SRINAGAR — Opposition PDP on Saturday lashed out at the Jammu and Kashmir government after an alleged ‘pacemaker scam’ came to the fore at the GMC Anantnag, saying the fraud is a result of the “institutionalised corruption.” Training guns on the government, PDP leader Iltija Mufti said that instead of getting J-Ks “collapsing” healthcare on […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Thursday said there should be a cap on tourist vehicles entering Kashmir to protect the valley’s fragile environment. “The sudden traffic surge in Srinagar this year, especially the Boulevard-Nishat route, has a lot to do with tourists driving into the Valley instead of flights. Given the state of […]
JAMMU — PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Thursday accused the NC govt of failing to protect the families affected by an anti-encroachment drive on forest land in Jammu and alleged that the ‘Yogi model’ of demolition was being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir. Police and Forest Department teams on Tuesday conducted an anti-encroachment drive in […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti on Monday said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s refusal to ban alcohol in Jammu and Kashmir because Hindus are permitted to drink liquor was illogical. “J-K CM’s expected U-turn on the refusal to prohibit liquor shops lacks logic. He claims it is wrong to impose a ban on […]
SRINAGAR — The cyber wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday registered an FIR against unidentified persons for posting a video of late separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on social media, alleging that it glorifies separatist content, officials said. The move comes a day after Peoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti posted a […]
SRINAGAR — PDP on Tuesday staged a protest against the Jammu and Kashmir government for removing Urdu as a mandatory language in the revenue records, and said the move will have “far-reaching cultural consequences”. Led by Iltija Mufti, the People’s Democratic Party workers assembled at Sher-e-Kashmir Park here to protest the government’s decision to remove […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Thursday said the alleged attack on a Kashmiri shawl seller in Uttarakhand was a result of the BJP “mainstreaming” the fringe elements who “enjoy institutional impunity”. “This 18 year old Kashmiri shawl vendor was assaulted in Uttarakhand with irons rods till his bones crumbled. It’s one of many […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Thursday termed the celebrations in Jammu over the closure of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Reasi “heights of bigotry”. “Heights of bigotry is Jammu celebrating the closure of a medical college only because it paved opportunities for Muslim students,” Mufti said in a […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti on Friday came out in support of a cricketer in soup for sporting the Palestine flag on his helmet during a tournament, saying there is nothing wrong in talking about the situation there. The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday ordered a preliminary enquiry after videos and […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Friday lodged a police complaint seeking the registration of an FIR against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for recently pulling off the veil from a woman doctor’s face. However, there was no word from the police on whether an FIR has been registered against the JD-U chief. “I’m […]