SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said it would stay away from the Union Territory’s foundation day celebrations on October 31 as it does not accept the status and wants restoration of statehood at the earliest. “No one from the party will attend the UT foundation day function as we don’t accept the status,” […]
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Militants will keep dying until they stop infiltrating: Farooq Abdullah
JAMMU — Encounters will keep taking place as long as militants keep infiltrating the country, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah asserted here on Wednesday. “Encounters will keep taking place. Militants will keep coming, and we will keep eliminating them,” Abdullah told reporters here. The politician was responding to a question about the killing of three […]
Farooq Abdullah urges Pakistan to stop violence, find way to form friendship with India
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said attacks like the one in Gulmarg would continue to occur until India and Pakistan found a way to be friends and that would end Jammu and Kashmir’s troubles. Two soldiers and two Army porters were killed on Thursday after militants ambushed a force vehicle near […]
“Kashmir can never become Pakistan,” let us live with dignity and succeed: Farooq Abdullah on Ganderbal attack
SRINAGAR — National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Monday condemned the militant attack in Gagangir and said that he wants to tell the leadership in Pakistan that if they want good relations with India they need to put an end militancy and let people of Jammu and Kashmir live with dignity and succeed. Speaking to […]
Satish Sharma receives rousing reception at Jammu, Addresses mammoth gathering, credits Omar Abdullah for empowering Jammu
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammuties today hosted a rousing reception for Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs; Transport; Science & Technology; Information Technology, Youth Services & Sports and ARI & Trainings Departments, Satish Sharma by organising a grand rally which culminated at Chandan Vihar Muthi. Addressing a mammoth gathering of local supporters, workers and […]
Welfare of Tribal communities priority of Omar Abdullah led government: Javaid Rana
Visits Anantnag, reviews functioning of Gujjar, Pahari hostels ANANTNAG (KIMS) — After assuming office, Minister for Jal Shakti, Forests and Tribal Affairs, Javaid Ahmad Rana today held maiden visit of district Anantnag to get first-hand appraisal of functioning of Gujjar and Pahari Hostels in the district. The Minister was accompanied by Members of Legislative Assembly […]
Expect J&K Assembly to pass resolution for restoration of Article 370 in first session: Ruhullah Mehdi
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has said that he expects the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to pass a resolution for the restoration of Article 370 in its very first session. “I expect that it (resolution on the restoration of Article 370) would be the first business. If not the first business, […]
NC emerged stronger despite many attempts to erase it in past 10 years: Omar Abdullah
JAMMU — In a veiled attack on BJP, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said a lot of attempts were made to erase the National Conference (NC) in the past 10 years but the party only emerged stronger due to its dedicated cadre base. National Conference won 42 out of the 90 […]
‘Everybody used to say NC is Muslim party, we made Hindu Deputy CM from Jammu’: Omar Abdullah
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday, brushed off the label of National Conference being a ‘Muslim Party’, and stated that his party has made a Hindu Deputy Chief Minister from Jammu. He also refuted the allegations that NC is a party of Kashmir and will only work for the Kashmiris, […]
BJP mocks Omar cabinet’s statehood restoration pledge, says PM Modi promised it long ago
JAMMU — Hours after Omar Abdullah’s cabinet passed a resolution for the restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh dubbed the move as eyewash and said that the National Conference (NC) was mere playing to the gallery by resorting to such tactics. Tarun Chugh, speaking to IANS said that […]








