Srinagar: Octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on held a meeting with former Prime Minister of Norway Kjell Magne at the Hyderpora residence Geelani. In a tweet Mirwaiz said: “Fruitful meeting of JRL with Mr Kjell Magne Bondevik,Ex Prime Minister of Norway. As Norway is known to play a constructive role […]
Srinagar: Six militants have been killed in the ongoing gunfight between militants and government forces in Sekipora area of Bijbehera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district Friday morning. Police sources said that six militants have been killed in the gunfight. “All the six bodies have been retrieved, however, their identities are being ascertained.” A predawn gunfight […]
Srinagar: Expressing shock that credentials of political parties were being questioned, President, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti stated that “all mainstream parties in JK have taken grave risks to bridge the trust deficit that exists between people of the state vis a vis the country”. All mainstream parties in JK have taken grave risks […]
Srinagar: Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday welcomed the Indian cabinet’s announcement to commence the construction of the Kartarpur corridor, calling it a “victory of peace”. “It is a step towards the right direction and we hope such steps will encourage voice of reasons and tranquillity on both sides of the border,” he said via […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that by hurriedly dissolving the J&K Assembly with two years of its term left and hours after three parties had stated their plan to come together, the Centre has “stolen our mandate. In an interview to The Indian Express, Mehbooba said: “We have 56 […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has said that he had been receiving complaints of horse trading for past 15 days and that the MLAs were being threatened. Speaking to news gathering agency ANI, Maik said that former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti has herself complained that her MLAs were being threatened. “The other […]
Srinagar: The Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo has said that the militant outfit is not against negotiations with India. But, he said, negotiations can only lead to a fruitful outcome when they take place between parties that recognize each other as equals. “Negotiations cannot happen between a master and a slave or, as the great […]
Srinagar: In a highly surcharged political drama, Jammu Kashmir governor, Satya Paul malik, dissolved the state assembly. The announcement was made by the Rajbhavan after it stated that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti and Peoples Conference Leader Sajjad lone staked counter claims of government formation. Earlier, Mufti has written to the governor that […]
Srinagar: President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti has written to governor Satya Pal Malik, wherein she sought his convenience as he was ready to stake claim in government formation in the state. Mehbooba also wrote that she has support of 56 legislators and being the largest party of the state with 29 seats in […]
Srinagar: The senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Altaf Bukhari, is the man who started serious efforts to bring the three political parties, with divergent political interests, into the business of talks to form a ruling grand alliance in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said Bukhari set the motion of initiating dialogue to form the governments […]
