Politics

Mehbooba Chairs meeting of the Party PAC The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed serious concerns over New Delhi’s renewed efforts to create and foster new fault lines between the people of Jammu & Kashmir aimed at dividing and further disempowering the people. The Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the party that met here with the party president Mehbooba Mufti in chair observed that resorting to naked communalism and pitting people against each other on the basis of religion, caste, sect, and ethnicity are the only tools of the BJP to cover-up its failure in governance hence divisive policies are gaining fresh ground and are being promoted unabashedly. This, the meeting observed, is being done to further divide the people so as to accomplish the agenda of “complet...

Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference on Friday flayed what it termed as the knee-jerk reaction of the UP government to invoke severe charges against the Kashmiri students in Agra, terming such measures a blatant violation of constitutional rights and an overreach. In a statement issued here, the spokesperson said that slapping of such charges is a blatant violation of constitutional rights and one size fits all punitive measures will be counterproductive in the long run. “These students at best need counseling rather than being charged under laws meant for serious offenses damaging the integrity of the country and posing an imminent threat to public order. Punitive actions and harsh measures will further alienate young Kashmiris and will neither help reduce the dil ki doori nor crea...

Bhat Yasir Addressing gatherings at Mandi Poonch, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that dialogue with Pakistan is the only way to bring peace and resolve the Kashmir issue. "Fight how many wars you want to, we have already fought four wars with Pakistan," Said NC Chairman Dr. Farooq Abdullah, who is also Former CM and MP from Srinagar Constituency. Adding that "If there is a war now, there are atomic bombs on both sides," indicates destruction. He said, "Ab agar Jung aayegi toh atom bomb hai donu taraf se, Marenge hum hi." Former CM said, "When we talk, we are called Pakistani for long we have been called Pakistanis". He further said that when militancy started, Ministers and workers of the National Conference (NC) made sacrifices. Dr. Farooq said, when the government abrogated A...

Says concerned over unabated arrest spree of youth in Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Monday sought a time-bound probe into the killing of a youth Shahid Ahmad in Zainapura, Shopian. In a joint statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar and District President Kulgam Abdul Majeed Bhat Larmi while condemning the killing, said that such killings often go unaccounted. They said that the forces and the victim's family version are conflicting and have created lots of ambiguities with the public, which needs to be removed. “Such gruesome killings will impede the early return of peace in the trouble-torn valley. The idea of fostering friendships with the people of Kashmir, especially with the youth of Kashmir will remain elusi...

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday sent a legal notice to former governor of erstwhile Jammu Kashmir Satya Pal Malik, seeking Rs 10 crore in damages for making “vexatious, false motivated and incorrect” statement regarding her being a beneficiary of Roshni Act. The legal notice, sent through advocate Anil Sethi, states that Malik, the incumbent governor of Meghalaya, made the statement, calling Mehbooba as beneficiary of Raoshni Act, in order to tarnish the former Chief Minister’s reputation. “A video has been circulated in media where you, while being escorted by the official staff of Raj Bhawan of Meghalaya are shown as holding a press conference. While recounting your days as Governor in erstwhile State of J&K, at 0.23 seconds of the said video clip, you have alleged that ...

Jammu and Kashmir's Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that those involved in the killing of innocent civilians and members of minority community will have to pay the heavy price for their "inhuman acts" and that the security forces along with the administration won't rest till militancy is eradicated from J&K soil. In a veiled reference to the neighboring country, the LG Sinha said if someone tries to disrupt the peace in J&K, they will be dealt with sternly and “there will be a befitting reply from outside." Addressing the police commemoration day function at armed police complex Zewan, Srinagar, the LG Sinha said police and the other security forces are doing a commendable job in keeping the peace intact. “Be it fighting Covid pandemic, implementing Covid app...

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad while expressing his concern over the spate of selected killings Wednesday stated that those involved in the act should be arrested to expose the real plans. He, however, said that the intense frisking and massive crackdown on the bikers was causing huge inconveniences to the general public. "I met people of almost 11 districts and all have condemned the killing of non-locals and selected killings," he told reporters as per news agency-Kashmir News Observer (KNO) at his Hyderpora residence in Srinagar. He said that there is no development taking place in J&K as construction material has become very costly and poverty is at its peak across in Kashmir as well as Jammu region. "Unemployment is touching new heights and people are becoming...