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…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah announced Thursday that his party and Congress have finalised an alliance for the three-phase J&K assembly elections from September 8 to Oct 1. The decision followed discussions with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi, who are on a two-day visit to…
NEW DELHI: Hours after meeting Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in Srinagar, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said the pre-poll alliance for Jammu and Kashmir assembly election between the two parties is “on track”.“The meeting was held in a very cordial atmosphere. The alliance is on track and it will work well…
NEW DELHI: Highlighting a series of statements made by INDIA bloc members, BJP on Monday said they were echoing the voice of Pakistan and asked people to be wary of such “traitors” as their remarks were against the interests of the nation.At a press conference, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi cited a…
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party on Monday announced its support to Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone in Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, much to the chagrin of National Conference.“Apni Party has fielded candidates from Srinagar and Anantnag-Rajouri constituencies and have received Lone’s support. We will reciprocate it in north Kashmir (Baramulla),” said Apni Party…
