SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (PC) President and Handwara MLA, Sajad Lone, launched a sharp critique of the recently presented state Budget, calling it a “politically motivated exercise” that lacks financial viability, a statement by the PC said on Tuesday. Speaking in the Assembly, Lone asserted that Budget formulation is a strategic and […]
JAMMU — Jammu & Kashmir Peoples’ Conference (JKPC) president and MLA Sajad Gani Lone staged a walk out of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday after his motion for amendments regarding Article 370, police verification and alleged rigging in 1987 elections was disallowed by the Speaker. Immediately after the question hour ended in the […]
JAMMU — People’s Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone and Apni Party supremo Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday highlighted the need for a united struggle for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Shiv Sena (UBT) also demanded an end to the dual-power system and advocated for an immediate return […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone on Thursday filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court against the “misuse” of police verification process. The PIL, submitted through advocate Syed Sajad Geelani, seeks to address the “growing misuse” of police verification as a tool of “collective punishment, targeting individuals […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Conference chief Sajad Lone Saturday expressed concern over erratic power supply in Kashmir, saying consistent supply is a must as the cold season intensifies. “With temperatures plunging to record low levels, electricity outages are creating their own records. Electricity supply is at its elusive best. And when and if electricity supply is […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone Friday expressed concern over the reports of proposed revision of tax slab for Kashmiri handicrafts, saying the move would deal a big blow to the industry. However, the Jammu and Kashmir government said it has already taken up the matter with the Union Ministry for Commerce and Industry, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) President and Handwara MLA Sajad Lone has condemned the removal of a chapter based on the life of Kashmiri saint Sheikh Noor-Ud-Din Wali from Class 9 textbooks by Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE), a JKPC statement said on Thursday. Calling it “pure cultural terrorism” […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Conference chief Sajad Lone Saturday alleged the district administration in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora had closed down a BPO call centre which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019. However, the administration of the north Kashmir district denied the charge, terming it as “baseless”. “The one and only Rural BPO […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Conference chief Sajad Lone Saturday lashed out at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, describing him as Delhi’s “best bet in Kashmir’s destruction and erosion” of its identity. In a scathing attack against the chief minister, Lone, the Handwara MLA, took to X to allege that Abdullah does not have the […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone on Friday accused Jammu and Kashmir’s ruling National Conference (NC) of aligning with the BJP’s agenda, calling the regional outfit the “A-team” of the saffron party. In a statement, the People’s Conference MLA from Handwara claimed the NC “betrayed” the people of Jammu and Kashmir by “failing” to […]