JAMMU — Terming the problem of Jammu and Kashmir as an “incurable disease”, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the BJP seemed not interested in its resolution like the Pakistani military leadership to polarize the situation for votes in the country. She advocated resolution of the issue in the larger interest of peace and […]
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Congress to launch 15-day long campaign for restoration of statehood in J&K
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday announced a 15-day long campaign to press for restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. He said the campaign will be launched from Udhampur district on February 13 as the “BJP has so far failed to keep its statehood restoration […]
Private member’s bill on prohibition of liquor to be introduced in J&K Assembly
JAMMU — PDP MLA from Kupwara Fayaz Ahmad Mir has submitted a private member’s bill to be tabled during the upcoming budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, seeking prohibition of liquor in the Union Territory. Mir forwarded the three-page bill to the assembly secretariat on Monday, the last date for submitting of the […]
CM should have raised Kathua, Sopore deaths with Home Minister: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — Omar Abdullah should have raised the death of two youths in Sopore and Kathua during his meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said. “There were two deaths recently. A truck driver Waseem was killed in army firing from close range, the doctors have confirmed it, […]
INDIA bloc rejected by people, Congress ‘Yuvraj and Yuvrani’ liability: BJP
JAMMU — BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday said the people of the country have rejected the INDIA bloc, claiming that Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi are a liability for the opposition alliance, their party and the nation. He also advised Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to […]
Engineer Rashid to attend Parliament today after High Court grants 2-day custody parole
NEW DELHI — Lok Sabha MP from North Kashmir, Rashid Engineer will attend Parliament on Tuesday, a day after the Delhi High Court granted him two days of custody parole to attend the Budget Session proceedings. Rashid will attend the Parliament session on February 11 and 13 and will be taken to Parliament amid heavy […]
Assembly Speaker chairs house committee meeting to assess issues raised by legislators
JAMMU (KIMS) — A meeting of the House Committee was held here today under the Chairmanship of Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, to discuss issues raised by different members of the Legislative Assembly. Legislators, Sunil Kumar Sharma, (Leader of Opposition); Ghulam Ahmad Mir; Nazir Ahmad Khan (Gurezi); Surjeet Singh Slathia; Ali […]
Political parties that fail to keep promises are ultimately rejected: J&K BJP
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Monday said the results of the Delhi Assembly elections have shown that people reject the political parties, which fail to keep their poll promises after coming to power. “Delhi’s verdict is clear. The governments that fail to keep the promises they make in their manifestos are ultimately rejected by people,” […]
With BJP set for Delhi return, ‘Modi, Modi’ chants fill Lok Sabha
NEW DELHI — Fresh from the party’s victory in the Delhi assembly elections, BJP members chanted ‘Modi, Modi’ slogans in the Lok Sabha as the proceedings began on Monday. The sloganeering by the treasury benches continued for a brief while before Speaker Om Birla called for the Question Hour. Congress member Gaurav Gogoi and Trinamool […]
Delhi poll results lesson for those aiming to defeat BJP-RSS alone: J&K Congress
JAMMU — The outcome of the Delhi Assembly polls is a lesson for all, especially those who believe that they can fight against the BJP-RSS combine alone, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress said on Saturday. The BJP cleaned out the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and returned to power in Delhi after more […]









