BJP playing with fire, Mehbooba on tinkering with special status
Srinagar: The BJP should not play with fire when it comes to the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Monday and warned that abrogating Article 370 would lead to freedom for the state from India. “If you free Jammu and Kashmir from Article 370, you will free the state […]
BJP wants to hoodwink voters over Article 370: Tarigami
Cong says special status to J-K 'permanent'
Srinagar:CPI(M) leader Mohammad YousufTarigami Monday said BJP’s inclusion of abrogating Articles 370 and 35A in its manifesto was another exercise by the saffron party to hoodwink the voters ahead of the LokSabha elections. The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress also hit out at the BJP over the issue, saying the special status granted […]
Cong reiterates demand for revocation of highway blockade
Kokernag: The JKPCC has demanded immediate revocation of a ban on movement of civilian traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, describing the order as “undemocratic and anti-people”. The demand was raised by JKPCC president Gulam Ahmed Mir while addressing election rallies at Achabal in Shangus and Kokernag in Anantnag district. “We demand immediate revocation of […]
We will continue to adopt zero tolerance against terrorism and extremism: Rajnath Singh
Badharwah: Promising to continue “zero tolerance” policy against terrorism and extremism, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the BJP will not allow anyone to play with the future of youths of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a rally here, the BJP leader launched a veiled attack on the National Conference and the PDP over Article […]
Greater Kashmir staff in Jammu gets ‘death threats’
Jammu: The staff of one of the leading English dailies of Jammu and Kashmir has received deaths threats from an unidentified person here, prompting the publication to lodge a written complaint with the police, the paper said on Monday. The Jammu bureau of the ‘Greater Kashmir newspaper’ got several calls on Sunday, where the unidentified […]
BJP writes to EC for disqualification of Jammu Cong candidate
Jammu: The BharatiyaJanata Party lodged a complaint with the Election Commission on Monday, seeking disqualification of the Congress candidate from the Jammu LokSabha seat over his wife’s alleged communal remarks. In the written complaint to the Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer, the BJP urged the commission to file an FIR against Indira Bhalla, who […]
Tussle: Pak raises objection over attempts to ‘abrogate’ Article 370
Islamabad: Pakistan has said that it will not accept the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution in Kashmir, saying it would be a violation of UN resolutions. The Article 370 is a “temporary provision” with respect to Jammu and Kashmir and restricts the applicability of various provisions of the Constitution by “curtailing” the […]
Modi lied on Balakot air strike, shooting down of Pak F-16: Farooq
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has accused Prime Minister NarendraModi-led government of “lying” to the nation on the Balakot air strike and shooting down of a Pakistani F-16 in the aerial dogfight between the IAF and the PAF. Abdullah, who is contesting the LokSabha elections from the Srinagar constituency, said the BJP-led central government […]
