Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) Lok Sabha member, Engineer Rashid, will get interim bail to observe the ‘Chehlum’ function of his father, Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) spokesperson said on Wednesday. Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) Chief Spokesperson, Inam Un Nabi, said, “As per the earlier orders of the Hon’ble High Court, Member of Parliament from Baramulla, Engineer Rashid will be released tomorrow (Thursday) morning on interim bail for a period of five days to enable him to participate in the Chahlum (40…
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Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Sunday lashed out at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it should first seek a probe into recruitments made over the last 10 years.Itoo rejected allegations regarding recruitments and outsourcing, asserting that if the PDP is demanding an inquiry into recent recruitments, it should first seek an investigation into all recruitments carried out during the past decade.Speaking to reporters on the sidelin…
Jammu, June 11 (IANS) Leaders in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Pakistani Army, calling them “inhuman” and drawing a comparison with their Indian counterpart after more than 20 people were reportedly killed in recent police action on protestors in several parts of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) leader Shafqat Mir condemned the incident, saying: “It is a crime and voice should be raised against it.””It is very unfortunat…
New Delhi/Srinagar, June 11 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and discussed key issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir, including the early restoration of statehood, current economic condition, and the pace of development.The Office of CM Omar Abdullah said on X: “Chief Minister called on the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi in New Delhi today and discussed key issues concerning Jammu & Kashmir, includi…
Srinagar, June 11 (IANS) National Conference (NC) President and former J&K Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that his party won’t beg anyone to join its protest in New Delhi for the restoration of statehood.The NC will not invite any political party from Jammu and Kashmir to join its protest in Delhi for the restoration of statehood to J&K, he stressed.”Whoever wants to join the protest can do so. We are not going to anyone with a (begging) bowl,” Abdullah told reporte…
Srinagar, June 10 (IANS) National Conference President and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must honour his commitment on J&K statehood.Addressing party workers here today, Dr Abdullah said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has repeatedly raised the issue with Prime Minister Modi and expressed hope that Jammu and Kashmir would regain statehood at the earliest.Dr Abdullah said the Chief Minister had taken up the matter with the Prime Mini…
Srinagar, June 9 (IANS) Estranged National Conference (NC) Lok Sabha member, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, said on Tuesday that he will join the party protest at Jantar Mantar, but asserted that the restoration of the Constitution’s Article 370 must remain the core issue of that protest.Speaking to reporters in J&K’s Pulwama, Aga Ruhullah noted he would definitely participate in the protest, but stressed that the struggle should not be confined to a one-day political event.He called for a sustain…
Srinagar, June 8 (IANS) Thousands of devotees on Monday attended the prayers at the annual Urs of Sufi saint Hazrat Mian Nizamuddin Kiyanvi at the shrine in Wangat village of J&K’s Ganderbal district. Devotees from remote areas of Poonch, Rajouri, Kathua, and other districts of J&K, along with those from outside the region, assembled to join the ceremonial prayers before departing for their homes.Traffic authorities faced challenges regulating the heavy flow of devotees arriving by dif…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The meeting of Opposition parties under the banner of the INDIA bloc concluded this evening, with a broader consensus on redrawing electoral as well as political strategy and pursuing a “united and spirited” fight against the BJP-led NDA government. The INDIA bloc allies, after holding wide-ranging discussions and deliberations, zeroed in on five key decisions to sharpen their campaign and strategy in taking on the NDA dispensation over multiple pressing issues, includin…
Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) Former chief minister and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that she will attend the INDIA Bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8. Mehbooba Mufti said she would be attending the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8.Earlier, former chief minister and ruling National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah also said that either he or his son, Omar Abdullah, would attend the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi.The Indian National Develop…