Farooq Abdullah gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Farooq Abdullah gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who is Lok Sabha member from Srinagar, on Tuesday got his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Srinagar, officials said. Abdullah, 85, was given the first dose of the vaccine at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, the officials said. Omar Abdullah, son of the NC … Read more

Abdullah requests PM to restore 4G internet in J&K; prays for success of COVID vaccine

Abdullah requests PM to restore 4G internet in J&K; prays for success of COVID vaccine

Jammu: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore 4G mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir as he highlighted various problems due to lack of the facility and the harsh winter in the Union Territory. He prayed for the success of the COVID-19 vaccine and urged people … Read more

Gupkar Alliance finalises seat-sharing pact for 2nd phase of District Development Council polls

Gupkar Alliance finalises seat-sharing pact for 2nd phase of District Development Council polls

SRINAGAR: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration on Sunday finalised its seat-sharing formula for the second phase of the District Development Council polls, allocating eight seats each out of total 27 to the National Conference and the PDP. The seat-sharing list was released by the alliance spokesperson and Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) chairman … Read more

Jitendra Singh slams NC, Congress for demanding restoration of J-K’s special status

Jitendra Singh slams NC, Congress for demanding restoration of J-K’s special status

Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday hit out at the NC and the Congress for demanding that the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir be restored, saying their leaders should quit as Members of Parliament if they do not approve of it having passed the Bill to abrogate Article 370. … Read more

BJP using govt agencies to target Farooq Abdullah after failing to fight him politically: National Conference

BJP using govt agencies to target Farooq Abdullah after failing to fight him politically: National Conference

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

Article 370: Top leaders of NC and PDP placed under confinement for more than 7 months

Article 370: Top leaders of NC and PDP placed under confinement for more than 7 months

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