JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress working president Raman Bhalla on Sunday welcomed the National Conference’s proposed protest for restoration of the UT’s statehood in Delhi next week, describing it as a positive, albeit delayed, step towards achieving a common objective. Bhalla’s remarks come hours after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserted that the July 20 […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday sought the support of opposition parties for the National Conference’s proposed protest in Delhi demanding restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. The National Conference (NC) said that Abdullah invited INDIA bloc constituents to join the agitation during a meeting of the opposition […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday hit out at the BJP-led central government over what he termed as its “unfulfilled promise” of restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, and said there was “no clear answer” from it on the issue. The chief minister also targeted the BJP over the issue of the implementation […]
LEH — The statehood for Ladakh movement descended into violence, arson and street clashes here on Wednesday, leaving *four people dead and at least 80 injured, including 40 police personnel*, officials said. As the sun set on what is arguably the worst day of violence since 1989 in the cold desert region, climate activist Sonam […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) will take out a protest march to Raj Bhawan here on Wednesday as part of a nationwide demonstration to highlight several issues, including the demand for the restoration of statehood to J&K. The announcement was made by JKPCC Chief Tariq Hameed Karra during a party […]
JAMMU — The Yuva Rajput Sabha (YRS) on Friday took out a protest rally here to press for early restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and threatened to sit on an indefinite hunger strike. The YRS, a non-political organisation of Rajputs in Jammu, has been fighting for the cause of Dogras of the region for […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State (MoS) for social justice and empowerment, Ramdas Athawale said on Thursday that statehood could be announced for J&K before October this year. Addressing the media here, the MoS said, “Centre may announce restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before October this year. The legislative Assembly elections may also […]
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 […]
JAMMU — Several socio-political groups held a meeting here on Saturday over the Union Home Ministry’s recent order giving more powers to the lieutenant governor and threatened a chain hunger strike if the order was not revoked by the end of this month. The meeting also expressed serious concern over the deteriorating security situation and […]
SRINAGAR — Assembly elections and statehood — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first address to Jammu and Kashmir on his third term contained words the Union Territory has been waiting long to hear. Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union territories in 2019 — when it also lost its special status — and has been […]