PDP seeks to end war of words between leaders of Gupkar alliance

PDP seeks to end war of words between leaders of Gupkar alliance

People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) president Farooq Abdullah, vice-president Mehbooba Mufti and other leaders speak meeting in Srinagar. File | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday were seen putting efforts to end the war of words between the key constituents of the Peoples Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), … Read more

UPA govt was involved in scams worth ₹12 lakh crore, alleges Amit Shah

UPA govt was involved in scams worth ₹12 lakh crore, alleges Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Union Minister Jitendra Singh and J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina during a public meeting, at Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu on June 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Modi government has laid a strong foundation for eradication of corruption from the … Read more

Police verification report of PDP chief’s daughter forwarded to passport office, CID tells J&K High Court

Police verification report of PDP chief’s daughter forwarded to passport office, CID tells J&K High Court

Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the J&K Police has told the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that a police verification report regarding the passport of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter, Iltija, was forwarded to the passport office in February. The CID sought dismissal of the writ … Read more

J&K High Court orders oath be administered to PDP’s Parra as DDC member for elections he won in 2020

J&K High Court orders oath be administered to PDP’s Parra as DDC member for elections he won in 2020

People’s Democratic Party leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra. File | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad The J&K High Court has allowed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, who was arrested in 2021 with charges framed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), to take oath as a District Development Council (DDC) member in south Kashmir’s Pulwama. He … Read more

Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Amit Shah as protests intensify in J&K over eviction of locals from ‘State’ land

Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Amit Shah as protests intensify in J&K over eviction of locals from ‘State’ land

February 02, 2023 11:05 pm | Updated February 03, 2023 12:15 am IST – SRINAGAR/JAMMU Jammu and Kashmir Kisan Tehreek supporters stage a protest in Srinagar on February 2, 2023 against the administration’s land eviction drive across the Kashmir Valley. | Photo Credit: ANI Amid growing protests over the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor administration’s … Read more

Mehbooba Mufti has lost people’s trust, says former PDP leader

Mehbooba Mufti has lost people’s trust, says former PDP leader

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) veteran Surinder Choudhary, who was the party’s state general secretary till last year, made news this week by joining the BJP and calling PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti two-faced. The former MLC was credited with making the PDP win Hindu-dominated Nowshera seat in district development council (DDC) polls and was considered the … Read more

Getting rid of BJP will be bigger than freedom from British rule: Mehbooba Mufti

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Accusing the BJP of “sowing seeds of hatred” among different communities, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said getting rid of the saffron party will be bigger than freedom from British rule. The former chief minister said the existence of Jammu and Kashmir is in danger under the BJP and urged the youth to stand … Read more

J&K LG should take responsibility for Hyderpora encounter: Mehbooba Mufti

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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha should take the responsibility for the Hyderpora encounter, in which civilians were killed. “What happened (at Hyderpora) was very bad. The oppression has crossed the limits. And the LG should take the responsibility (for the encounter) as he is not … Read more

‘Puzzling’ that govt didn’t secure permission from Pakistan to use its airspace: Mehbooba Mufti

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People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that it was “puzzling” that the Centre had not reportedly secured permission from Pakistan to use its airspace for direct international flights between Srinagar and Sharjah. “Puzzling that GOI didn’t even bother securing permission from Pakistan to use its airspace for international flights from Srinagar. … Read more

Mehbooba Mufti says she is under house arrest

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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday claimed that she has been placed under house arrest, and said the move has exposed the government’s claims of normalcy. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also posted on Twitter pictures of a security force vehicle blocking the main gate of her Gupkar residence. “Ive (I have) been … Read more