Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is now a Union Territory and everybody must accept this reality, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said at the UT’s foundation day celebrations Thursday, adding that when it becomes a state again, that day would be celebrated as well, reports Saleem Pandit. CM Omar Abdullah,…
NEW DELHI: Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that her party would continue to mark the foundation day of Jammu and Kashmir as the Union territory as a “black day,” until the statehood was restored.“I want to tell governor sahab that for Jammu and Kashmir and especially for the PDP, today is a black day. We…
NEW DELHI: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday expressed his willingness to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir with the support of Mehbooba Mufti‘s People’s Democratic Party. However, he added that the initiative should be from the other side.When asked whether the National Conference-Congress alliance would seek support from the PDP if necessary,…
NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday, called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the “the biggest terrorist” of the world.In an interview with news agency PTI, Mehbooba Mufti compared Netanyahu to German dictator Adolf Hitler saying that while Hitler “built gas chambers to kill jews” the Israeli PM has turned Palestine…
SRINAGAR: Srinagar city and adjoining areas, particularly Shia localities in Kashmir valley, saw widespread protests against the killing of Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah for the second day Sunday.Spontaneous shutdowns were seen across many areas, including Budgam, Baramulla, Bandipora and Srinagar, while PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and NC MP Syed Rahullah and Peoples Conference functionary Imran…
NEW DELHI: A protest march took place on Saturday in Jammu & Kashmir’s Budgam in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah by the Israel Defence Force (IDF).The Israeli military had earlier in the day said that it had “eliminated” Hassan Nasrallah, the long-time leader of the Hezbollah militant group, in a precision…
NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday announced that she will not hold a campaign for ongoing J&K assembly elections for a day in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon following the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasarallah and other martyrs of Lebanon and Gaza.Taking to X, the former J&K chief minister said…
SRINAGAR: “Azadi (freedom)” and greater autonomy, stirring slogans of Kashmir Valley in earlier elections, have given way to calls for restoration of special status under Article 370 and statehood ahead of J&K’s Sept 18-Oct 1 assembly polls.In a sign of the change, National Conference (NC) president and ex-CM Farooq Abdullah vowed Monday to fight for…
NEW DELHI: A special NIA court in New Delhi on Tuesday granted interim bail to Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, better known as Engineer Rashid (pic), till Oct 2, allowing him to campaign for the J&K polls.Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh had reserved his order after an in-camera hearing. “It is a huge relief…
SRINAGAR:Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat Conference reaffirmed support Monday for dialogue with the Centre, a day after defence minister Rajnath Singh told rallies in Jammu that the Centre had sent a parliamentary delegation in 2016 to initiate talks for peace in J&K but the Hurriyat leaders had “shut their doors on them”.At rallies in Ramban and…
