SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Congress District President Pulwama, Umer Jaan, has sharply criticized MLA Pulwama, Waheed ur Rehman Para, and PDP leader Iltija Mufti for neglecting the pressing issues of their respective constituencies while participating in protests over the reservation policy at Gupkar, Srinagar. Jaan urged Waheed Para to prioritize resolving the local grievances of Pulwama […]
SRINAGAR — The Income Tax department has served a notice to senior PDP leader and Jammu and Kashmir MLA Waheed Para to submit his books of accounts, officials said on Sunday. Though, according to the notice, Para was scheduled to appear before the Income Tax authorities on December 20, he received the intimation on the […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference on Saturday dismissed Mehbooba Mufti’s claims that ration cards of thousands of people below the poverty line were cancelled as “unfounded” and a “desperate ploy” to stay in the spotlight. In a statement, the party’s chief spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq said such “baseless accusations” had no place in the realm of […]
SRINAGAR — PDP supremo Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the proposed increase in GST for Kashmiri shawl would finish the craft and appealed to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to address the issue. She also alleged that the Centre was trying to make the people of Jammu and Kashmir dependent solely on tourism. […]
SRINAGAR — The Peoples’ Democratic Party on Friday said the cancellation of more than 1.27 lakh ration cards in Jammu and Kashmir was “unwarranted and cruel”, and asked the government to revisit the move. In a post on X, party leader Iltija Mufti said the ration card holders were people living below the poverty line […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday expressed concern over the ecological impact of some developmental projects in Kashmir, saying development should not come at the cost of environment and resources. Mufti, a former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, raised an alarm over three projects — […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Criticizing the PDP for its recent remarks against the NC government, senior NC leader Imran Amin Shah stated that the PDP has primarily executed its so-called “self-rule agenda” to benefit its own family, leaving the people of Jammu and Kashmir to suffer due to its complete failure in addressing public issues. Shah […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Waheed Para on Sunday said the ‘one nation one election’ (ONOE) plan directly “threatens” the political, legal and cultural identity of Jammu and Kashmir. The youth president of the PDP said the plan will erase “whatever remains” of the political voice of Jammu and Kashmir. “One Election (ONOE) proposal’ This is […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Saturday said the idea of ‘one nation, one election’ undermines the the country’s federal structure. “Unfortunately, this NDA government is destroying India’s Constitution day by day. India is a federal country, which has a federal structure. By talking of ‘one nation, one election’, you are undermining […]
SRINAGAR — The PDP on Saturday resolved to “reinvigorate its struggle” for peace with dignity for Jammu and Kashmir, using all democratic and constitutional methods for resolving the “Kashmir issue”, including the restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status. The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) passed a resolution in this connection during its general council meeting […]