Politics

‘NC govt resorting to policies that divide youth’: Mehbooba Mufti on reservations in J&K

SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday criticised the National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir over the reservation issue, saying it has resorted to policies that “divide and alienate” the youth. Addressing PDP workers on the occasion of the 9th death anniversary of party founder and former chief minister Mufti […]

Kashmir

Minor boy drowned to death in Bijbehara

ANANTNAG — A minor boy drowned to death while taking a bath in Hassanpora area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said. An official said that the boy namely Mohammad Salim (9) son of Ghulam Mohammad Ganae of Hasanpora drowned in river Vishow while taking a bath. He said that soon […]

Kashmir

Mehbooba alleges PDP workers detained on polling day, holds protest; police lathicharge crowd in Anantnag

BIJBEHARA — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday staged a protest outside a police station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, where polling is underway in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, against alleged detention of her party workers and polling agents. She also claimed that outgoing calls on her mobile number have been […]