RAMBAN — Former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party is badly damaging the integrity of Delimitation Commission which otherwise is an institution of repute. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a party convention in Ramban district, she said that Delimitation Commission is an institution of […]
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Not a single Kashmiri Pandit family returned to Valley during BJP rule: Kejriwal
NEW DELHI — Accusing the BJP of doing politics over the issue of Kashmiri Pandits’ exodus, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday asked how many of the displaced people have returned to the Valley since the party came to power at the Centre. As the war of words between Kejriwal and the BJP over […]
CBI to probe ex-J&K Guv Satya Pal Malik’s Rs 300 Cr bribe allegation
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has recommended a CBI probe into the allegations levelled by former Governor Satya Pal Malik that he was offered a bribe of Rs 300 crore. On October 17, 2021, Malik had said at a function in Rajasthan, “Two files had come for my consideration. One of the secretaries […]
Yechury demands early hearing of petition challenging Art 370
SRINAGAR — General Secretary of CPI (M), Sitaram Yechury on Thursday demanded early hearing of petition in Supreme Court (SC) challenging the abrogation of Article 370 by the government on August 05, 2019 and said that it was not only Kashmir Pandit who have suffered in the valley, but Muslims, Sikhs and others too have […]
BJP promoting ‘The Kashmir Files’ to instigate people on religious lines: Mehbooba Mufti
JAMMU — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti alleged on Wednesday that the BJP is promoting ”The Kashmir Files”, a film on the plight of displaced Kashmiri Hindus, to incite people on religious lines and called for the setting up of a panel to probe the circumstances that led to the exodus of Pandits from the valley. […]
BJP’s Ashok Koul had narrow escape as leopard enters his official residence in Church Lane
SRINAGAR — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Organization Ashok Kaul had a narrow escape on Wednesday after a leopard entered his official residence at S1 Church Lane. BJP’s Media In charge, Manzoor Bhat told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Koul was busy in morning activities at his official residence when a leopard […]
Setback to Congress in Jammu Vikramaditya resigns party
SRINAGAR — In a major setback to Congress, Vikramaditya singh son of senior congress leader Karan Singh on Tuesday resigned from the party . “I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress [INC] with immediate effect, “Vikramaditya wrote in his letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi “It is my […]
Kashmir Files a bad fiction, only aim to sow seeds of hatred between different communities: Sajad Lone
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday said the bollywood movie Kashmir Files is a “bad fiction” and people like Vivek Aghinotri only sow seeds of hatred between different communities for their careers. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a public gathering in south Kashmir’s Kokernag town, Lone said the film […]
All political parties, including Congress, create division among people: Azad
JAMMU — Stating that political parties, including Congress, create division among people on various grounds, former Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Sunday, while referring to the 1990 exodus and killings of the Kashmiri Pandits, said that Pakistan and militancy were responsible for all that took place in the valley. His remarks came in the […]
46 percent unemployment figure of J&K flies in the face of Govt claims: NC
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Sunday stated that report titled “Periodic Labour Force Survey April-June 2021” released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is in stark contrast to the ‘false realities’ projected by the Central Government on fostering employment in J&K after the reading down of Article 370 and […]









