SRINAGAR — The opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday accused the government of “engaging in theatrics” and “passing the buck” on the issue of rationalisation of reservation. The criticism came in the wake of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s statement earlier on Wednesday that his government has rationalised the reservation policy […]
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Mehbooba Mufti asks party workers to address public grievances as ‘govt has failed on all fronts’
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday asked the party cadres to coordinate with people and resolve their grievances as the government has failed on all fronts. She chaired a meeting of district office-bearers and senior leaders at the PDP headquarters in Srinagar to review the party’s activities at the grassroots level, […]
J&K High Court allows PDP leader Waheed Para to travel in country
SRINAGAR — After four years, People’s Democratic Party leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, accused in a terror conspiracy case, was granted permission to travel within the country by the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday. Para was granted bail by a division bench of the High Court in May 2022 on a surety of […]
PDP attacks CM Omar Abdullah, asks him not to ‘hide behind’ lieutenant governor
SRINAGAR — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday urged Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah not to “hide behind the lieutenant governor”, saying he needs to stop “raising questions” and start acting. “The elected government should not hide behind the lieutenant governor. The elected government is answerable. The elected government does not raise […]
Mehbooba Mufti hits out at NC govt over demolition of journalist’s house in Jammu
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti criticised the demolition of a house of a journalist by the authorities in Jammu, saying the Union territory is suffering the “brutal consequences” of the National Conference (NC) government’s decision to dismiss the party’s “anti-bulldozer” bill in the assembly recently. “These aren’t the homes of helpless […]
BJP helped PDP secure Budgam bypoll win, alleges J&K Deputy CM
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday alleged that the BJP “helped the People’s Democratic Party secure a win” in the recently held Budgam bypoll. “Do you think the BJP had no role to play in PDP’s success? Did the BJP not field the proxy candidates? It was all manipulated,” […]
‘Peaceful voices being throttled’: Mehbooba Mufti after police stop PDP Women Wing’s protest against power tariff hike
SRINAGAR — The PDP’s women wing on Monday were stopped from holding a protest against the proposed hike in power tariffs in Jammu and Kashmir. The party’s women wing had planned to hold a protest against the proposed hike in power tariffs at peak hours; however, the police, according to officials, did not allow their […]
NC, PDP term SIA raid at Kashmir Times Jammu office ‘pressure tactic’
JAMMU — The National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party reacted strongly to the State Investigation Agency’s raid at the Kashmir Times office here on Thursday, terming it an attempt to exert pressure on the media. Both parties alleged that the action represented a broader pattern of intimidation targeting independent media in Jammu and Kashmir. […]
CM Omar Abdullah should take up with Centre issue of ‘harassment’ of Kashmiris: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah should take up with the Centre the issue of alleged harassment faced by people of Jammu and Kashmir outside the Union territory in the aftermath of the November 10 Red Fort blast. “People across the country are angry over the blast in […]
HC hears arguments on Mehbooba Mufti’s plea seeking return of J&K undertrials lodged in outside prisons
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday heard the arguments on a petition filed by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti seeking the return of undertrial prisoners from J-K lodged in jails outside the Union territory. The high court examined submissions on whether the continued detention of these prisoners in distant […]
