LS Polls: Omar says family-run parties like NC ‘more democratic’

LS Polls: Omar says family-run parties like NC ‘more democratic’

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying there was more democracy in “family-run” parties like his National Conference than in “parties with a difference”. “I dare say there is more democracy in so-called ‘family run’ parties like JKNC than in ‘parties with a difference’,” Omar wrote on micro-blogging […]

Geelani sues Indian newspaper, claims Rs 50 crore damages

SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has filed a Rs 50 crore defamation suit against an Indian newspaper for “deliberately carrying a false news story against him with a bad intention to cause harm to his esteem, dignity and reputation in general public.” Geelani, through his counsel, issued a legal notice to ‘The […]

HCJK for joint boycott campaign by pro-freedom camp

SRINAGAR: While asking people to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Hurriyat Conference Jammu and Kashmir (HCJK) Sunday formed a panel to analyze the possibility of coordination between pro-freedom leaders for a “joint election boycott campaign.” In a statement, the outfit said that during a meeting presided over by Shabir Ahmad Shah, it was decided […]

Kashmir LPG dealers want rationale dealership network, supply augmentation

Kashmir LPG dealers want rationale dealership network, supply augmentation

SRINAGAR: The LPG dealers have apprehended that proposed addition of more than 190 new dealership will end up in making the trade non profitable, asking the government to work for a rationale distribution network to ensure LPG distribution to the customer, besides safeguarding dealer profitability. In the new dispensation, government of India is mulling to […]

Every honourable Kashmiri will stay away from voting : Malik

SRINAGAR: Asking people to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Mohammad Yasin Malik, Sunday said that India was portraying elections as referendum in her favor at international level. Addressing people in Khrew area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Malik said that “every honorable Kashmiri will keep away from voting and […]