JAMMU — A fact-finding team of the Congress visited Reasi and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday to ascertain the reasons for the party’s poor performance in the recently-held Assembly polls in the Union Territory, a spokesperson of the party said. The team headed by Jammu and Kashmir Congress vice-president Ravinder Sharma interacted […]
JAMMU — Expressing concern over the recent militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 12 persons, including two soldiers, over the past one week, J&K Congress on Saturday urged the Centre to take along the newly-elected National Conference government to defeat militancy in the Union Territory. The Congress also slammed the BJP for the […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Friday slammed the NDA government at the Centre over the militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg, saying its policies had completely failed to establish security and demanded that it should immediately take accountability as well as ensure the safety of Army personnel and civilians. Two soldiers and two […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Friday condoled the loss of lives in the militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg, and said no amount of condemnation is enough for such terror acts. Two soldiers and two Army porters were killed on Thursday when militants attacked a vehicle of the force. In a […]
NEW DELHI — Former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram criticized Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Thursday for holding a review meeting on the region’s security without Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. In a post on X, Chidambaram wrote, “The photograph of the LG of Jammu & Kashmir presiding over a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a major reshuffle, Jammu and Kashmir Congress President Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday appointed senior leader and former BDC Chairman of Kakapora, Umer Jaan, as the Interim District President for Pulwama, effective immediately. The appointment is part of a broader move to ensure the smooth functioning of party units across various […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Monday condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal and said this “inhumane and despicable act” of targeted violence will not deter India in building key infrastructure projects in Jammu and Kashmir. A doctor and six labourers were killed when terrorists struck a tunnel-construction site on the Srinagar-Leh […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Friday constituted a high-powered fact-finding committee to ascertain the reasons behind its poor performance in the recent Assembly elections in the Union Territory, and suggest measures for strengthening the party in J&K. A party spokesman said that J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Tariq Hameed Karra constituted […]
NEW DELHI — Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday said it was a “constitutional misdemeanour” to have reduced Jammu and Kashmir to a Union Territory and asserted that it was time to restore its statehood. His remarks come a day after National Conference leader Omar Abdullah took oath as the chief minister of Jammu […]
SRINAGAR — Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on his swearing-in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, marking the return of an elected government to the Union Territory. Gandhi used the occasion to renew his call for restoring Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, which was revoked in […]