JK is not NC’s personal estate, says Mehbooba
Says news political parties have every right to emerge
Jammu: In a blistering attack at former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for dubbing emergence of new parties in Kashmir as a New Delhi ploy to divide Kashmiri mandate, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said J&K is not a personal property of the National Conference. Mehbooba’s attack followed Peoples Conference chief Sajjad Gani Lone’s diatribe against […]
BJP to hit campaign trail in JK from Friday
Modi, Shah to be star campaigners
Jammu: The BJP in Jammu and Kashmir is banking on its star campaigners Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah to leave a mark in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, with the party planning to start its hectic campaigning from Friday. The voting for the 17th Lok Sabha will be held over seven […]
Fresh snowfall, rains brings down temperature in Kashmir
Jammu-Srinagar highway witnesses closure, reopens later
Srinagar: Kashmir, including Srinagar city, Wednesday received a fresh spell of snowfall– a rare occurrence in the month of March in recent years– as overnight rainfall caused water logging in many parts of the capital besides bringing down the temperature. Heavy rainfall in plains and snowfall in higher reaches began during the night and continued […]
Lok Sabha polls: Alliance between NC-Congress sealed in JK
Cong gets 2, NC 1; friendly contest on 3 LS seats
Jammu: Sealing an alliance after days of hectic parleys, the Congress and National Conference Wednesday announced they will fight two and one Lok Sabha seats respectively, while agreeing on a “friendly contest” on the rest three constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir. In a joint press conference here, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and NC patron […]
India signals to boycott China’s Belt and Road Forum
Beijing: India on Wednesday signalled that it will boycott China’s second Belt and Road Forum for a second time, saying no country can participate in an initiative that ignores its core concerns on sovereignty and territorial integrity. India boycotted the first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in 2017 after protesting to Beijing over the controversial […]
Congress has surrendered to pro-separatist agenda of NC: BJP
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP Wednesday alleged that the Congress had conceded to the National Conference’s (NC) pro-separatist agenda after the two parties announced a pre-poll alliance in the state. The Congress and the NC finalised arrangements for the six Lok Sabha seats of the state earlier in the day. “The NC-Congress alliance is […]
Why double standards? Mehbooba on Aseemanand acquittal
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday questioned the grounds on which the accused in Samjhauta blast case were acquitted by a court on Wednesday. “Despite damning evidence, the accused including a former RSS member have been acquitted. God forbid, had they been Kashmiris / Muslims, they would be pronounced guilty & imprisoned […]
Panthers Party to test waters in all six constituencies in JK
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) will contest all the six Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, a party leader said on Wednesday. “JKNPP will contest all the six seats in J&K. It shall declare its candidates on March 23, 24, 25 and 26 for all the six seats in Jammu, Kashmir […]
