PAHALGAM — Asserting that Kashmiris are open-hearted and people of the country should trust them, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met locals of Pahalgam and said that ‘pakad-dhakad’ (summoning for questioning by security agencies) by the Police or the Army should be stopped. Speaking to ANI, Mufti said that following the […]
JAMMU — The BJP on Monday held a rally in Jammu, seeking the immediate deportation of illegally settled Rohingya and Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals. The rally was led by the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Sat Sharma, MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, and former minister Sham Lal Sharma. Hundreds of party workers marched to the […]
WAYANAD, KERALA — Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday said her party would fully support any action the central government takes in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam, in which 26 people were killed. She noted that the Congress Working Committee (CWC) has already passed a resolution affirming this stand. Speaking during her two-day […]
NEW DELHI — J&K LG Manoj Sinha has returned the file relating to the proposed J&K transaction of business rules (TBR), sent by the Omar Abdullah govt in early March for his approval, asking the latter to clarify if the necessary procedures were followed while framing the rules. Sources in the elected J&K govt told […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and discussed various issues, including last week’s terror attack in Pahalgam, officials said. The meeting at the prime minister’s residence lasted around 30 minutes, they said. This is the first meeting between the two leaders since the […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday lauded Pahalgam terror attack victim Lt Vinay Narwal’s widow Himanshi for her appeal for communal harmony, saying the country should draw inspiration from her. Mentioning Himanshi Narwal’s “don’t want people going after Muslims and Kashmiris” comment, Mehbooba sought to corner National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah for his […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Friday urged the Centre to act with firmness in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack to penalise Pakistan for its continued export of terror, and pressed for time-bound accountability into the “serious lapses” in security and intelligence in one of the most heavily-guarded regions of the country. The […]
NEW DELHI — Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the government had not come out with any clear strategy to deal with the situation arising out of the Pahalgam terror attack, even as he asserted that the entire opposition was with the Centre on the issue. In his remarks at the Congress Working Committee […]
Srinagar — Terming Pakistan as a “failed state”, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Thursday said relations between New Delhi and Islamabad would never improve until a peoples’ government is elected in the neighbouring country. Speaking to reporters after a party event at the NC headquarters here, he also said the people of Pakistan want […]
Ballia (UP) — Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh said the caste enumeration in the forthcoming census was announced by the government to deflect attention from the Pahalgam terror attack. Singh told reporters at the residence of AAP national spokesperson Sarvesh Mishra in Panditpura village on Wednesday that the Aam Aadmi Party supports the […]