NEW DELHI: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah has strongly criticized Union minister Amit Shah’s accusations against his party and asserted that he stands against the vision of India promoted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Speaking to reporters, Abdullah expressed confidence that his party will succeed in restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, despite Shah’s claim…
JAMMU/NEW DELHI: Taking a hardline stand on abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A with a pledge to ensure it remains part of history, BJP on Friday released its manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, announcing 25 promises, including a slew of freebies, increase in ‘Kisan Samman Nidhi’ from Rs 6,000 per year to Rs…
NEW DELHI: Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the Jammu and Kashmir government wouldn’t have approved the execution of Afzal Guru, adding that he did not believe in capital punishment. Abdullah was the chief minister of the undivided J&K in 2013 and was informed just 12 hours before the hanging. “J&K government had nothing to…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah submitted Thursday his nomination papers from Budgam in central Kashmir, choosing to contest from two constituencies in the J&K assembly elections. The day before, he had filed his papers for the family stronghold of Ganderbal, where the race intensified with some contestants apparently complicating matters for Omar.Both…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi reaffirmed Saturday his party’s call for resumption of dialogue and diplomatic ties with Pakistan to resolve what he called the “unsettled issue” of Kashmir. “People of J&K believe that settling the situation here permanently needs a proper dialogue between Pakistan and India,” he said.However, external affairs minister…
NEW DELHI: Tariq Hameed Karra, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief, on Saturday said that the party was ready to contest all 90 seats in the upcoming assembly polls independently. But, the alliance with the National Conference was formed under a “national compulsion”, he added. He asserted that the alliance was forged to…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday underlined the importance of expedited justice in cases related to crimes against women, urging the district court judges to prioritise the swift resolution of these cases, stating that prompt justice would enhance women’s sense of security.Speaking at the inaugural session of National Conference of District Judiciary PM…
NEW DELHI: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday said that forming a pre-poll alliance with Congress for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir was a challenging decision for the party. He added that to ally, the party had to “sacrifice” many seats where it believed it had a chance of…
NEW DELHI: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday took a shot at People’s Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti on her proposal to support the National Conference and Congress alliance in the upcoming J&K assembly elections, if they agree upon her party’s agenda. Abdullah asked Mehbooba to not field candidates against NC-Congress as their agenda…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance for the upcoming assembly election in Jammu & Kashmir and demanded that the grand old party to clarify its stance on reservations for Dalits and other backward castes in the state, which its ally partner has vowed to…
