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 […]
Srinagar: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday strongly condemned BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s objectionable remarks in the Lok Sabha against BSP parliamentarian Danish Ali. While National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said Bidhuri’s remarks against the BSP MP revealed what the BJP thinks about Muslims, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said the BJP should “spray […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the August 5 notification of the election department of the Union Territory of Ladakh for the hill council polls and ordered issuance of a fresh election schedule within a week. Holding that the National Conference is entitled to the ‘plough’ symbol, a bench comprising Justices Vikram […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday asked National Conference leader Mohd Akbar Lone to file an affidavit swearing allegiance to the Constitution of India and accepting the country’s sovereignty unconditionally, after the ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogan that he allegedly raised in the Jammu & Kashmir assembly in 2018 kicked up a massive row. Lone, the lead […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a plea regarding denial of plough’ symbol to its candidates for the upcoming Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) polls on September 10. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah concluded hearing arguments on behalf of the lawyers representing union territory administration […]
Informs SC That Polls Can Be Held At Any Time, Restoration Of Statehood Will Take Some Time New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that elections can be held in Jammu and Kashmir “anytime from now” with most of the work on the voters’ list over, and the decision on specific dates […]
Jammu/Srinagar: The Centre’s stand in the Supreme Court on restoration of statehood and holding Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir is nothing new but just a diversionary tactic, political parties in the valley said on Thursday. While the National Conference (NC) described the submissions made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in the top court as […]
Srinagar: National Conference on Tuesday said that it fails to see why the administration in Lakakh has made an ego issue out of symbol allotment to the party. “The Ladakh administration tried to get the HC order stayed. This was refused. They then tried to get the contempt proceedings of the HC stayed, this was […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a declaration that abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, was constitutionally valid. Terming the plea as “misconceived”, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said the issue of constitutional […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said BJP government had insulted National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah who worked for accession of the only Muslim-majority state to India. Mufti made the remark apparently in reference to the dropping of ‘Sher’, a popular moniker of Sheikh Abdullah, from the Kashmir International Convention Centre. Replying to […]