Jammu: The Congress on Wednesday said it would observe October 31, the day the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir officially became a union territory four years ago, as a “black day”. Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani accused the BJP of destroying the princely state by dividing it into two union territories […]
Srinagar: The Constitution has been put under suspension in Jammu and Kashmir and by not holding the Assembly polls in the Union Territory, the Centre is making “a mockery of democracy”, senior Congress leader Tariq Hameed Karra said here on Sunday. “Jammu and Kashmir is facing the ugliest situation, leading to suffocation and chaos amongst […]
Kargil (Ladakh): The National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance on Monday dubbed the LAHDC-Kargil poll results as a “referendum” against the Centre’s decision of abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir. The NC and the Congress together won 22 of 26 seats in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)-Kargil elections, the […]
Kargil (Ladakh): The National Conference and the Congress together won 22 seats in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil election, officials said on Sunday. The election to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)-Kargil was the first poll to be held after Ladakh was carved out as a Union Territory following the abrogation of Article […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to point out that no agenda was listed for the special Parliament session and to raise nine issues, including violence in Manipur and price rise, for discussion during it. The issues listed by Gandhi include Centre-state relations, rise in cases of […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the “Union of States” is under assault in the Modi government as it claimed that a G20 dinner invite refers to the President as “President of Bharat”. The party also accused the prime minister of distorting history and dividing the country. “So the news is indeed true. […]
Srinagar: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Rajani Patil on Saturday said the delay in the conduct of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir implies that the BJP is scared. Patil, the AICC in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir affairs, was here to attend a ceremony to felicitate the newly-inducted Congress Central Working Committee members. […]
SC Says Its Ambit Is To See Whether Repeal Of Provisions In August 2019 Amounted To “Constitutional Violation” New Delhi: Amid arguments that Article 3470 was not just a letter but the beliefs of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court of India on Thursday said that its ambit was to see whether […]
Srinagar/Jammu: The BJP on Saturday celebrated the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 by holding a public meeting in Srinagar, while its rivals staged protests, with the Congress calling it a “black day”. The Centre on this day in 2019 had revoked Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of […]
New Delhi: Is there no mechanism to abrogate Article 370 even when the people of Jammu and Kashmir want it, the Supreme Court asked on Thursday and wondered if the now repealed provision can’t be touched will it not amount to creating a “new category” beyond the basic structure of the Constitution. Hearing for the […]