Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said why the BJP is scared of holding the assembly elections. He said the appointment of JKLF chief Mohammad Yasin Malik’s wife as a special advisor to Pakistan’s newly appointed caretaker prime minister was the neighbouring country’s internal matter. Mishal Hussain Malik, a Pakistani national married to […]
Srinagar: The National Conference has engaged the best lawyers in the Supreme Court to challenge the revocation of Article 370, said party leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday and expressed hope the judges will be convinced by their arguments. “We are fighting and we are there with a hope for justice. We have not left any […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said people in the hill states should be mindful of the building codes while undertaking constructions as non-adherence to these guidelines can have lethal consequences. “Years of Govt apathy and wilful ignorance while multi-storey concrete structures were built on unstable hillsides has lethal consequences. Who thought […]
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday offered a backhanded compliment to the Jammu and Kashmir administration, saying the “queues” outside the Independence Day function venue were “excellent” but asked when assembly elections will be held. “Excellent. So when can these same people expect to be queueing outside polling booths for assembly elections?” Omar […]
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the Centre should wait for the Supreme Court’s decision on Article 370’s abrogation rather than “threatening” it, saying remarks by some BJP leaders over the sub-judice matter “almost tantamount” to contempt of court. His comments came after Union minister Smriti Irani, while participating on the debate […]
To Court Only Institution Left That Can Save Constitution, Country: Mehbooba New Delhi/Srinagar/Jammu: Leaders of many political parties on Tuesday welcomed the commencement of the Supreme Court’s day-to-day hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and said they expected justice would be finally served to the people of Jammu and […]
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday attacked the BJP over two women being paraded naked in violence-hit Manipur, saying it was “shedding crocodile tears” over an incident that has shocked the world. She also targeted the party over rape convict and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh being granted a 30-day parole […]
Says Politicians Have Learned To Live Under Curbs Jammu: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the local political leaders have grown accustomed to curbs put on their movement post-August 2019 but such measures cannot weaken their connect with the masses. The erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union […]
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday set out from his home on foot to reach the party office here after police allegedly denied him escort vehicles and ITBP personnel cover. Abdullah, the vice president of the National Conference (NC), was scheduled to address a function at the party headquarters, Nawa-i-Subah, to pay homage […]
Srinagar: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution on a day-to-day basis. The apex court on Tuesday said it will commence day-to-day hearing from August 2 on the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article […]