SRINAGAR — BJP’s 29-year-old Shagun Parihar is the youngest member of the newly elected Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, while National Conference veteran Abdul Rahim Rather aged 80 is the oldest member. Parihar, who lost her father and uncle in a militant attack in 2018, is the only member of assembly below the age of […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Friday said the INDIA bloc will seek time from the Raj Bhavan on Saturday for staking claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir. “The LG is coming (to the Valley). We will ask for time tomorrow and present the letter of support and seek a […]
SRINAGAR — The PDP on Thursday accused the NC and CPI(M) of indulging in hooliganism after victory in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti congratulated the National Conference (NC) on its victory and the party vice president Omar Abdullah […]
SRINAGAR — Omar Abdullah thanked the National Conference (NC) legislators on Thursday for electing him their leader so that he can stake claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir. “You are aware of the decision that was taken. A meeting of the NC legislature party took place, the legislature party has decided its […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah Wednesday said the results of the Assembly elections prove that the majority of the people in Jammu and Kashmir have not endorsed the Centre’s decision of revocation of the special status of the erstwhile state. “Clearly, it (mandate) was not in favour of that decision. Had it […]
NEW DELHI — All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi stated on Wednesday that National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah would be the weakest Chief Minister in Indian history. After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to secure a single seat in Kashmir, Owaisi remarked that the people of Kashmir had expressed their anger […]
SRINAGAR — The legislature party of the National Conference will meet on Thursday to elect their leader in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly as party president Farooq Abdullah maintained that his son Omar Abdullah will be the first chief minister of the Union Territory. The NC on Tuesday emerged as the single largest party with […]
SRINAGAR — Zamir Abdullah, son of Omar Abdullah, criticised the Union government on Wednesday, accusing it of attempting to “weaken” the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) and the Abdullah family to exert pressure on the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “This is everyone’s happiness, the happiness of Jammu and Kashmir. The Central government tried […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the NC-Congress government will pass a resolution demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood in its first cabinet meeting. “After the formation of the government, I hope in the first cabinet meeting, the cabinet will pass a resolution impressing upon the Centre to […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Wednesday said hoping for the restoration of Article 370 from the very people who snatched it would be “foolish,” but his party would keep the issue alive and continue to raise it. “Our political stand will not change. We have never said that we will remain silent […]