JAMMU — Scores of Congress activists, including AICC General Secretary Syed Naseer Hussain and Pradesh Congress Committee chief Tariq Hameed Karra, were detained after police on Saturday stopped a proposed march to Lok Bhawan here, officials said. Police took action after hundreds of Congress workers gathered at Maharaja Hari Singh Park and began marching towards […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Friday urged the UT government to send an all-party delegation of MLAs to the Kashmiri migrant camps in Jammu to assess their living conditions and recommend urgent measures for their welfare. Karra made the suggestion after interacting with the Kashmiri Pandit community at the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday demanded that the centre spell out a clear timeline for the restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. Taking part in the motion of thanks on the Lt Governor’s address in the legislative assembly here, Karra also suggested the constitution of […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday asked workers to attend in large numbers the “Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod” rally of the Congress in New Delhi on December 14. This was stated by Karra while addressing a preparatory meeting of senior leaders and party functionaries here in […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Tariq Hamid Karra on Monday condemned the recent terror attack involving Kashmiri doctors and cautioned against linking the incident to any particular community. Karra said the attack must be denounced “in the strongest words,” but warned that generalising it would be a grave mistake. “We […]
JAMMU — The Congress in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday said the bypoll result in Budgam reflected “public resentment” over unfulfilled promises and dissatisfaction with the government’s performance while it termed the Nagrota outcome “as expected” as the seat was already with the BJP. On the Bihar election results, Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday said that while his party supports the National Conference-led government in the Union territory, it is not part of it. He said the NC, despite having a pre-poll alliance with the Congress, unilaterally announced its candidates for the recent Rajya Sabha elections and […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said an India-Pakistan war can have long-term consequences but his party stands firmly with the government on any action it chooses to take against the Pahalgam massacre perpetrators. His comments come amid the Centre asking several states to conduct mock drills on May […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Monday questioned the BJP’s claim of normalcy after the abrogation of Article 370 and demanded an all-party meeting to discuss the “deteriorating” security situation in the union territory. He said the frequent terror incidents, especially in the Jammu region, indicate that the militancy has […]
JAMMU — Asserting that statehood is not the privilege of any single political entity but the right of every citizen of Jammu and Kashmir, senior Congress MLA Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday called for a united stand on the restoration of statehood, urging all political parties to rise above their differences. “In respect to this […]