SRINAGAR — Amid reports suggesting that his formal resignation could come on November 3, estranged National Conference Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday said he will resign from Parliament but demanded answers on the party’s shift in stand on Article 370 before stepping down. In a two-page letter to party president Farooq […]
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Ruhullah Mehdi slams Omar Abdullah for meeting US envoy amid violence in Palestine, Iran
SRINAGAR — Washington has no business interfering in internal matters of other countries, National Conference (NC) Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi said Saturday, questioning Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s meeting with the US envoy despite violence in Palestine and Iran perpetrated by the United States and its ally Israel. “If I were to receive legitimacy from […]
Sakina Itoo calls out BJP for anti-women slogans at rally; leader apologises
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Minister Sakina Itoo on Thursday alleged that anti-women slogans were raised at a BJP rally in the Valley’s Anantnag a day ago, and demanded registration of an FIR against those who made them. BJP leader Altaf Thakur apologised for the slogans raised at the rally taken out to celebrate the […]
Protests for restoration of J&K statehood will continue: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that the measures taken on August 5, 2019, regarding Jammu and Kashmir’s special status were unconstitutional, and protests for its restoration will continue. “Everyone knows that what happened on August 5, 2019, is unconstitutional. So, the entire country supports the protests right now. Yesterday you […]
Farooq Abdullah seeks probe into killing of 2 migrant labourers in Kulgam, questions timing of attack
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday called for an investigation into the killing of two migrant labourers in a terror attack in Kulgam, and asked why such incidents happen whenever his party demands the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. “I regret it. We do not even know who killed them and […]
NC workers stage protests across Kashmir for statehood restoration
SRINAGAR — National Conference workers on Monday staged a protests at district headquarters across Kashmir in support of the demand for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Carrying party flags and placards in support of statehood restoration, the protesters demanded that the Central government fulfil its commitment made in Parliament and Supreme Court on […]
Omar Abdullah leaves for Delhi to join NC’s statehood protest
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah left for Delhi on Monday to join the National Conference’s protest there demanding restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The demonstration coincides with the commencement of the Monsoon Session of Parliament and will be led by the National Conference president Farooq Abdullah. “Under the leadership of our president, […]
Aga Ruhullah expresses grief over Poonch-Rajouri flash flood tragedy, urges swift relief
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Sunday expressed solidarity with the people affected by flash floods and heavy rainfall in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu division and called for swift rescue, relief and rehabilitation measures. In a post on X, Ruhullah Mehdi said the reports emerging from Rajouri and […]
NC leader urges Centre to table J&K statehood restoration bill in Monsoon Session
JAMMU — Two days ahead of his party’s proposed protest in Delhi next week, senior National Conference (NC) leader Rattan Lal Gupta on Saturday urged the Centre to introduce and pass the Statehood Restoration Bill during the Monsoon session of Parliament. Jammu NC president Gupta emphasised that the demand transcends political affiliations and represents the […]
Mehbooba declines NC’s Jantar Mantar protest, urges restoration of Article 370
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has declined an invitation to participate in the proposed protest at Jantar Mantar seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying that limiting the movement to the demand for statehood alone would undermine the larger struggle for restoration of Article 370 and constitutional […]








