SRINAGAR — People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Wednesday said that life imprisonment given to JKLF chief Yaseen Malik was “unfortunate and a setback to the efforts for peace”. “We are afraid that this will further compound the uncertainties in the region and will only fuel more alienation and separatist feelings,” spokesman of the […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday alleged that the fundamentals of the country are being shaken, its Constitution shredded, and the BJP ministers are competing among themselves to harass Muslims. The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir also accused the BJP of trying to provoke and instigate the Muslims to create an […]
BARAMULLA — In a dramatic development, Touseef Raina was re-elected as president of Municipal Council Baramulla on Monday. Official sources said that Touseef, who had lost the no-confidence motion that was moved against him by councillors last month, got 11 votes out of 19 and defeated his rival Tanveer Peer who got eight votes. Touseef […]
SRINAGAR — For the second time in history, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly members would not be part of the presidential elections likely to take place in July. Details available with news agency Kashmir News Observer that elected MLAs and MPs from Jammu & Kashmir were not part of the 1992 presidential elections due to […]
SRINAGAR — Sajad Gani Lone, People’s Conference Chairman today said his father Abdul Gani Lone was killed for saying what he believed in. Sajad Lone in a series of tweets said, “Every year as 21st May approaches I start trembling. Those painful moments/memories— of a family receiving the Bullet ridden body of their loved one. […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has paid glowing tributes to late Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone on their death anniversary describing them as the torchbearers of the State’s struggle for political and social justice. In a statement, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti lauded the role of Mirwaiz and Lone in the peaceful struggle […]
SRINAGAR — Former chief minister and senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said that the delimitation commission’s final report a “tailor made”, aimed at benefitting some leaders. Talking to media persons in Jammu, Azad, while reacting to the demands of Kashmiri Pandits, said that the security related concerns of all the vulnerable people, […]
SRINAGAR — In a significant development, the delimitation commission’s order on Jammu & Kashmir’s electoral segments has come into effect from Friday as the Government of India issued a notification in this regard. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday issued a notification declaring May 20 as the date on which the order […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday urged Supreme Court to grant more time to surrender citing medical conditions. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Sidhu, mentioned the plea before a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar. Senior Advocate Singhvi said that Sidhu will surrender but he wants a few weeks […]
JAMMU — Lambasting the government claims over normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir, the former chief minister and Vice President of National Conference, Omar Abdullah on Friday said that flight operations and tourism cannot be considered as normalcy. He also said that if the situation is peaceful, the government should conduct polls at earliest or else […]