Arvind Kejriwal: ‘aam aadmi’ scripts extraordinary win to return as Delhi CM
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal, engineer, civil servant and Delhi’s man with a development agenda, is the David who slayed the mighty Goliath for the second time in five years. The Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is poised to win 63 of Delhi’s 70 seats, leaving the BJP with seven and decimating the Congress, overcoming the BJP’s […]
Mehbooba congratulates Kejriwal for AAP’s victory in Delhi assembly polls
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday congratulated AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on his party’s victory in Delhi Assembly elections. “On behalf of Ms Mufti, I’d like to congratulate @ArvindKejriwal for his spectacular victory & especially Dilliwallahs for rejecting vitriolic divisive politics & voting on real issues instead,” Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija Mufti tweeted from her […]
No basis to charge Omar, Mehbooba under PSA: Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said it is “pretty clear” the government has no basis to charge Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti under the Public Safety Act and the two former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers must be freed. Since when has becoming a “daddy’s girl” and encouraging people to vote […]
Omar Abdullah’s sister moves SC challenging his detention under PSA
New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah’s sister Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging his detention under the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978 saying the order of detention is “manifestly illegal” and there is no question of him being a “threat to the maintenance of public order”. In her plea, Sara Abdullah […]
Omar’s PSA dossier cites his ‘considerable influence’ over people, Mehbooba’s pro-separatist stand
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah’s “considerable influence” over people, including the ability to attract voters to polling booths despite poll boycott calls and the potential for channelling energies of public for any cause, has been cited in support of his detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). His political opponent and Peoples Democratic […]
JK SSB gets new chairman, three DCs also transferred
Jammu: Two days after a major reshuffle in police, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday ordered posting and transfers of six Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officers, replacing the incumbent chairman of the Services Selection Board and three deputy commissioners. Khalid Jahangir, who was presently posted as Anantnag Deputy Commissioner, was transferred and posted as […]
Kathua gang rape, murder case: SC stays JJB proceedings against ‘minor’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday stayed the proceedings before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) against a ‘minor’ allegedly involved in the sensational gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua. A bench of Justices N V Ramana, Ajay Rastogi and V Ramasubramanian stayed the proceedings after Jammu and Kashmir administration claimed […]
