Srinagar: The Supreme Court is likely to announce its verdict on a plea challenging the government’s decision to constitute a delimitation commission for redrawing the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir on grounds that it violated constitutional provisions. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay S Oka had on […]
New Delhi: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday took to streets in the national capital to protest against the ongoing anti-encroachment drive being carried out by the administration in Jammu and Kashmir. Carrying placards reading ‘Stop Bullying, Stop Bulldozing’, Mufti, along with scores of supporters, gathered at the busy Boat Club area with an aim […]
Jammu: Democratic Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday cautioned the Jammu and Kashmir administration against its ongoing anti-encroachment drive, saying the ‘hartal and stone-pelting’ culture is likely to return if homes and small shops are demolished. The eviction drive has resulted in corruption as people were paying bribes to revenue officials to ensure […]
United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for raking up the Kashmir issue in the UN, saying Islamabad harbours a deep sense of insecurity and orchestrated hatred for India and its secular credentials. Responding to Pakistan’s raising of the Kashmir issue during a UN General Assembly (UNGA) meeting, Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, […]
Mehbooba Says J&K Being Turned Into Afghanistan, Omar For Following Procedure Srinagar/New Delhi: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday hit out at the Lieutenant Governor’s administration over the anti-encroachment drive, with PDP president Mehbooba Mufti accusing the BJP government of turning the J&K into Afghanistan by “demolishing the homes of poor and marginalised”. […]
Srinagar: The authorities on Monday termed said that list which is allegedly in circulation on some social media groups regarding alleged encroachers in Srinagar and among others mentions name of Safia Abdullah Khan, daughter of Farooq Abdullah, National Conference president and former chief minister of erstwhile state, was not official. The government made the statement […]
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said the “delay” in hearing of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court gives him confidence that their case was “strong”. He claimed that had the case of the central government been strong, they would have pressed for an early hearing in the […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said former president Pervez Musharraf was the only Pakistani General who genuinely tried to address the Kashmir issue. Musharraf, 79, passed away on Sunday at a Dubai hospital. “Deepest condolences. Perhaps the only Pakistani General who genuinely tried to address the Kashmir issue. He wanted […]
In A Letter To PM Modi, Cong Leader Urges Him To Look Into Their Plight New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the “plight” of Kashmiri Pandit employees who do not want to return to the Kashmir Valley without a guarantee of their security, and accused the […]
Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar once again expressed its deep regret over the fact that for the last three and a half years, the authorities have “illegally and arbitrarily” kept its head Mirwaiz Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq under house detention due to which he has not been able to perform the important duty […]