Politics

‘NC govt resorting to policies that divide youth’: Mehbooba Mufti on reservations in J&K

SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday criticised the National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir over the reservation issue, saying it has resorted to policies that “divide and alienate” the youth. Addressing PDP workers on the occasion of the 9th death anniversary of party founder and former chief minister Mufti […]

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Mufti Sayeed showed embracing Kashmiri identity didn’t mean being militant: Waheed Para

BARAMULLA — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed demonstrated that embracing Kashmiri identity did not mean being a militant or owing allegiance to separatist groups such as the Hurriyat, senior PDP leader Waheed Para said here on Friday. Sayeed’s vision brought the Kashmir issue to the forefront of political dialogue, reframing it […]

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Muzaffar Beigh, wife Safina rejoin PDP

SRINAGAR — In a significant political development, senior politician Muzaffar Beigh and his wife, DDC Chairperson Baramulla, Safina Beigh, rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Bijbehara graveyard on the death anniversary of PDP founder late Mufti Mohammad Syed here on Sunday. Party sources told Srinagar based news gathering agency Kashmir Dot Com that […]