SRINAGAR — PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has filed a petition before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, seeking directions for the immediate transfer of all undertrail prisoners from the Union territory who are currently lodged in jails outside J-K. The plea urges that such prisoners be brought back to local jails […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Democratic Party MLA Waheed Para has said his party legislators will vote for the ruling National Conference candidates in the Rajya Sabha elections on Friday for the “larger interest” of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to reporters inside the Assembly complex, where voting for four Rajya Sabha seats is underway, Para said the […]
SRINAGAR — The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday announced its support for the ruling National Conference (NC) in the Rajya Sabha polls, to be held on Friday. “We have decided to give support to the NC and vote for their candidates,” party chief Mehbooba Mufti said at a press conference. The decision has been […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Para on Thursday said his resolution to restore the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board was dropped in the Assembly ballot. “Our resolution to restore the J&K Waqf Board and hand over its custodianship to the Muttahid-e-Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) was dropped in the Assembly ballot,” Para said in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Assembly speaker has admitted two private member resolutions by PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, one of which seeks restoration of J&K Waqf Board and handing it over to a religious conglomerate headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. The second private member’s bill is about restoration of J&K cadre of IAS, IPS, KAS […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat has admitted a resolution moved by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz, representing the Kupwara constituency, seeking a “one-time exemption of all outstanding dues on account of electric tariff to domestic consumers.” According to an official communiqué issued by the Assembly Secretariat, the […]
SRINAGAR — PDP MLA Waheed Para on Friday said the Jammu and Kashmir government’s decision to “slash” the RBA quota is a “calculated attempt to disempower” Kashmiris. The Pulwama legislator accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of advancing the “disempowerment agenda” and asserted that the Residents of Backward Areas (RBA) quota safeguards Kashmiri representation. “The J&K […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said her party will fully support the National Conference (NC) government in safeguarding the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir over land, jobs, and resources. Addressing reporters, she said that while the government awaits the restoration of statehood, it should take steps […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said her party has submitted the Jammu and Kashmir Land Rights and Regularisation Bill, 2025 for discussion in the forthcoming session of the Legislative Assembly. The proposed legislation, also referred to as the Anti-Bulldozer Bill, seeks to regularise land holdings of individuals, families, and […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the forthcoming assembly must hold discussions on the alleged abuse of the Public safety Act, and blow to tourism and the Union Territory’s horticulture industry. She also sought to know why a key highway blocked since early days of the month had not been restored yet. […]
