AIP Pulwama Candidate Joins NC

AIP Pulwama Candidate Joins NC

Srinagar: Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) candidate for the Pulwama assembly segment in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday joined the National Conference, a day after his party extended support to a former Jamaat-e-Islami member contesting from the seat. AIP led by Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer had on Sunday announced an alliance with former members of […]

‘One nation one election’ not possible, Opposition slams govt

‘One nation one election’ not possible, Opposition slams govt

New Delhi: The opposition on Monday slammed the government over the ‘one nation, one election’ issue, saying it was not possible under the present Constitution and just a “gimmick” of the ruling BJP which keeps “releasing hot air balloons” to test waters. The Congress, the TMC and the CPI rejected the idea, saying it was […]

‘One Nation, One Election’ To Be Implemented By NDA Govt: Report

‘One Nation, One Election’ To Be Implemented By NDA Govt: Report

New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA Government will implement ‘one nation, one election’ within its current tenure, sources said, exuding confidence that the reform measure would receive support across party lines. As the third term of the NDA Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 100 days in office, the sources said that the cohesion […]

PDP Contesting To Stop BJP From Burying Kashmir Issue: Mehbooba

PDP Contesting To Stop BJP From Burying Kashmir Issue: Mehbooba

Kulgam: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Sunday said her party is not contesting the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections only for undertaking developmental works, but to stop the BJP from burying Kashmir issue and Article 370. Click Here To Join Daily Excelsior on WhatsApp And Get Latest News “It is a matter of […]

Mehbooba brought destruction to JK: Omar

Mehbooba brought destruction to JK: Omar

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Sunday hit out at People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, saying she has brought nothing but destruction to Jammu and Kashmir. On Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement of resignation, the NC leader said it remains to be seen what will be his next steps. “Mehbooba […]

Cong to release its JK poll manifesto within 2 days: Party leader

Cong to release its JK poll manifesto within 2 days: Party leader

Jammu: The Congress would release its manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections within two days, senior leader Bharat Singh Solanki said on Sunday while terming the BJP’s poll promises “hollow”. Exuding confidence that the Congress-National Conference alliance would come to power in Jammu and Kashmir, he hit out at the BJP, saying it failed […]

Farooq rides auto during campaigning for Tanvir

Farooq rides auto during campaigning for Tanvir

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday took an auto rickshaw ride to pass through the narrow lanes of downtown Srinagar to address an election rally in support of party candidate Tanvir Sadiq. Abdullah, a former chief minister, was seen sitting in the auto rickshaw decorated with party flags and accompanied by one of […]

‘PM Modi Misleading Nation’

‘PM Modi Misleading Nation’

Srinagar: Former chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “misleading” the nation by claiming that terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir will rise again if the National Conference-Congress alliance came to power in the Union Territory. “I want to ask the PM that their government has been ruling for the past […]

PDP at its lowest ebb but will be instrumental in forming non-BJP govt: Iltija

PDP at its lowest ebb but will be instrumental in forming non-BJP govt: Iltija

Srinagar: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is at its lowest right now but it will play an instrumental role in forming a non-BJP coalition government after the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, party leader Iltija Mufti has said. Iltija, the third generation politician from the Mufti family and daughter of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, […]

J&K Bureaucratic Fiefdom Controlled By BJP-RSS Cabal: Congress

J&K Bureaucratic Fiefdom Controlled By BJP-RSS Cabal: Congress

NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress on Saturday asked when will full statehood return to the union territory and alleged that the region has “become a bureaucratic fiefdom controlled by the BJP-RSS cabal”. Prime Minister Modi addressed an election rally in the Doda district of […]