JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday dismissed rumours of any rift with the National Conference and said his party is very much part of the Omar Abdullah-led government in the Union Territory. He expected the formation of a coordination committee, comprising members of Congress and National Conference, soon. “We […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Election Commission should clarify its stand on reports that the US spent USD 21 million for “voter turnout in India”. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, he vehemently opposed foreign interference in the country’s democratic exercise. “It (foreign […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Wednesday rejected a recent resolution passed by the Pakistan parliament, terming it a “desperate attempt to mislead the international community”. The saffron party also asked Pakistan to stop spreading lies, end state-sponsored terrorism, and focus on solving its internal problems rather than Kashmir. Pakistan’s […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday pitched for the resumption of the cross-LoC trade, which was suspended by the BJP-led Centre in 2019. Karra said this while addressing a district convention in Poonch as part of the Congress’s 15-day campaign, “Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq” (our state our right), to […]
JAMMU — Ahead of the upcoming budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the BJP held a “crucial strategic” meeting of its legislators and organisational district presidents on Saturday to plan its course of action for raising important public issues, a party spokesman said. The meeting was chaired by J&K UT President Sat Sharma […]
JAMMU — Terming the problem of Jammu and Kashmir as an “incurable disease”, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the BJP seemed not interested in its resolution like the Pakistani military leadership to polarize the situation for votes in the country. She advocated resolution of the issue in the larger interest of peace and […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday announced a 15-day long campaign to press for restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. He said the campaign will be launched from Udhampur district on February 13 as the “BJP has so far failed to keep its statehood restoration […]
SRINAGAR — Omar Abdullah should have raised the death of two youths in Sopore and Kathua during his meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said. “There were two deaths recently. A truck driver Waseem was killed in army firing from close range, the doctors have confirmed it, […]
JAMMU — BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday said the people of the country have rejected the INDIA bloc, claiming that Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi are a liability for the opposition alliance, their party and the nation. He also advised Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Monday said the results of the Delhi Assembly elections have shown that people reject the political parties, which fail to keep their poll promises after coming to power. “Delhi’s verdict is clear. The governments that fail to keep the promises they make in their manifestos are ultimately rejected by people,” […]