SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Kulgam district in which two labourers working at a brick kiln were killed. In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi described the attack as cowardly, shameful and reprehensible, saying that identifying and killing two labourers was an inhumane act […]
JAMMU — Senior Jammu BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Monday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of deriving political mileage from the protests over the alleged NEET paper leak, asserting that the Centre already addressed concerns through an agreement. Sharma, leader of the opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, launched a attack on the […]
JAMMU — Senior Congress leader Shahnawaz Choudhary on Sunday urged the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government to declare the widespread rain-induced damage in the border districts of Poonch and Rajouri a “natural calamity”. Calling the scale of disaster “unprecedented”, Choudhary, President of the Poonch District Congress Committee (DCC), was disappointed that neither Chief Minister […]
JAMMU — The Congress on Thursday demanded the Centre declare the recent floods in Jammu and Kashmir a “national disaster” and announce a special relief and rehabilitation package for the affected population, particularly in the worst-hit districts of Poonch, Rajouri and Ramban. At least 26 people were killed and six others went missing as torrential […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Tuesday accused the Delhi Police of manhandling Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and alleged that police forces were increasingly being used to intimidate political opponents instead of maintaining law and order. In a post on X, Mufti said, “Shame on Delhi Police for manhandling Priyanka […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday strongly criticized the reported arrest of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, describing it as “yet another blot on India’s democracy.” In a post on X, Mufti alleged that the government was attempting to silence dissent and suppress criticism. “The shameful arrest […]
JAMMU — Dozens of Congress leaders and activists were detained on Sunday as police foiled their march to the Lok Bhavan in Jammu to submit a memorandum addressed to President Droupadi Murmu in support of the demand for immediate restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The march led by Pradesh Congress Committee president […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra on Friday said the party will join the National Conference’s statehood protest in New Delhi, asserting that the movement was initiated by the grand old party. Addressing a press conference here, Karra said the NC has invited the Congress leadership, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, […]
SRINAGAR — Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on Wednesday said the National Conference should not confine its protest to Jantar Mantar for only the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir but also raise the demand for the reinstatement of special status under Article 370 for the erstwhile state. Soz, who was a member of the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress working president Raman Bhalla on Sunday welcomed the National Conference’s proposed protest for restoration of the UT’s statehood in Delhi next week, describing it as a positive, albeit delayed, step towards achieving a common objective. Bhalla’s remarks come hours after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserted that the July 20 […]