JAMMU — Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s nephew Mubashir Azad joined the BJP on Sunday and said he was “influenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s developmental works at the ground level”. Mubashir Azad, the son of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s youngest brother Liaqat Ali, also said his uncle was “disrespected” by the Congress leadership which […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference chief and Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) chief Dr Farooq Abdullah Saturday said that Delimitation Commission’s fresh proposals has increased alienation in J&K and the Panel has worked in favour of BJP only under a “planned strategy.” Talking to reporters on the sidelines of PAGD’s press conference at his Gupkar […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Saturday rolled out a white paper on the BJP’s claims post revocation of Article 370 on development, peace, jobs and investments, are nothing but a “bunch of lies” and it challenges BJP to counter the alliance on facts. The alliance also termed the Delimitation Commission’s proposals as […]
Allows Parra for access to statements of protected witnesses Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — In an appeal to the Apex Court by Attorney of Waheed Para for access to the statements of witnesses, the Supreme Court sets aside the high court order which had earlier deprived the protected witness statements. Earlier Jammu and Kashmir High Court […]
JAMMU — Apni Party President Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari has demanded special provisions for reservation of women in Govt jobs in J&K. Bukhari was addressing a felicitation programme which was organized at Apni Party Office in Gandhi Nagar. On this occasion, Namrta Sharma was fecilitated by the Party President on being nominated as State President […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone today while demanding inclusion of the Pahari community in ST status has said that granting them ST status is a matter of right not a matter of charity. “The Pahari demand for inclusion in ST is a valid demand. It is inconceivable to exclude a huge […]
JAMMU — Apni Party Senior Vice President Ghulam Hassan Mir today said that the acceptability of Apni Party among the people of J&K has increased in comparison to the traditional political parties. He was addressing a joining programme in which a retired Joint Director Animal Husbandry Dr J.P. Sharma from Bishnah joined the Party in […]
SRINAGAR — Congress leader Kadfeen Choudhary on Thursday has alleged the LG administration of leaving the Kashmir University in lurch, allowing, through underhand means, nepotism, malfunctioning and anarchy to menacingly flourish. Kadfeen said that Kashmir University Ministerial Staff Association has already started raising alarm bells over how the functioning of the university is coming under […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee has strongly condemned Pakistan for the drone intrusion today morning in R.S. Pura Sector and termed it very serious issue relating to security of the country. Strongly condemning the repeated drone attacks and intrusions by Pakistan in recent times, KPCC Chief Spokesperson Mr. Ravinder Sharma has termed […]
NEW DELHI — The Delimitation Commission has accepted certain suggestions made by five associate members from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir including National Conference Lok Sabha MPs Farooq Abdullah, Hasnain Masoodi and Akbar Lone and BJP MPs Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore, officials told ANI. The Delimitation Commission met in Delhi today to discuss […]