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 […]
JAMMU — National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday voiced strong support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid rising tensions with Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam attack. Calling for national unity and cautioning Islamabad against further provocations, Abdullah said, “We have given our full support to the prime minister. After that, we should […]
NEW DELHI — Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urging the government to convene a special session of both Houses of Parliament in wake of the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. In his letter, Gandhi […]
NEW DELHI — Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack and demonstrate a collective resolve. Several opposition MPs have made a similar demand to the government in the wake of the dastardly attack in which 26 […]
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said India will give a befitting reply to the neighbouring country for the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 dead. He said Pakistan should overcome this “misleading notion” that Jammu and Kashmir will become its part by terrorism. “I have always favoured dialogue and was desirous […]