SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday said that registration of a case against National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and others for rigging the 1987 assembly election would be the biggest confidence building measure (CBM) towards Kashmiris. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a party function here, Lone said that […]
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Farooq Abdullah won’t contest Lok Sabha polls due to health issues: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that party patron and Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Dr Farooq Abdullah will not fight the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Jammu and Kashmir. Omar Abdullah cited health as the reason for Farooq Abdullah not contesting the Lok Sabha polls. He made the announcement during a […]
Will fight for restoration of statehood to J&K if voted to power: GN Azad
SRINAGAR — Democratic Azad Progressive Party (DPAP) chairman, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that the party will bring Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood back if voted to power. Addressing media persons, Azad, who is DPAP Lok Sabha candidate from Anantnag-Rajouri seat, said that he has always led from the front. “I have stood against the […]
Mehbooba says will field candidates in Kashmir Lok Sabha seats
SRINAGAR — The former chief minister of erstwhile J&K state and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday announced that the party will field it’s candidates from Lok Sabha constituencies in Kashmir, saying that the candidates will be announced within a few days. Addressing the media persons, Mehbooba said that National Conference Vice President […]
PDP may not field candidates against NC in Kashmir: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — In a significant development, National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that the People’s Democratic Party may not field candidates against his party in the Kashmir Valley and that both parties are integral part of INDIA alliance. Speaking to reporters, Abdullah said that PDP president Mehbooba Mufti hasn’t shown any intention to […]
Over 1.13 lakh Kashmiri migrants eligible to vote for 3 LS seats in Kashmir
JAMMU — Over 1.13 lakh Kashmiri migrants are registered to cast their votes for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections for three seats in the Valley, officials said. The Jammu and Kashmir administration will hold special awareness camps for Kashmiri migrants in Jammu and Udhampur districts from April 3 to 14 to ensure their participation in […]
Imran Reza Ansari strongly rebuffs Omar Abdullah’s ‘Jannat’ remarks
SRINAGAR — J&K Peoples Conference Senior General Secretary Imran Reza Ansari today strongly rebuffed the “Jannat” remarks made by NC leader Omar Abdullah during a rally in Budgam and asked him to refrain from commenting on religion. While expressing his utter surprise at Abdullah’s remarks, Ansari took to the microblogging site X saying, “During the […]
AFSPA can be revoked when militancy is completely over in J&K: Anurag Thakur
JAMMU — The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) can be revoked when militancy is completely over in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday, as he highlighted a positive change in the overall security situation in the Union Territory. He was reacting to the statement of Home Minister Amit Shah that […]
N N Vohra welcomes Shah’s statement on troops withdrawal, AFSPA
NEW DELHI — Former governor of Jammu and Kashmir N N Vohra on Wednesday hailed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement that the Centre plans to pull back troops from the Union Territory and leave law and order to the police there. Vohra also welcomed Shah’s intention to revoke the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act […]
Promise of revoking AFSPA in J&K made in view of LS polls: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that the promise of revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir has been made in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as he feared that the people here would be cheated just like those in Ladakh were on […]