SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said the transformation of Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 reflects the power of peace, development, equal rights and good governance. The lieutenant governor addressed the UT foundation day celebrations at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar. “On J-K UT […]
SRINAGAR — Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi will resign from the National Conference (NC) and his Lok Sabha seat on November 3, the Office of the MP announced on Friday. In a post on X, the Office of Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi said he would announce his decision while addressing people at Behisht-e-Zehra […]
JAMMU — Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik on Friday demanded that panchayat and other local elections be held without making them conditional on statehood restoration, while questioning the narrative surrounding the abrogation of Article 370. Malik’s remarks came as Abdullah has been countering demands to hold local body elections by drawing parallel with […]
SRINAGAR — Amid reports suggesting that his formal resignation could come on November 3, estranged National Conference Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday said he will resign from Parliament but demanded answers on the party’s shift in stand on Article 370 before stepping down. In a two-page letter to party president Farooq […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Iltija Mufti, who was on Friday questioned in connection with alleged assault of a police officer during a recent protest, asserted that she was willing to cooperate with the police inquiry but it was her right to protest peacefully for restoration of Article 370. Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti and […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and her daughter Iltija Mufti have been booked for allegedly assaulting a police officer during PDP’s protest against abrogation of Article 370 two days ago, officials said here on Thursday. A case under sections 132, 121 and 191(2) BNS has been registered against Mehbooba and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday described August 5 as a “painful reminder” of the Centre’s 2019 decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, alleging that it was imposed unilaterally and altered the region’s constitutional position. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said the decision reneged on constitutional commitments made […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that seven years after the constitutional changes of August 5, 2019, his party remains committed to reversing the measures that took away the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and threatened their identity. In a […]
SRINAGAR — Tight security arrangements were put in place in Srinagar city—the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir—on Wednesday to thwart protests by political parties on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, officials said. The National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have called for protests to mark the day […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday directed all party office bearers to ensure participation in district-level protests to be held by it across Jammu and Kashmir to mark the seventh anniversary of abrogation of Article 370. The protests will be held on August 5, demanding the restoration of Article 370 and release of […]