SRINAGAR — Pulwama PDP MLA Waheed Para on Tuesday hit out at the ruling National Conference (NC) government in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was more concerned with ease of doing business for the rich than the right to live for common people. Highlighting disparity in legal treatment, Para argued that corporate infractions are routinely […]
SRINAGAR — PDP MLA Waheed Para has submitted an amendment to the statehood resolution moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, seeking reinstatement of special provisions for Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution. According to the amendment, Para has sought to add “restoring Article 370 and Article 35A in their […]
SRINAGAR — In their first interaction in years, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday met Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at his residence here to discuss pressing societal challenges including rising drug abuse among youth, alongside the prevailing political situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting comes days after the two leaders publicly voiced […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday appealed to “secular-minded” people to join a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on September 29 against “injustices” and to “protect” the country’s democracy, brotherhood, and composite culture. Mehbooba said the protest has been organised by the Monitoring Committee for Indian Muslims. “You know that today in our country, mosques, shrines, and […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused the BJP of being insecure, saying the ruling party at the Centre is now policing the vocabulary of the Muslim community in the country. Referring to the case of IPS officer Bushra Bano, who was transferred from her post of ASP in West Bengal’s Kharagpur within […]
SRINAGAR — Pulwama MLA Waheed ur Rehman Para on Thursday accused the National Conference (NC) of allegedly turning the Islamic Kalima into a personality cult chant for party founder Sheikh Abdullah, describing the alleged act as “blasphemy, not devotion.” In a post on X, Para claimed that the NC had “rewrote the Kalima” in honour […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Tuesday questioned the action initiated by the SKIMS Medical College Hospital, Bemina, against medical interns protesting over the demand for an increase in their stipend. In a post on X, Mufti questioned “on whose behest” the principal had initiated action against the interns, asserting that they were entitled […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday urged the government to refrain from taking any coercive or irreversible action against properties attached in connection with Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), saying the matter remains sub judice. In a post on X, Mufti said that since JeI leadership had publicly stated that it would abide by the judiciary’s […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to intervene in the ongoing hunger strike by MBBS interns in J&K, alleging that college authorities were threatening to terminate their careers and pressuring their parents to make them withdraw the protest. In a post on X, the […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday appealed to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to meet the protesting medical interns at the earliest and resolve their issues. “It is deeply painful to see young doctors who work exhausting 36-hour shifts, including through the night, caring for patients and saving lives, being forced […]