SRINAGAR — National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the government of financial mismanagement in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was leaving a legacy of “back-breaking debt” for the elected government, whenever it assumed power. Abdullah, a former chief minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state, made the remark while reacting to reports […]
ISLAMABAD — Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has approved the formation of a “grand opposition alliance” by expanding the existing platform, Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan, to act as a powerful anti-government movement, a senior party leader has said. Former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser, who addressed reporters alongside the party’s secretary-general Omar Ayub Khan outside […]
BANDIPORA — Former Minister and party vice-president Usman Majid and all other members of Bandipora unit have resigned from the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party. “My primary objective has always been to serve the people of Bandipora and ensure their welfare and development. After extensive consultations with my supporters, the local cadre, and well-wishers, it […]
SRINAGAR — The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Wednesday, issued directives concerning the transfer and posting of officers for the forthcoming legislative assembly elections across Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The move is aimed at ensuring the neutrality and fairness of the electoral process. In a notification, the […]
SRINAGAR — All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association head Imran Ansari on Tuesday appealed to the Centre to take a “strong stand” against the persecution of the Shia community in Pakistan. “I am writing to bring to your attention a catastrophic situation unfolding in Parachinar, Pakistan, where the Shia community is facing an existential threat […]
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 […]