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 […]
JAMMU — Shiv Sena (UBT) activists led by local party unit president Manish Sahni on Saturday staged a protest here, demanding immediate restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. The protest was staged near Tawi bridge in front of the statue of last Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh with participants holding placards that read “stop […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has bluntly termed the dual governance model in the Union Territory — where he shares power with the lieutenant governor — a “recipe for disaster”, as he urged the Centre to keep its promise and restore statehood to the region at the earliest. In his […]
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to chair a high-level security meeting in the national capital on December 19, official sources said on Saturday. The officials, privy to the development, told ANI that the meeting will primarily focus on critical security issues, with a special emphasis on the situation in Jammu […]
SRINAGAR — The PDP on Saturday resolved to “reinvigorate its struggle” for peace with dignity for Jammu and Kashmir, using all democratic and constitutional methods for resolving the “Kashmir issue”, including the restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status. The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) passed a resolution in this connection during its general council meeting […]
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 […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the National Conference will decide on the ‘one nation, one election’ bill before it is put to vote. The Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the constitutional amendment bill to roll out the concept of simultaneous Lok Sabha […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said the youth of the country have big dreams not just for themselves but for the development of this great nation and they are working towards constructive change. During an interaction with a youth delegation from Tamil Nadu here, Sinha also spoke about the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday spoke on the ‘One Nation, One Election’ and said it should not be similar to what happened with Article 370. Speaking to ANI, Abdullah said “It has not come before the Parliament yet. It will be debated in the House. The debate should be […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed that he was put under house arrest and prevented from offering congregational prayers at the Jama Masjid. This is the second consecutive Friday that the Mirwaiz was allegedly barred from offering the prayers at the Jama Masjid in the city’s Nowhatta locality. There was […]