NEW DELHI — In a show of support for the people of Palestine, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday carried a bag to Parliament that had “Palestine” emblazoned on it. The Congress general secretary has been raising her voice against Israel’s actions in Gaza and expressing solidarity with Palestinians. Gandhi was seen carrying a […]
NEW DELHI — Opening another point of friction with an important ally, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has dismissed the Congress party’s vehement objection to Electronic Voting Machines, and echoed the BJP’s defence — you can’t accept election results when you win, and blame EVMs when you lose. “When you get a hundred […]
SRINAGAR — Reacting to ‘One Nation One Election, Jammu and Kashmir Congress Committee chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said that he doesn’t want to cast any aspersions before reading the final bill. “… I don’t want to cast aspersions before reading the final bill. But speaking generally, any bill is a matter of 2-2.5 […]
NEW DELHI — Opposition MPs on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attacking the Constitution, with National Conference (NC) MP Mian Altaf Ahmad saying while the Congress apologised for imposing Emergency, the ruling party has been silent on its own actions. Participating in a debate on 75 years of the adoption of the […]
SRINAGAR — Lawyer Deepika Pushkar Nath returned to the Congress after almost six years on Friday and said her decision was not “opportunistic” but based on the belief that the party is the only one capable of addressing the challenges facing the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Nath, who shot to fame for representing the […]
SRINAGAR — The ‘One nation, one election’ idea was beyond imagination which cannot be implemented in a big country like India, Congress general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir said on Friday while accusing the BJP hiding its failures behind such issues. The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the constitutional amendment […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Thursday held a function at the Srinagar Party office to remember the contributions and selfless services of party veterans and former Chief Ministers G.M. Sadiq, Syed Mir Qasim, and former Minister Jenab G.M. Mir (Lasjan). JKPCC President Tariq Hameed Karra, accompanied by senior […]
SRINAGAR — The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said a caste survey is needed to give proportionate reservation to various underprivileged sections of the society. “We believe that reservation distribution should be on the basis of justice but for that it is necessary to have a caste census,” Karra […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Saturday took a swipe at the Centre over the Geological Survey of India reportedly asked to conduct a re-exploration of the lithium reserves discovered in Jammu and Kashmir, saying this is typical of the way the “headline-obsessed” Modi government functions. Congress general secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh said it […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday claimed that the central government is not willing to restore full statehood to the Union Territory (UT) as it is planning to retain some vital departments considered as the backbone of any state. He said the Congress will not accept […]
