Politics

High voter turnout in Srinagar LS seat reflects unhappiness with Article 370 abrogation: Iltija Mufti

JAMMU — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti on Wednesday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir, voting in “numbers” in the elections for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency to express their sentiments, is a good sign. Iltija Mufti conducted road shows in the Union Territory’s Poonch district to garner support for her mother […]

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J&K poll body issues notice to PDP’s Srinagar candidate Waheed Para over ‘referendum’ remark

SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir poll body has asked PDP candidate Waheed Para to explain his statement urging Kashmir’s youngsters to consider the general elections as a “referendum” to send New Delhi a message, and asked him refrain from making utterances that may aggravate differences among communities. The notice issued by the nodal officer […]

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Centre turned J&K into a prison, distributed its assets to outsiders: Mehbooba Mufti

JAMMU — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre and accused it of undermining the locals’ rights by granting power projects, land, sapphire mines, lithium deposits, and water resources to outsiders. She said the Centre has turned J&K into a “prison,” where freedom of speech is curtailed and people are […]