SRINAGAR: With J&K set to get a new govt helmed by his son Omar Abdullah, NC chief Farooq Abdullah is preparing himself to represent the party in the Rajya Sabha, highly placed sources said.A senior NC leader confirmed the party, which bagged 42 assembly seats in the recently held elections, would send Farooq to the…
SRINAGAR: Two days before the new National Conference (NC)-Congress govt is sworn in, J&K administration led by LG Manoj Sinha introduced Friday new guidelines for recruitment of police officers and hiring in non-gazetted positions. The guidelines replace norms over a decade old and will prevent the elected govt from making backdoor or out-of-turn appointments, an…
NEW DELHI: Jammu & Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Friday said they will provide unconditional support to the National Conference for formation of the next government in Jammu & Kashmir, stating that the alliance is beyond ministerial posts.“We have no demands. We are supporting the National Conference for the people of Jammu and…
Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the National Conference‘s tally in Jammu and Kashmir reached 46 after 4 Independent extended support to the party and he was now waiting for the letter of support from Congress to stake claim to form government. Omar Abdullah was also elected leader of legislature party…
NEW DELHI: The J&K LG will, prima facie, have the same powers as the Delhi LG, and also control prisons, which come under the state govt in Delhi. Observers are not ruling out recurrent strain in working ties between the LG and the elected govt — a common occurrence in Delhi — over several issues….
NEW DELHI: BJP‘s dreams of forming its first govt in J&K remains unfulfilled but it emerged the second largest party by winning 29 constituencies in the maiden assembly polls post nullification of Article 370, improving on its all-time high of 25 seats recorded in 2014 elections.The party had expected a better performance of independents against…
NEW DELHI: As results came in for assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, the mandate gave a thumbs up to the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir. But the big surprise came for Haryana where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to make a government in the state for…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shagun Parihar registered a win in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kishtwar seat. According to the Election Commission, Parihar won by 521 seats by defeating National Conference‘s Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo. BJP‘s decision to nominate Shagun Parihar as their candidate was a strategic move to garner support from the district’s diverse religious…
NEW DELHI: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday declared that Omar Abdullah will be appointed as chief minister after the party, in alliance with Congress, was able to achieve a comfortable majority in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election.While briefing the media outside his house, Farooq Abdullah said, “People have given their mandate; they…
SRINAGAR: A fraught place even in the simpler of times, Jammu and Kashmir was a picture of keen anticipation on the eve of the election results, rife with rumours and agog with controversies that could determine the reaction of the people and the parties to the outcome.In the polls held after a gap long of…
