SRINAGAR — National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has declined to be the joint Opposition’s presidential candidate, saying that the Union Territory needs him to “help navigate these uncertain times” and that he has “a lot more active politics ahead of me”. “I am honoured to have had my […]
JAMMU — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday hinted at holding assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir “by this year-end”. Addressing a function here, Singh, who is on a two-day visit to the Union Territory, said the delimitation exercise was completed recently following which the number of seats has increased to […]
SRINAGAR — As part of its nationwide protest programmes, the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) held a demonstration against siege laid around AICC Delhi HQ and unnecessary summoning of Rahul Gandhi to the ED Office. The party also slammed the detention of Congress Leaders and workers and resolved to continue its fight against […]
SRINAGAR — Manpreet Singh Mani, Joint Secretary Indian Youth Congress on Wednesday condemned the manhandling of party leaders and workers by Delhi police at AICC Office in New Delhi. He said that the workers of the party will continue to protest on Thursday across the country over the manhandling of its leaders. The police kept […]
NEW DELHI — The Election Commission has initiated the revision of electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir following the delimitation exercise and the draft rolls will be prepared by August 31, sources said on Wednesday. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey carried out a review and directed the Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu & Kashmir’s regional parties National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party are participating in the meeting convened by TMC president Mamta Banerjee in New Delhi to discuss the opposition’s strategy for the presidential poll slated on July 18. Sources said that NC’s vice president Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti have turned […]
SRINAGAR — Manpreet Singh Mani, Joint Secretary Indian Youth Congress paid rich tributes to the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Saheb on his birth anniversary on Tuesday. Manpreet said that Guru Hargobind Saheb was an apostle of peace, whose teachings shall continue to enlighten the people about good and the evil, right and the wrong […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) General Secretary Surinder Singh Channi on Tuesday greeted people on the birth anniversary of sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Saheb. Channi recalled the selfless services of Guru Hargobind Saheb to humanity and said, “Guru Ji taught the world to follow the path of truthfulness and serve […]
NEW DELHI — Youth Congress leaders including National office bearers, workers continue protest on second consecutive day over the summoning of party President Smt. Sonia Gandhi and leader Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The office bearers of the Indian Youth Congress were detained by the police and were taken to vasant kunj police […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday claimed that Nupur Sharma’s controversial remark against Prophet Mohammad was the BJP’s strategy to divert people’s attention from the plight of Kashmiri Pandits, incite Muslims and provoke a backlash against them. Several states witnessed violent protests on Friday against the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad by two […]