PDP, Congress disown slain activist Srinagar, April 25: A mainstream political activist was shot dead while his two unarmed guards suffered injuries after the unknown gunmen carried out an attack on them at Rajpora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. Official sources said that the gunmen fired upon the vehicle (Scorpio JK01M- 0099) of […]
Srinagar, Apr 25: Family of Ghulam Nabi Patel, who was killed by unidentified gunmen at Rajpora Pulwama on Wednesday, expressed “surprise” over PDP president and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s statement for “disowning” him by calling him a Congress activist. “He (Ghulam Nabi Patel) vigorously campaigned for PDP’s senior leader Dr Haseeb Drabu (to see him […]
Srinagar, Apr 25: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticized the Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for what he said disowning political activist Ghulam Nabi Patel who was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Rajpora area of Pulwama. Both the PDP and the Congress condemned the killing of Patel […]
Srinagar, Apr 25: Following the revocation of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in Meghalaya and partially in Arunachal Pradesh, the opposition political parties here said that the government should take measures to revoke AFSPA from the state as it claim normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. National Conference (NC) Provincial president, Nasir Aslam Wani said […]
Srinagar, Apr 25: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday made it clear that unless the militancy and stone pelting doesn’t stop in the valley, the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), should not be revoked from the Jammu and Kashmir. “Our stand is very clear that AFSPA cannot be revoked unless and until peace and […]
Srinagar, Apr 25: Mushtaq Ahmad Peer, the former chairman of the Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) who allegedly engineered the Common Entrance Test (CET) 2012 scam has been sentenced to five years imprisonment and fined Rs 1 crore while as the broker Sajad Ahmad Bhat has also been awarded five years jail and rupees […]
New Delhi, Apr 25: Two prime accused in the sensational Kathua gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl today moved the Supreme Court opposing the plea of the victim’s father seeking transfer of trial outside the state, preferably to Chandigarh. Sanji Ram and Vishal Jangotra, who have been chargesheeted by the crime branch of […]
NEw Delhi, Apr 25: The Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it has not obstructed police from filing charge sheet in the Kathua minor rape and murder case. Filing an affidavit before the apex court, the Association vehemently denied that its President, senior advocate B.S. Salathia, and […]
Srinagar, Apr 25: National Conference patron and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday urged to “build a consensus at the national level so that Jammu and Kashmir can be ushered into a corrective era of peace and stability”. Senior Abdullah was reacting to former Union minister Salman Khursheed’s remarks, who had stoked a controversy […]
Srinagar, Apr 25: PDP Chief Spokesperson Rafi Ahmad Mir while welcoming the recent cabinet decisions of the state government said that the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is committed for welfare of a common citizen and was determined to ensure that governance is transformed for bringing transparency and efficiency. He said that the Chief Minister Mehbooba […]