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 […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the BJP will not win 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and added the ruling party will keep revising its estimates with every passing phase of polling. Speaking to reporters after a public meeting here, Abdullah said if the BJP crosses 400 seats […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah filed his nomination papers for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Accompanied by NC’s treasurer Shammi Oberoi and senior vice president of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee G N Monga, Abdullah filed the nomination papers before Baramulla Deputy Commissioner Minga Sherpa, […]
NEW DELHI — The BJP’s claim of ‘400 paar’ is a joke, ‘300 paar’ is impossible and even ‘200 paar’ may be a challenge for it in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, asserting that it is a “foregone conclusion” the ruling party would lose its majority in the Lower House. […]
JAMMU — Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairperson Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday welcomed the Election Commission’s decision to postpone polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency and said this has relieved several political parties. Azad emphasized the importance of the assembly elections over parliamentary elections stating it is very important to have a legislative assembly and […]
JAMMU — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the BJP leader who allegedly threatened Pahari Muslims in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir should be booked under the UAPA and sent to jail. The BJP on Tuesday expelled Poonch district spokesperson Satish Bhargav for “hate speech” and “using unparliamentary language” during an […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday filed nomination papers from the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. Jailed Awami Ittehad Party leader Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid has already filed nomination papers from this north Kashmir constituency. National Conference leader and former chief minister Omar Abdullah is also […]
SRINAGAR — A day after election to Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir was postponed to May 25, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti Wednesday claimed the two-week deferment was done at the behest of BJP to influence the voters and benefit its proxy candidate. Iltija Mufti, who was appointed as media […]