SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Modi government has not been able to change anything regarding negative travel advisories as Jammu and Kashmir remained a “target” of the US State Department travel advisories. “So much for ‘naya J&K’. For all the talk of normalcy, peace, tourism & the G-20 tamasha […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday blamed the lieutenant governor’s administration in Jammu and Kashmir for the “deteriorating” security situation in Jammu region where terrorists have stepped up attacks on security forces over the last few months. He said the present adminstration has been “careless” with regards to security grid in […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday claimed that there is nothing in the Union Budget for Jammu and Kashmir, terming it as a “coalition bachao budget” with focus on Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. Abdullah said he thinks this is the first time that “coalition compulsions” are visible […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Wednesday demanded the restoration of the Union Territory’s statehood before the assembly elections, saying otherwise, a “puppet” government would have no powers. “Had we come to power at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections, we would have restored J-K’s statehood in one week. The […]
NEW DELHI — Militants active in Jammu and Kashmir will either land in jail or be sent to ‘jahannum’ (hell), Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday while asserting that the Modi government has zero tolerance for militancy. Rai was replying to a supplementary question from Congress […]
SRINAGAR — Former Minister and Vice President of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, Usman Majid, has made significant moves indicating his departure from the party led by Altaf Bukhari. According to Srinagar-based news gathering agency Kashmir Dot Com, this development has been pointed out by changes in his social media profiles, where references to […]
ISLAMABAD — Islamabad Police apprehended Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan and Information Secretary Raoof Hasan at the PTI Secretariat on Monday, according to party leader Shibli Faraz, Geo News reported. Following the arrests, the opposition party criticised law enforcement, accusing them of flouting legal procedures. “It’s absolutely shameful how Islamabad Police continues to […]
WASHINGTON — Minutes after US President Joe Biden dropped out of the US Presidential race and endorsed Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee for the Democratic party, Republican nominee Donald Trump said that defeating Harris would be “easier” than the 81-year-old President. According to Trump, Biden is the “worst President in the history” of America, […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, US — Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the US presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new nominee, in a political earthquake that upends an already extraordinary 2024 race for the White House. Biden, 81, said he was acting in the “best interest of my party […]
JAMMU — Prominent separatist and religious leader Moulvi Abdul Qayoom Mattoo on Sunday joined the PDP in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a party spokesman said. Mattoo, a former head of Hurriyat Conference for Chenab valley, joined the PDP in the presence of its senior leader and former MLC Firdous Tak at the […]