SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday asked the voters in Kashmir to remain vigilant to the possibility of manipulation of the EVMs when they cast their votes for the Lok Sabha elections. “It is important for all the voters to know that the EVM is a theft machine. On the polling day, […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said he does not see the militant attack in Poonch as a security failure as militancy was still alive in that region of Jammu and Kashmir. One soldier was killed and four were injured as militants ambushed an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticised the BJP for anti-Muslim rhetoric during elections and said targeting the 14 per cent of India’s population won’t strengthen the nation. Speaking at a rally in downtown Srinagar in support of his party candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Abdullah emphasised the need for harmony […]
JAMMU — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti was on Sunday served a show cause notice, seeking an explanation for allegedly using a child to seek votes during campaigning for Lok Sabha polls in Rajouri district. Rajouri is part of Anantnag parliamentary constituency which is going to polls in the sixth phase on May 25. Mehbooba, a […]
SRINAGAR — The people of Jammu and Kashmir will have to decide if their lives have improved after the abrogation of Article 370, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. Addressing workers’ conventions, public gatherings, road shows and rallies at 24 places in the Beerwah assembly segment of Budgam district, Abdullah — the National […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone on Saturday demanded that National Conference leader Omar Abdullah prove his allegation that the separatist-turned-mainstream politician is collaborating with the BJP. Lone also demanded an apology from Abdullah if he failed to prove the allegation. The separatist-turned-politician is pitted against Abdullah from the Baramulla seat in north Kashmir. […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday of trying to create a fear psychosis among Hindus to stay in power and said he no longer talks about the issues of the common people that propelled him to the top post in 2014. The former Jammu and Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has said the issues related to Kashmiri Pandit migrants are not merely a matter of statistics but a humanitarian crisis that demands urgent attention and meaningful solutions. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of exploiting the Kashmiri migrants’ sufferings for […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday asked the BJP why it had not fielded candidates from the Kashmir Valley despite claiming to have put Jammu and Kashmir on the path of development following the abrogation of Article 370. The BJP has not fielded candidates for the Lok Sabha elections from the three […]
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 […]