorting to torture and harassment” of people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Thursday said that India is committed to implement the 1994 resolution passed in the Parliament about retrieving the part of Kashmir “under illegal occupation of Pakistan.” Addressing the Infantry Day function […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday hit out at the media, saying instead of covering real problems, it was wasting time by discussing non-issues such as the Jammu and Kashmir administration issuing an eviction notice to her. The administration had earlier this week issued an eviction notice to the former Jammu and Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday lashed out at Central led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for freeing rapists and conmen and not allowing others to go abroad. She said that not allowing people like Sanna Mattoo, Aakar Patel, Aakash Hassan and Rana Ayub to go abroad and freeing rapists […]
NEW DELHI — Outgoing Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday visited veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence and congratulated him on winning the party presidential poll with a huge margin. Kharge, the first non-Gandhi president in over two decades, was declared winner after he garnered 7,897 votes against his rival Shashi Tharoor who could secure only […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Wednesday elected Mallikarjun Kharge as its president, the first non-Gandhi to head the party in 24 years at a time the 137-year-old party is struggling to reverse its slide in the country’s electoral politics. A staunch Gandhi family loyalist from Karnataka, the 80-year-old leader defeated Shashi Tharoor in an […]
SRINAGAR — Former minister and BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Wednesday said that BJP will form the next government on its own in Jammu and Kashmir and that they were ready for elections anytime. Talking to reporters in Dooru, Sharma said that BJP was ready for elections in Jammu and Kashmir and the way Election […]
SRINAGAR — For the first time in its 44-year-old history, Peoples Conference is holding election for the post of its president. In a bid to strengthen internal democracy within the party and adhere to the guidelines laid by the Election Commission of India for internal democratic regulation of political parties, the party formed in 1978 […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday said the situation on ground zero in Jammu and Kashmir is “contrary” to the claims of the incumbent administration. Abdullah’s remarks came at a meeting of the NC’s provincial committee, Kashmir, which was presided over by him at the party headquarters, Nawa-e-Subha, here. “The situation […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday accused the BJP of taking “detrimental” steps to benefit its corporate friends at the cost of the local economy and traders in Jammu and Kashmir. “Anti Jammu policies which started with ending Darbar move have been followed with another blow to business community in Jammu. Such detrimental steps […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference President and former J&K Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday shot down BJP claims of normalcy in J&K and said that killings won’t stop unless “justice” is given. Abdullah, who went to Reasi town to condole the death of NC leader and former minister Jagjivan Lal’s sister, ridiculed the BJP’s […]