National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the NC-Congress government will pass a resolution demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood in its first cabinet meeting. “After the formation of the government, I hope in the first cabinet meeting, the cabinet will pass a resolution impressing upon the Centre to restore the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The J&K LG will, prima facie, have the same powers as the Delhi LG, and also control prisons, which come under the state govt in Delhi. Observers are not ruling out recurrent strain in working ties between the LG and the elected govt — a common occurrence in Delhi — over several issues. … Read more
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Saturday denounced Yati Narsinghanand’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad, and called for his immediate arrest, saying the controversial priest has “deeply wounded” the sentiments of Muslims. Narsinghanand has been booked again for hate speech after he allegedly made objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad that sparked protests in the Ghaziabad district … Read more
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday expressed hope that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s upcoming visit to Islamabad for the SCO meeting would mark the start of a better relationship between India and Pakistan. India on Friday announced that Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) … Read more
Devender Rana has had an interesting journey in politics. He won the Nagrota assembly constituency in Jammu district in December 2014 on a National Conference ticket, the lone candidate from the party to score a victory in the region then. Brother of Jitendra Singh, Union MoS in the PMO, Rana was once a close associate … Read more
Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir has seen eight terror attacks in the last six months in which 10 security personnel and four terrorists were killed. Next-door Kishtwar reported the deaths of two Indian Army personnel on September 14 even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed voters of the region. As campaigning for the first … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on September 10 slammed BJP over rising militancy and said that they don’t do anything except fear and threatening. “…BJP doesn’t do anything except create fear and threatening. BJP has been saying that if the National Conference-Congress govt comes to power then militancy will rise again. … Read more
Srinagar, J&K: Congress leader KC Venugopal says “BJP is trying to destroy the soul of Jammu and Kashmir our INDIA alliance’s main objective is to save the soul of Jammu and Kashmir so that is why Congress and National Conference is coming together to make a government in Jammu & Kashmir which is totally friendly … Read more
Last Updated: August 25, 2024, 23:22 IST Abdullah said the NC has prepared an extensive manifesto for the assembly polls which has been copied by other parties.(PTI file photo) The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was addressing NC workers in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, where activist Sayim Mustafa joined the party NC vice president … Read more
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Saturday strongly criticised the Congress for allying with the National Conference (NC) ahead of three-phase Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls starting September 18. Biren Singh, a senior BJP leader, accused the Congress of compromising the national security and unity to fulfill its desire for power and questioned … Read more
