BJP will benefit in J&K elections if Congress-NC alliance fails: Ex-RAW chief Amarjit Singh Dulat
Srinagar/IBNS: Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Amarjit Singh Dulat has suggested that the Congress-National Conference alliance will benefit from voters in Jammu but if it fails to remain intact, the Bharatiya Janata Party will secure a win and that J&K will have a Hindu chief minister for the first time in history.
Kashmir polls: Jailed separatist leader fielded against National Conference leader Omar Abdullah
Srinagar/IBNS: A day after former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah claimed the Centre is conspiring to defeat him by fielding candidates from jail, a separatist leader behind the bars has been pitted against him in two seats of the valley which will head to polls this month.
New Delhi is conspiring to silence me: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah
Srinagar/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has alleged that New Delhi is aiming to keep him silenced by fielding candidates who are lodged in jail, media reports said.
BJP announces third list of candidates for Jammu & Kashmir assembly polls
Srinagar/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday announced its third list of candidates for 29 seats in Jammu and Kashmir for the upcoming assembly elections.
National Conference, Congress seal Jammu and Kashmir seat-sharing deal
Srinagar/IBNS: The Congress and National Conference have reached a deal to share Jammu and Kashmir's 90 Assembly seats ahead of next month's election, senior leaders from each side confirmed Monday evening, ending talks on a successful note hours before the deadline to file nominations for the first phase.
PDP's J&K poll manifesto released; Mehbooba Mufti criticises 'agenda-less' Congress-NC alliance
Srinagar: People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday took potshots at the Congress-National Conference (NC) alliance.
Jammu Kashmir Assembly elections: National Conference and Congress agree on pre-poll alliance
Srinagar: In a major development, National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah has confirmed that the party will be forming an alliance with the Congress for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, media reports said.
Jammu Kashmir polls: Omar Abdullah says what would be Assembly's top priority once elected
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah announced that the priority of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly after the election would be to pass a resolution opposing the central government's decision to revoke the region's statehood and special status.
SC issues notice to Omar Abdhulla's wife over NC leader's divorce petition
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's estranged wife Payal Abdullah over a divorce petition filed by him.
New Delhi/ Srinagar: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has said Pakistan is “not wearing bangles” and has “nuclear bombs”, reacting to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remark that India would never give up its claim on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and its people would join India of their own accord, media reports said.
PM Modi to chair 1st National Conference of Chief Secretaries
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to chair the First National Conference of Chief Secretaries at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on Thursday and Friday.
Kashmir parties not impressed with Amit Shah's four-day visit to valley
Srinagar/UNI: Except the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), most of the political parties in J&K are not impressed with the outcome of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s high profile four-day visit which concluded Tuesday morning.
If Omar Abdullah to be released, it should be done immediately: Supreme Court tells Centre
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Centre that if former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is to be released then the government must do it immediately, days after National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah was freed from detention, media reports said.
National Conference welcomes release of Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar/UNI: National Conference (NC) on Friday welcomed the release of its president Dr Farooq Abdullah from detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) after over seven months.
National Conference planning to challenge detention of Farooq Abdullah under PSA
Srinagar/UNI: The National Conference (NC) is planning to challenge the detention of party president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah under Public Safety Act (PSA) in the court.