National Conference leaders on Thursday paid tributes to its founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his 119th birth anniversary. National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah, vice president Omar Abdullah and other senior leaders visited the Qaid Mazar in Hazratbal where they offered Fateha Khawani. All party leaders, functionaries, and workers gathered to pay homage to Sheikh
National Conference (NC) veteran and MLA Khanyar, Ali Mohammad Sagar, has called on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to reinstate December 5 as a public holiday to honor the birth anniversary of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. Describing Sheikh Abdullah as an unparalleled leader in the history of Jammu and Kashmir, Sagar outlined the
Hurriyat (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Monday hailed the Jammu and Kashmir Police for its crackdown on the inter-state drug network. In a religious address to a large congregation in Eidgah, Mirwaiz said that there was an urgent need for a collective action to improve societal conditions, particularly focusing on the escalating issue of
Jammu Kashmir Raj Bhavan today celebrated the Statehood Day of Nagaland with the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. The event, celebrating inherent cultural links among states, also observed Assam Day, which falls on 2nd December. Students, Security personnel and residents of Nagaland and Assam were the special invitees on the occasion. In his address,
Peoples Conference (PC) President Sajad Gani Lone today accused the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of abandoning his aggressive anti-BJP stance post-election and instead displaying “rookie enthusiasm in surrendering” to the BJP. He criticised the Chief Minister for actions such as gifting shawls to BJP leaders, which Lone described as a “comedown” from the rebellion promised
Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today met members of the Maa Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti and other stakeholders in Katra, who have been protesting against the proposed ropeway project to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. The protesters conveyed their deep concerns about the project’s potential to adversely impact the livelihoods of thousands of local
Srinagar Lok Sabha member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday said the response of the Centre to his question in Parliament over the “harassment” of people on the national highway during the convoy movement of the security forces was “full of blatant lies”. “I asked government of India to stop the harassment of people and
People’s Democratic Party Leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra on Friday urged Union Railway Minister to establish Vande Bharat Express stop at Awantipora. In a post on X, Waheed Parra wrote, “Strongly urging for a Vande Bharat Express stop at Awantipora, Pulwama! Home to AIIMS, Awantipora Airfield, a major university, and a growing industrial hub,
J&K Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Gani Lone has expressed strong disapproval of a recent court order permitting the survey of most revered Sufi shrine, Ajmer Sharif, in search of remnants of an ancient Hindu temple. In an official statement, Lone criticized the misplaced priorities and growing regression in Indian society. “Yet another
Senior Congress leader and MLA Bandipora Nizamuddin Bhat on Tuesday said that he firmly believes that the Central government will uphold its promises made to the people on the restoration of constitutional rights and guarantees to Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking with reporters on the sidelines of Constitution Day commemoration function in Bandipora, Bhat said that