Politics

If elected, PDP candidates will become voice of J&K’s people in Parliament: Mehbooba Mufti

SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates, if elected, will raise the issues of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and become their voice in the Parliament, party chief Mehbooba Mufti said here on Friday. Mufti made the remarks at a press conference at the party headquarters while releasing the manifesto for the Parliamentary polls. […]

Politics

Former MP Fayaz Mir rejoins PDP

SRINAGAR — Former member parliament (MP) Fayaz Ahmad Mir on Sunday rejoined Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sources told news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that Mir was in touch with several parties over the past few months. According to sources, he had reportedly expressed his desire to join the National Conference and held a meeting […]

Kashmir

Mufti expresses concern over railway project’s effect on livelihoods in Shopian

SRINAGAR — Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday wrote a letter to the Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw regarding land acquisition for a railway project in the Reshi Pora, Zainapora area of Shopian district. In the letter, Mufti emphasized the crucial effect of the proposed land acquisition on the local community’s livelihoods, particularly due […]