BJP leader and former independent MLA Faqir Mohammad Khan from Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez reportedly took his own life by “shooting himself dead,” on Thursday, according to party officials.BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur confirmed that the 62-year-old BJP leader died by suicide inside the Tulsibagh government quarters in Srinagar. The reasons behind his tragic decision remain…
NEW DELHI: People’s Conference Sajad Lone on Saturday alleged that the resolution passed in the recent Jammu and Kashmir assembly session lacked clarity and failed to explicitly demand the reinstatement of Article 370 and Article 35A.“I am not able to understand that in the digital world, how can they (NC) lie like this. The resolution…
NEW DELHI: Former union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Thursday criticised the Congress-led INDI Alliance’s recent move demanding the restoration of Article 370 and special status for Jammu and Kashmir, terming it “an affront to the Indian Constitution and the Supreme Court’s stance.”At a press conference, Irani said, “Today, I stand as an…
Jammu and Kashmir’s Assembly witnessed uproar as MLA Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh displayed a banner on Article 370, prompting objections and a brief adjournment. NEW DELHI: Another ruckus broke out at the J&K Assembly in Srinagar on Thursday after Engineer Rashid’s brother, MLA Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh, displayed a banner on Article 370. Leader of Opposition Sunil…
SRINAGAR: The inaugural assembly session of Jammu and Kashmir as a Union territory erupted into bedlam Monday when PDP MLA Waheed Para introduced a resolution challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and calling for a complete rescission of J&K Reorganisation Act of 2019 that formalised the constitutional changes.“Keeping the sentiments of the people of J&K…
NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Monday elected veteran National Conference leader and seven-time MLA Abdul Rahim Rather as its speaker as the first listed transaction of the business in the first session after a gap of six years.Chief minister Omar Abdullah and protem speaker Mubarak Gul congratulated Rather as he took Chair…
