SRINAGAR — Senior Congress leader Salman Soz Friday said the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was still a part of the INDIA bloc at the national level even as the regional party is contesting the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls on its own. He also said the BJP wants to create divisions in Jammu and Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — The DPAP will introduce a law to ensure protection of jobs and land for residents of Jammu and Kashmir if it is elected to power, party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Friday. Azad on Friday addressed three meetings in south Kashmir’s Dooru, Qazigund and Devsar, as he canvassed for party candidates. “If […]
JAMMU — The Congress on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misleading people of Jammu and Kashmir on the issue of employment, claiming the Union Territory currently faces its highest unemployment rate in 45 years, ranking second highest in the country. “Contrary to claims by Union Minister Anurag Thakur and LG Manoj Sinha, […]
JAMMU — Asserting that several revolutionary steps have been taken by the Centre for the welfare of people, the J&K BJP on Friday said 890 central laws have been implemented in the UT since the abrogation of Article 370. After the BJP forms government in Jammu and Kashmir, five marlas of land will be given […]
SRINAGAR — Article 370 is the heartbeat of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and will be restored, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said on Friday. Abdullah responded to a question about Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion that Article 370 which was abrogated by the Centre on August 5, 2019, would never be […]
NEW DELHI — Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot has expressed confidence that the party and its allies are set to achieve significant victories in the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir. With campaigning already underway, Pilot said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s recent change in chief minister of Haryana reflects their anticipated […]
KULGAM — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday welcomed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail by the Supreme Court in the Delhi excise policy case. He added that legal matters are resolved in court, not through elections. “Congratulations to him. Coming out (from jail) is only through court. This is a betrayal which was […]
NEW DELHI — Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader have welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to grant bail to party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi liquor policy case. Former Delhi deputy chief minister and Mr Kejriwal’s close aide Manish Sisodia said the decision marked truth’s victory over “lies and conspiracies.” “Today […]
KUPWARA — People’s Conference President, Sajad Lone, on Thursday counterattacked his critics who accused him of being a ‘poster boy’ of the BJP and appealed to voters to focus on development and work in the upcoming assembly elections. “I would like to tell the people that you rejected me in the last election. A campaign […]
ANANTNAG — Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chief, Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Thursday advocated for independent candidates contesting in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. Addressing a public rally in Anantnag, Azad appealed that all the independent candidates should be made successful in the polls. “Democracy means a system where everyone has the right to […]