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

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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

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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

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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

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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