SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is likely to witness acrimonious scenes on Monday, amid the opposition BJP’s protest against a resolution brought by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seeking immediate restoration of statehood. Soon after Abdullah tabled the resolution on Friday, BJP MLAs created a ruckus in the assembly, leading to an abrupt end […]
JAMMU — Estranged National Conference (NC) MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Sunday alleged that the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has failed to live up to the expectations of the people and has increasingly become an “wrestling ring” rather than a forum for resolving public issues. Talking to reporters after an interaction with youth […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday called on the opposition to unite and raise its voice amid growing demands to sack Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Speaking to reporters in Anantnag, the former Union minister […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday appealed to “secular-minded” people to join a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on September 29 against “injustices” and to “protect” the country’s democracy, brotherhood, and composite culture. Mehbooba said the protest has been organised by the Monitoring Committee for Indian Muslims. “You know that today in our country, mosques, shrines, and […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused the BJP of being insecure, saying the ruling party at the Centre is now policing the vocabulary of the Muslim community in the country. Referring to the case of IPS officer Bushra Bano, who was transferred from her post of ASP in West Bengal’s Kharagpur within […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the BJP should introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in Parliament if it has the numbers to pass it, instead of pushing it through individual states. “If you have the numbers, bring it to Parliament. Why are you doing it through different […]
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Saturday said he will soon announce his political future after a “discussion with the people of Jammu and Kashmir”, weeks after he decided to part ways with the National Conference (NC) on “ideological grounds”. Mehdi had announced that he would quit the Lok Sabha and resign from […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has criticised his party for allegedly abandoning the fight against the Waqf Amendment Bill and the imposition of stanzas of Vande Mataram, saying Jammu and Kashmir needs to show greater sensitivity towards the concerns of minorities. In a post on X, Ruhullah said he had opposed the Waqf […]
SRINAGAR — Pulwama MLA Waheed ur Rehman Para on Thursday accused the National Conference (NC) of allegedly turning the Islamic Kalima into a personality cult chant for party founder Sheikh Abdullah, describing the alleged act as “blasphemy, not devotion.” In a post on X, Para claimed that the NC had “rewrote the Kalima” in honour […]
NEW DELHI — Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena was on Tuesday given additional charge of Jammu and Kashmir during the “absence, on leave” of incumbent Manoj Sinha. Sinha, who took charge as the LG of Jammu and Kashmir on August 7, 2020, is currently in the US on an official visit, official sources said. […]