Politics

J&K admin does not want to handover power to people again: Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of “sabotaging” the conduct of assembly polls in the union territory, saying the current dispensation wants to continue to rule like uncrowned kings. “We wanted simultaneous elections along with Lok Sabha elections. But, it did not happen. The current […]

Politics

‘PM’s Kashmir visit only to drum support among BJP’s core constituency in view of LS polls’: Mehbooba Mufti

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 […]

Kashmir

Ansari termed Abdullah’s statement as “the dark revelation of truth”

SRINAGAR — J&K Peoples Conference Senior General Secretary Imran Reza Ansari today responded sharply to former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s recent admission that the rigged 1987 elections were the fundamental cause of violence in the region. Ansari termed Abdullah’s statement as “the dark revelation of the truth by the even darker subconscious […]

Kashmir

1987 rigged elections incited violence in Kashmir: Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR — In a ground-breaking revelation during an exclusive interview with India Today, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah contested the BJP’s assertions linking Article 370 to the ongoing violence in Kashmir. Abdullah emphasized that the tumultuous turn in the region’s history can be unequivocally traced back to 1987, not the constitutional provision. […]

Kashmir

Disappointed, but struggle will continue: Omar Abdullah on SC verdict on Article 370

SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday said he is disappointed but not disheartened with the Supreme Court’s verdict on pleas challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution. ”Disappointed but not disheartened. The struggle will continue,” Abdullah said in a post on X. The former Jammu […]