Politics

‘Misguided, dangerous’: Tanvir Sadiq slams BJP demand to scrap SMVDIME admission list

JAMMU — National Conference (NC) leader Tanvir Sadiq on Sunday criticised the BJP’s call to revoke the admission list at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME), saying the demand to reserve seats for students who have faith in the deity is “misguided and dangerous”. Disgruntled BJP leader Jahanzaib Sirwal also criticised […]

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Ensure innocent Kashmiris are not doubted or harassed: Farooq Abdullah urges Centre, states

SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and chief ministers to ensure that Kashmiris living, studying or earning their livelihood across the country are not viewed with suspicion or subjected to any form of harassment in the wake of the Delhi car blast. […]

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NC, PDP term SIA raid at Kashmir Times Jammu office ‘pressure tactic’

JAMMU — The National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party reacted strongly to the State Investigation Agency’s raid at the Kashmir Times office here on Thursday, terming it an attempt to exert pressure on the media. Both parties alleged that the action represented a broader pattern of intimidation targeting independent media in Jammu and Kashmir. […]

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Ruhullah hits back at Omar’s ‘political suicide’ remark, says fight is for people’s rights, not power

BUDGAM — Member of Parliament from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency and National Conference (NC) leader, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Sunday said that he is neither concerned about becoming an MLA nor interested in the Union Territory’s Assembly. Aga was reacting to the party’s Vice President and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s remark that he had […]

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‘Arrogance is the recipe for disaster’, says Ruhullah Mehdi after NC’s defeat in Budgam by-poll

SRINAGAR — Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday shared a Quranic verse to offer an indirect response to the Budgam by-poll outcome, calling arrogance “a recipe for disaster” and urging humility and introspection. In a social media post, Mehdi quoted verse 146 from Surah Al-A‘raf, which warns against arrogance and ignoring signs. The […]

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NC govt failed to fulfil promises even after one year in office; Omar Abdullah has nothing to show on governance: Mehbooba Mufti

SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused the National Conference government in Jammu Kashmir of failing to fulfil its promises even after completing one year in office, claiming that it secured a large mandate in last year’s Assembly polls but has “nothing to show” when it came to governance or development. The former […]