SRINAGAR — PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Friday lodged a police complaint seeking the registration of an FIR against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for recently pulling off the veil from a woman doctor’s face. However, there was no word from the police on whether an FIR has been registered against the JD-U chief. “I’m […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to reconsider allotting “fertile” land to the BSF for setting up a security camp in Pulwama district. “This is fertile land located in the middle of the village. It should not be given to the BSF for establishing a […]
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday listed a plea filed by detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik for next hearing on December 27, after the petitioner’s side concluded its arguments in the matter. Malik, who is the AAP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit president, was detained under […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Wednesday welcomed a Delhi court’s rejection of an Enforcement Directorate chargesheet against party leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case, saying it was a “huge slap” on the BJP’s face and “exposed its vendetta politics”. Addressing a press conference here, J&K Congress chief spokesperson Ravinder […]
JAMMU — The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday held protests against the National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir for its “failure on all fronts, including non-fulfilment of poll promises”. The party also sought resignation of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for allegedly “losing control over his government”. Led by PDP’s Jammu general secretary Rajinder Singh […]
SRINAGAR — Demanding a probe into the activities of NGOs “mushrooming” in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP on Wednesday alleged that many of them were unregistered, receiving funds from abroad and were involved in reviving terrorism in the Union Territory. Addressing a press conference here, BJP’s J-K spokesperson Altaf Thakur said his party was not […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Jammu and Kashmir’s financial dependence on the Centre has increased after it was made a union territory. The chief minister was reacting to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement about the need for states to ensure fiscal discipline for reducing the debt-GDP ratio. “Jammu and Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday accused the ruling National Conference of giving up its fight for restoration of special status for Jammu and Kashmir while implementing BJP’s agenda of statehood. PDP leader Waheed Para said the facade of National Conference fighting for Article 370 was over. In a post on X, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature. “Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours,” Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of […]
SRINAGAR — Rajya Sabha members of the National Conference have urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir. They also urged him to review on humanitarian grounds the lodging of prisoners from the Union Territory in jails elsewhere. In a joint memorandum sent to Shah on Monday, NC MP […]