ANANTNAG — president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused jailed MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid’s Awami Ittehad Party of being a proxy of the BJP, and warned the people of Jammu and Kashmir not to come under the influence of such parties. Her remarks came a day after PDP candidate from south Kashmir’s Shopian assembly segment Yawar […]
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Congress was not good enough for NC in J&K, till Mufti Sayeed made it so: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the National Conference forged an alliance with Congress, its nemesis, in the 1980s, only after her late father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed turned the national party into a viable option in the valley. Addressing an election rally in Kokernag assembly segment of Anantnag district, Mufti recalled the […]
Mehbooba Mufti criticises Omar Abdullah for contesting on two seats
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, criticised National Conference leader Omar Abdullah for contesting on two seats for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “Omar Abdullah was reiterating one thing from the last 3-4 years, that he would not contest elections till […]
BJP has reduced resolution of Kashmir issue to conducting Assembly polls: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the BJP has succeeded in reducing the resolution of the Kashmir issue to the conduct of Assembly polls in the Union Territory. “The BJP has succeeded in reducing the Kashmir issue — for which thousands have died, thousands were orphaned and we suffered losses of billions […]
Handed a second chance, Waheed Parra builds Pulwama campaign around ‘healing J&K’s pain’
SRINAGAR — “Before we listen to you, you have to listen to us,” 42-year-old Muzaffar Ahmad Magray tells Waheed ur Rehman Parra as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Pulwama Assembly seat alights from his vehicle on a campaign stop. It is a cloudy morning in the village of Renzipora village in Pulwama’s Awantipora […]
PDP urges Govt to resolve Ayushman Bharat funds delay, calls it a ‘breach of Trust’ with Patients, Hospitals
SRINAGAR — Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar has expressed grave concerns over the suspension of treatment services in private hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Jammu and Kashmir. The disruption, caused by non-payment of funds, has left hundreds of patients in dire straits, Akhtar said in a statement […]
PDP will ensure crop insurance, subsidies for hail nets to protect apple farms: Waheed Parra
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Youth President and assembly candidate for Pulwama Constituency, Waheed Ur Rehman Parra on Tuesday expressed deep concern for the orchardists and farmers in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district and other affected areas who have suffered significant losses due to recent heavy rains followed by a devastating hailstorm. In a statement […]
No scope for tie-up with BJP: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday ruled out any tie-up with the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, while asserting that government formation after the assembly polls would not be possible without the inclusion of her party. Hitting out at the National Conference (NC), she claimed the party wants to contest elections just for […]
PDP spokesperson Tahir Sayeed resigns
SRINAGAR — PDP spokesperson Tahir Sayeed resigned from the party on Monday, ahead of Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Sayeed, who was appointed as media analyst in the chief minister’s office by Mehbooba Mufti during her tenure at the helm of Jammu and Kashmir, announced his resignation through a post on social media. “With […]
Not criticising National Conference, only stating truth: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said she was only stating the truth and not criticising the National Conference when comparing the performances of the governments run by the two parties during their respective tenures. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was talking to reporters in Pulwama after Nazir Ahmad Dar, son […]







