SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday defended the house arrest of its party MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi and other leaders, saying they want to create “turmoil”, which will not be allowed. Talking to reporters at Pahalgam in south Kashmir, Abdullah said the leaders were probably not happy that Jammu and Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — The ruling National Conference on Thursday appealed to the Centre to review its decision to import apples under the new trade agreement with New Zealand, warning that such a move could seriously harm the Kashmiri apple industry. In a statement, National Conference state spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said the import of foreign apples […]
JAMMU — The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday held protests against the National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir for its “failure on all fronts, including non-fulfilment of poll promises”. The party also sought resignation of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for allegedly “losing control over his government”. Led by PDP’s Jammu general secretary Rajinder Singh […]
SRINAGAR — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday accused the ruling National Conference of giving up its fight for restoration of special status for Jammu and Kashmir while implementing BJP’s agenda of statehood. PDP leader Waheed Para said the facade of National Conference fighting for Article 370 was over. In a post on X, […]
SRINAGAR — Rajya Sabha members of the National Conference have urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir. They also urged him to review on humanitarian grounds the lodging of prisoners from the Union Territory in jails elsewhere. In a joint memorandum sent to Shah on Monday, NC MP […]
SRINAGAR — Ruling National Conference (NC) on Tuesday condemned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s act of pulling down the veil off a Muslim woman’s face, and demanded legal action against him. “This should not have happened. The NC unequivocally condemns it and demands legal action against Kumar because he has tried to outrage the modesty […]
SRINAGAR — The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday accused the ruling National Conference (NC) of using lack of statehood as an excuse to “hide its inability” in fulfilling its electoral promises. In its monthly newsletter Speak Up, the party said the NC “failed” to fulfil the bare minimum expected from it. “National Conference has […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday paid tributes to Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah on his 120th birth anniversary at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan here. The function, chaired by NC provincial president, Jammu, Rattan Lal Gupta, saw senior party leaders offer floral tributes to the iconic leader. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said that […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday defended the Jammu and Kashmir government, saying a lot has been achieved in its first year within the limited powers granted to it under the Union Territory set up. Abdullah, however, said a lot more needs to be done to ease the sufferings of the […]
SRINAGAR — Ruling National Conference on Friday passed a slew of resolutions at the end of the two-day working committee meeting, reaffirming “unwavering commitment” to restoration of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and demanding immediate restoration of statehood. “The Working Committee unanimously reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the restoration of Jammu and Kashmirs […]