MUMBAI — A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised ‘The Kashmir Files’, a film based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley in the 1990s, Shiv Sena on Wednesday targeted the BJP for “cashing in on a fake narrative”. The party, in its mouthpiece ‘Saamna’, also questioned as to why the […]
CHANDIGARH — Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday said he has resigned as the party’s Punjab chief. The cricketer-turned-politician shared the information about his resignation on his twitter handle. “As desired by the Congress President I have sent my resignation”, his tweet read. Following the party’s drubbing in the recently held Assembly polls in […]
NEW DELHI — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, said on Tuesday that the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits should be investigated. Speaking to IANS, Abdullah said: “Appoint an independent judicial inquiry commission to look into the events. That will show who was responsible.” He also urged the Union government to take urgent steps […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the opposition to ‘The Kashmir Files’, a movie based on the killings of Kashmiri Pandits, and said the campaign to discredit the account of atrocities committed in the 1990s and the resultant mass exodus of the community has exposed those who style themselves as votaries of free […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday called the Karnataka high court’s decision upholding ban on entry of girls into government schools wearing hijab, “disappointing”. “Very disappointed by the verdict of the Karnataka High Court. Regardless of what you may think about the hijab it’s not about an […]
HYDERABAD — AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that Karnataka High Court’s judgment on Hijab has suspended fundamental rights to freedom of religion, culture, freedom of speech and expression. The Hyderabad MP observed that one religion has been targetted and its religious practice banned. He said the High Court order has forced kids to […]
NEW DELHI — The problems in Jammu and Kashmir have got aggravated after the abrogation of Article 370, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Monday, insisting the measure failed to treat the disease (marz). Participating in the debate on the Budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in Lok Sabha, Owaisi wanted to […]
SRINAGAR — In a significant move, the delimitation commission on Monday published the proposals for delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies of Jammu & Kashmir. The delimitation panel has published the proposals in the Gazette of India and Gazette of J&K, together with dissenting proposals submitted by Members of Parliament from National Conference and Bharatiya […]
SRINAGAR — Congress on Saturday vowed to move forward with great enthusiasm to defeat political exploitation and wrong policies of the BJP towards the people. AICC Incharge J&K Rajani Patil (MP) and JKPCC President Ghulam Ahmad Mir made these comments while addressing impressive gathering of Party workers from all the districts of Kashmir at Srinagar […]
JAMMU — The proxy Govt. of BJP has set the process of opening of 51 more liquor vends in one go, which is the worst gift to the City of temples and youth of Jammu and Kashmir. Lambasting the ruling BJP for its dual standards, JKPCC Chief Spokespersons, Mr. Ravinder Sharma reminded the people and […]