SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday refuted allegations made by the BJP that he sought an alliance with the ruling party at the Centre in 2024 for the restoration of statehood. “I swear on the Holy Quran that I didn’t seek an alliance with the BJP in 2024 for Statehood […]
SRINAGAR — Following Omar Abdullah’s steady attack on the ruling party at the Centre, BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Sunday claimed the chief minister reached out to the party after the 2014 elections, and dared him to take an oath that he had no “secret dealings” with the Narendra Modi-led government. While addressing an election […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday addressed a public rally in support of his niece and BJP candidate Devyani Rana in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nagrota assembly constituency. Addressing a rally in Jindrah, the Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office highlighted the Narendra Modi-led Central government’s achievements in the last 10 […]
JAMMU — BJP’s national general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh on Friday criticised those who oppose the singing of Vande Mataram in the Valley and said that “such voices are driven by hatred and separatism”. On October 30, the Union Territory’s culture department had directed schools to participate in the commemoration of […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday accused the BJP of double standards, saying the party has no objection to dynastic politics within its fold but invokes the term only to attack rivals. He also said the legal and constitutional minds associated with the National Conference are examining the possibility of […]
NEW DELHI — Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday over his claim that Jawaharlal Nehru was not in favour of Kashmir’s accession to India and challenged him to read the correspondence between Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on the issue, and review the Constituent Assembly discussions of the time. In […]
SRINAGAR — The opposition BJP MLAs staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Thursday to protest the rejection of their adjournment motion for a discussion on the situation in the aftermath of the recent floods in the Union territory. The BJP MLAs staged a walkout after remaining standing for the entire Question […]
SRINAGAR — BJP candidate for Budgam assembly bypoll Syed Mohsin on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India against Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct. A BJP spokesperson said the complaint pertains to the statement made by Abdullah in the Legislative Assembly, wherein […]
SRINAGAR — Pandemonium broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative Assembly on Wednesday after BJP MLA Shagun Parihar alleged the Government was neglecting some Kishtwar areas as “nationalist Hindus” reside there. The Kishtwar MLA’s comments, made during the Zero Hour, were objected to by the treasury benches. Minister Javid Dar said these remarks were […]
SRINAGAR — Noisy scenes were witnessed in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday after Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather rejected an adjournment motion moved by the BJP for a discussion on the “humanitarian crisis” caused by the recent natural calamity in the Union territory. As soon as the House proceedings started, BJP MLA from Udhampur […]