NEW DELHI — Opening another point of friction with an important ally, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has dismissed the Congress party’s vehement objection to Electronic Voting Machines, and echoed the BJP’s defence — you can’t accept election results when you win, and blame EVMs when you lose. “When you get a hundred […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said it is responsibility of the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide basic amenities like water and electricity to Rohingya refugees residing in the region. “The Government of India brought the refugees here. We did not bring them. They have settled them here, and as long […]
JAMMU — National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah on Monday expressed dismay over the state of the Jammu Smart City project and criticised the lack of visible development and basic infrastructure. He also called for a revival of communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir through restoration of the Darbar Move. “I feel ashamed when I see […]
JAMMU — Asserting that the National Conference-led government is “powerful enough” to address people’s issues, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Thursday asked the employees to perform their duties in a responsible manner with focus on public welfare. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function organised by the National Conference […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference on Thursday paid tributes to party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his 119th birth anniversary. The party leadership, including NC president Farooq Abdullah and vice president, and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, paid floral tributes to the party founder at his mausoleum in Hazratbal area of the city […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Monday said the Centre should put a stop to activities that can spark communal tension in the country, and treat Muslims as equals. “There is a need to stop (incidents like Sambhal). I will tell the government of India to stop (such acts) because they cannot throw […]