JAMMU: Veteran politician Sharad Yadav Thursday called the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir assembly a “murder of democracy”. J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik abruptly dissolved the state assembly Wednesday night, hours after the PDP staked claim to form a government with backing of the rival NC and the Congress. The state assembly had been put in […]
Srinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday took to a jibe at former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after he asked him to prove that the alliance between PDP, NC and Congress had Pakistan backing. Madhav too to twitter and said that since Omar Abdullah has denied any external pressure, […]
New Delhi: Terming the decision to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly as “unconstitutional, immoral and unethical”, Congress leader Manish Tewari Thursday said it was a “murder of democracy”. Congress leader P Chidambaram also took a swipe at Governor Satyapal Malik’s decision to dissolve the assembly, saying that parliamentary democracy was standing on its head. “As […]
Srinagar: Calling the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik a “match-fixing between various stakeholders”, independent lawmaker Er Rasheed has said that it is yet again proven that there is a controlled democracy in J&K. In a statement issued on Thursday Rasheed said, “While Governor’s decision to dissolve the Assembly was […]
Srinagar: Leader of the opposition Gulam Nabi Azad Thursday said that the Jammu and Kashmir assembly was dissolved at the behest of BJP as they had failed to form government despite efforts for almost five months. “For these 4-5 months, BJP tried to form their own government but they didn’t have majority. So they tried […]
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Thursday was briefed about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir where the Governor has dissolved the state assembly, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. Addressing the media after the Cabinet meeting here, Jaitley said, “Though Jammu and Kashmir was not on the agenda of the Cabinet meeting, members of the Cabinet were […]
Srinagar: The divisional commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan has ordered closure of Srinagar-Leh highway, connecting the Ladakh region with the Kashmir valley, from November 22, 2018 Thursday till further orders. An order issued by the divisional commissioner reads: “In view of the report received from deputy commissioner Ganderbal on 21 November 2018 regarding bad weather […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that his party would have given outside support to the new coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the people democratic party had asked his party for a letter of support but: “I told them I can’t give […]
Srinagar: Former Home Minister of India and Congress veteran P Chidambaram on Thursday claimed that for BJP-appointed Governor Satya Pal Malik thinks that parliamentary democracy was “outdated”. A day after Malik’s dramatic move dissolving the House shortly after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Conference and the Congress came together to stake claim to form a […]
The Kashmir meteorological department on Thursday forecast rain and snow till Friday in Jammu and Kashmir as an overcast sky improved night temperatures. An official of the department said that the rains in the plains and snow in the higher reaches is likely to occur during the next 24 hours. The minimum temperature was 1.8 in Srinagar […]
