Farooq Abdullah (PTI/File) National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday appealed to the Kashmiri Pandits to “come back home”. The Kashmiri Hindu community faced a mass exodus in the early 1990s when armed insurgency and terrorism peaked in the Valley, forcing them to flee Kashmir.In an assurance to the Kashmiri Pandits, Abdullah, who is…
JAMMU: BJP president JP Nadda on Friday accused National Conference (NC)-Congress combine and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of trying to revive the “era of violence and bloodshed” in J&K.“They are supporting activists working against the country. NC’s manifesto says it will release terrorists (from jails), resume cross-border trade and talks with Pakistan. This is how…
NEW DEHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday landed in trouble once again after he mistakenly called Kashmiri Pandits refugees from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).While addressing a public rally in Jammu, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha said that the promises made to refugees from PoK by former PM Manmohan Singh will be…
JAGTI (JAMMU): Living in exile away from their homeland of Kashmir for the past 36 years, displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Wednesday voted with a collective demand to establish a ‘homeland’ in the Valley. They also sought resettlement that ensures continuity for the younger generation with their roots through this initiative.The community members termed the government’s…
NEW DELHI: Although Congress had strongly opposed the abrogation of Article 370 after the BJP govt executed it in August 2019, its manifesto for the upcoming J&K polls is, interestingly, silent on the issue. There is no mention of Congress’s stand on Article 370 in the manifesto released Monday even as it dedicates an entire…
SRINAGAR: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Monday said his party would fight for the restoration of political and legal status of Jammu & Kashmir and promised 200 units of free power if his party wins the Assembly polls. Omar, while unveiling NC’s poll manifesto here on Monday, also promised to ensure the return of Kashmiri…
