SRINAGAR — The Election Commission of India (ECI) should play its role in restoring democracy in Jammu and Kashmir and announce dates for both Parliament as well as assembly polls in the Union Territory, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said here on Friday. “We have no expectations from the Election Commission. The EC should […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said notifying the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) days before the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections shows the BJP is not confident about winning 400 seats in the ensuing polls. “It was passed in 2019, but notifying the CAA (rules) just a […]
JAMMU — After PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti expressed unhappiness over the National Conference’s decision to contest all three Lok Sabha constituencies in Kashmir, NC president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said both parties are part of the INDIA coalition and the NC will win the seats for the alliance. Mehbooba Mufti had on Friday said that […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kashmir is only meant to address and drum support among the BJP’s core constituency in the rest of the country in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Thursday, alleging that government employees were “forcibly” ferried to the venue of the […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of “pulling out all stops” for ensuring a crowd for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally here and said that the BJP would not be able to do so on its own. “Tomorrow the godi media and agencies will be gushing […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu And Kashmir is grappling with numerous hardships. However, I believed that the only party capable of addressing these challenges and alleviating the suffering of the people is the (NC) National Conference, the party leader Assadullah Ellahi said on Wednesday. Assadullah Ellahi while talking to Media persons said, “I decided to join […]
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday ruled out any delay in talks with the INDIA bloc over the seat sharing in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that talks have already begun in this direction. Abdullah’s statement comes after he recently flagged that there is a threat to the INDIA bloc if a consensus […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday for questioning in a money laundering case, official sources said. The 86-year-old politician was called by the central agency at its Srinagar office in connection with an ED investigation into alleged irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket […]
JAMMU — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said India is making efforts to resolve the border issue with China through talks but unless Beijing comes forward with a positive response, ”nothing can be done”. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, he also hoped that the Hindi-Chini bhai bhai sentiment […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said he had no expectations from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Jammu and Kashmir visit but hoped that incidents like the civilian deaths in Poonch will not be repeated. “I have no expectations from his visit. Can he bring back the dead? Does he have that power? […]
