SRINAGAR — National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Monday said that his party would not support any policy to punish relatives of militants as it is against natural justice. He said that no militant was given government jobs by the previous Jammu and Kashmir dispensation. The Former Chief Minister said, No militant was given a […]
SRINAGAR — Former chief minister of erstwhile J&K state and National Conference (NC) vice president, Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the present government in J&K is not for the people, but to appease the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Reacting to the Conman from Gujarat arrested in Srinagar, Omar while addressing a gathering in Kulgam, […]
SRINAGAR — National opposition and Jammu and Kashmir regional parties on Thursday submitted a memorandum to Election Commission of India, seeking early assembly polls in the Union Territory. The signatories of the memorandum include National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, NCP chief Sharad Pawar […]
LONDON — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in a “denial mode” over Chinese incursions into Indian territory. “We do not accept anybody entering our territory and bullying us. The Chinese have entered our territory and killed our soldiers but the PM is in denial. That’s the problem,” he said […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that the assets of Jammu and Kashmir were being put on sale. Reacting to the latest order on Srinagar Golf course, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said that the sale of Royal Golf Spring is another example of how the government is “developing” this […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the Centre wants to keep the pot boiling in Jammu and Kashmir to garner more votes in elections. Her remarks come in the wake of the dismissal of three employees by the Jammu and Kashmir government for their alleged involvement in anti-national activities and the attaching […]
SRINAGAR — Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said if his party forms the government, the youth will be his first priority since it is the future of the nation. Expressing his deep concerns over the increasing use of drugs by youth in Jammu and Kashmir, Azad said that it […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference on Monday said it is not “heartbroken” over the Supreme Court dismissing a petition challenging the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir, but was sure of a victory in the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 by the Centre. The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Supreme Court dismissing the petition challenging the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir was immaterial when legal challenges to abrogation of Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act were pending before the apex court. “We have rejected the delimitation commission from the outset. It […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the BJP over the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the Union Territory wanted employment, better business and love but instead got the “BJP’s bulldozer”. In a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said, “Jammu and Kashmir wanted employment, better business and love, but what […]