JAMMU — BJP president J P Nadda asserted on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling NDA have achieved unprecedented success in ensuring the country’s progress, and accused the INDIA opposition bloc of fostering corruption and aiding anti-national forces. Nadda slammed the Congress, National Conference (NC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for “consistently […]
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Mufti Sayeed showed embracing Kashmiri identity didn’t mean being militant: Waheed Para
BARAMULLA — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed demonstrated that embracing Kashmiri identity did not mean being a militant or owing allegiance to separatist groups such as the Hurriyat, senior PDP leader Waheed Para said here on Friday. Sayeed’s vision brought the Kashmir issue to the forefront of political dialogue, reframing it […]
Pakistan could be split into three parts if it keeps supporting terrorism: Yogi Adityanath
KATHUA — If Pakistan continues to support terrorism, it could be split into three parts, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday. Issuing the warning to the neighbouring country at an election rally in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, Adityanath said Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is already prepared to merge with India. “Even Pakistan-backed terrorists […]
Low voter turnout: Nadda denies Omar Abdullah’s claim, says “he is bad in mathematics”
JAMMU — Union Minister JP Nadda on Friday hit back at National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah over his statement blaming the central government for ‘lower voter turnout’ in the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. Nadda, denying Omar Abdullah’s claim, said “he is bad in mathematics”. Speaking at a press conference, […]
People of J&K rejected bullets, chose ballots: BJP chief J P Nadda
JAMMU — Asserting that the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls are being held peacefully and without any violence, BJP president J P Nadda on Friday said the people of the Union Territory have rejected bullets and chosen ballots, focusing on peace and development. Addressing a press conference here, Nadda also said Kashmir’s youngsters have joined […]
Omar Abdullah asks BJP to seek forgiveness from people for revival of militancy in Jammu
JAMMU — National Conference Vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday said the deadly militant attacks in otherwise peaceful Jammu region reflects the alleged failure of the BJP which should seek forgiveness from the public of Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP by blaming NC, Congress and PDP for militancy in the Union Territory has given a […]
‘This is new India with zero tolerance to terrorism,’ Yogi Adityanath warns Pakistan hardliners
JAMMU — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday issued a stern warning to Pakistan-backed terrorists, asserting that any attempt to incite violence in the country would lead to their elimination. “I want to say that if Pakistan-backed terrorists try to incite terrorism anywhere, they will face their worst elimination.. This is a new […]
Assembly polls: Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal merges with BJP in Jammu
JAMMU — Ahead of the final phase of the ongoing assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP got a boost in Jammu as advocate Ankur Sharma merged his Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal with the saffron party on Thursday. A programme was organized at the BJP media center here during which Sharma and other members […]
Mehbooba reveals details of 2015 PDP-BJP alliance, says BJP begged for 3-months to form Govt in J&K
SRINAGAR — In a fierce attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti accused the party of hypocrisy and political opportunism. Speaking at a campaign rally in Bahu in support of PDP candidate Virendra Singh Sonu, Mehbooba claimed that Ram Madhav, a […]
Priyanka’s first campaign this poll season on Saturday, to address two rallies in J&K
NEW DELHI — Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address poll rallies in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the party said. These will be her first public meetings this election season as polls are being held in Jammu and Kashmir, and Haryana together. On Saturday, she will first address a public meeting in Billawar, […]
