SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has announced the dissolution of the party’s entire structure with immediate effect. According to sources, the new office bearers, along with various wings and bodies, will be formed after discussions with senior leaders. The announcement was made at the JKPDP headquarters in Srinagar […]
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Policies of NDA govt completely failed to establish security, peace in J&K: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Friday slammed the NDA government at the Centre over the militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg, saying its policies had completely failed to establish security and demanded that it should immediately take accountability as well as ensure the safety of Army personnel and civilians. Two soldiers and two […]
Farooq Abdullah urges Pakistan to stop violence, find way to form friendship with India
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said attacks like the one in Gulmarg would continue to occur until India and Pakistan found a way to be friends and that would end Jammu and Kashmir’s troubles. Two soldiers and two Army porters were killed on Thursday after militants ambushed a force vehicle near […]
Delay in granting statehood ‘sin’ against people of J&K, says Sajad Lone
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone on Friday said the delay in granting statehood to Jammu and Kashmir was a “sin” against the people of the Union Territory. Lone, an MLA from Handwara in north Kashmir, also called for the inclusion of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in all security-related meetings. “Irrespective of the political […]
PDP reviews its dismal performance in J&K Assembly elections
SRINAGAR — The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday reviewed its dismal performance in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections in which it secured only three seats. The review was undertaken at a meeting of the senior leaders and the contesting candidates of the party, which was chaired by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, a PDP […]
Chidambaram slams LG Manoj Sinha for holding review meeting without CM
NEW DELHI — Former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram criticized Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Thursday for holding a review meeting on the region’s security without Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. In a post on X, Chidambaram wrote, “The photograph of the LG of Jammu & Kashmir presiding over a […]
Congress appoints Umer Jaan as Interim District President for Pulwama
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a major reshuffle, Jammu and Kashmir Congress President Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday appointed senior leader and former BDC Chairman of Kakapora, Umer Jaan, as the Interim District President for Pulwama, effective immediately. The appointment is part of a broader move to ensure the smooth functioning of party units across various […]
BJP begins membership drive in Jammu and Kashmir
JAMMU — BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Wednesday launched its membership drive as part of a country-wide initiative, stating that the party has become the largest political organisation in the world in terms of primary membership. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina congratulated the party for its stellar show in the recently concluded Assembly elections, […]
India & Pakistan should talk so that J&K can be brought out of ”bloodshed”: Mehbooba Mufti
BUDGAM — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday visited the residence of Dr Shahnawaz Dar, who was killed by terrorists in Ganderbal on October 20, and said that India and Pakistan should hold talk so that Jammu and Kashmir can be brought out of “bloodshed.” Speaking to reporters, the PDP chief said […]
“Kashmir can never become Pakistan,” let us live with dignity and succeed: Farooq Abdullah on Ganderbal attack
SRINAGAR — National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Monday condemned the militant attack in Gagangir and said that he wants to tell the leadership in Pakistan that if they want good relations with India they need to put an end militancy and let people of Jammu and Kashmir live with dignity and succeed. Speaking to […]









