Srinagar, June 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Friday strongly refuted allegations levelled against the National Conference (NC) government by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti, regarding 25,000 alleged backdoor appointments.Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the 10th day Muharram procession, which CM Omar joined in Zadibal area on Friday, he accused Mehbooba Mufti and her party of “hypocrisy to remain political relevant”.Dismissing alleg…
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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…
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 3 (IANS) Two political rivals in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling National Conference (NC) are now ironically talking to each other through social media rather than engaging in any serious brainstorming to forge political unity.The debate was set in motion by former J&K Chief Minister and PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti by first writing a letter to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seeking an appointment to discuss political un…
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday launched a sharp attack on PM Narendra Modi over his speech in Bengaluru, questioning whether he had spoken as the Prime Minister, the BJP state President, or the Leader of the Opposition in the state. In a press release, Siddaramaiah said the Prime Minister must clarify the “confusion” created in people’s minds about the capacity in which he addressed the gathering on Sunday.Although PM Modi targeted the Congress go…
Srinagar, May 3 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, alleged on Sunday that there is an agenda to close educational institutions and delete the Urdu language to erase Muslim culture and identity of the Union Territory. Addressing a largely attended PDP workers convention in north Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, Mufti said, “The educational institutions like Sirajul Uloom, which provided education to poor children and had often…
Srinagar, May 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Friday took the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) head-on for its allegation that the government had dropped Urdu as the official language and medium for revenue records and some revenue department exams.Talking to the media here on Friday, Chief Minister Abdullah said, “This party (PDP) has nothing to say other than trying to sell lies. When did I order that Urdu should be dropped?“Iltija Mufti is a young gir…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have emphasised on the importance of Census 2027 which began on Wednesday, calling it necessary for government planning and policy implementation. The Congress, on its part, urged for the inclusion of Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the census.Earlier, Registrar General and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan said that Census-2027 will be conducted in two phases — House Listing (HLO) and Popula…
Ernakulam, March 31 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition and veteran Congress leader, V.D. Satheesan, on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, accusing him of backing out of a public debate and repeatedly making “false claims” without accountability. Satheesan said the Chief Minister’s decision to avoid a direct face-to-face discussion and instead shift the engagement to social media was “deeply disappointing”.He added that he had expected Chief Minister Vijaya…
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) Leaders and workers of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday staged a protest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city over taxes, utility charges and the electric power amnesty issue. Raising anti-government slogans here on Saturday, leaders and workers of the PDP staged a protest to highlight what they described as growing public distress over taxes and utility charges.Carrying placards, the protesters gathered in parts of the city, accusing authorit…