The seven-party Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was ahead in the seat tally in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir by winning or leading in 112 seats out of 280 on Tuesday, followed by the BJP which had won 52 seats, including three in the Kashmir valley for the first … Read more
JAMMU: Union minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Tuesday targeted the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) and alleged that the “gang” built big palatial estates and encroached the state land while the Narendra Modi government built bunkers for the jawans at the border. Thakur, who hit the campaign trail for the 5th phase … Read more
Lucknow: The Congress leadership should clear its stand on the Gupkar alliance in Jammu and Kashmir as its “double standards” will not only harm national security but will also “put the entire party in the dock”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday. The People’s Association for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which has several … Read more
Asserting that the Congress was very much part of their grouping, People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said they would fight the DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir “together”, but there was no official word on it from the national party. His remarks came a day after the Congress announced … Read more
Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will decide on its participation in the upcoming district development council, panchayat and urban local bodies elections on November 7. The Congress, which has expressed solidarity with the alliance but stayed away from its meetings, said it will take a call on participation in the elections after … Read more
SRINAGAR: The National Conference (NC) on Monday said the BJP is employing government agencies to target party president Farooq Abdullah after failing to fight him politically. “The BJP, after failing to politically fight party president Farooq Abdullah, has resorted to employing its agencies for the task,” an NC spokesperson said in a statement here. The … Read more
By Avinash Mohananey It came as a huge surprise to those who have dealt with or were posted in Kashmir in security establishments when the Prime Minister asserted that Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution were responsible for separatism and terrorism there. He was addressing the nation three days after the constitutional changes passed … Read more
NEW DELHI: Top political leadership from National Conference (NC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir were placed under confinement for more than seven months ahead of scrapping of Article 370 last year, according to Home Ministry’s data. As many as 6,605 persons including political heads, over ground workers (OGWs), stone-pelters and separatists … Read more