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…
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina Saturday said restoration of statehood was not a political issue but a policy matter, and any haste on the subject should be avoided since J&K had already suffered immensely in the past 35 years because of Pakistan sponsored terrorism.He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah called on Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: J&K CM Omar Abdullah called on Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday. This is the first meeting between the two since Abdullah took over as CM. Both home ministry sources and Abdullah later described the meeting as a courtesy call. However,…
SRINAGAR: Congress opted out of joining Union territory J&K’s first elected govt “till statehood is restored”, while a recent National Conference recruit from BJP — Surinder Kumar Choudhary of Jammu‘s Nowshera — made the cut Wednesday as CM Omar Abdullah‘s deputy in the six-member INDIA bloc ministry that took the oath of office in the…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi extended wishes to NC leader Omar Abdhullah for taking charge as the CM of Jammu and Kashmir, which marked the first elected government since abrogation of Article 370 in August of 2019. Rahul Gandhi, whose party has decided to forgo ministries ‘for now’ due to…
NEW DELHI: NC vice-president Omar Abdullah struck a cordial note with Centre after PM Modi complimented his party’s “commendable performance” in J&K polls, saying he looks forward “to a constructive relationship in the true spirit of federalism so the people of J&K may benefit from continued development and good governance”.Conceding in separate interviews to news…
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: BJP leader Ram Madhav on Wednesday levelled a big charge against the Mehbooba Mufti’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Farooq Abdullah‘s National Conference (NC), claiming that both the parties have the backing of ex-militants for the upcoming assembly polls.Madhav, who is BJP’s in-charge for J&K assembly elections, said both parties want to take…
NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that her party will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir for the state’s dignity and a permanent resolution rather than statehood or seat sharing.During the release of the party’s manifesto, Mehbooba said, “For me, this election (upcoming Assembly elections in…
