Farooq Abdullah opposes alcohol ban in J&K, cites revenue lossThe core of the debate is whether to implement a ban. This question sparks considerable discussion, with strong arguments on both sides. Pe...
Omar Abdullah meets Amit Shah, raises statehood and reservation rationalisationJammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. He raised key issues including the restoration o...
PDP's Iltija accuses Omar Abdullah of 'erasing' Urdu in Jammu & KashmirThe Peoples Democratic Party has accused Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of removing Urdu from official records. PDP leader ...
Mehbooba Mufti says Almighty will help PDP like Iran, Omar Abdullah lacks courage to speakFormer Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti stated she was miserly in imposing the Public Safety Act on youth during her term. S...
J&K Bypolls: NC, PDP, BJP face off in Budgam and Nagrota battlesBy-elections are set for Budgam and Nagrota on November 11. The National Conference faces a tough contest against the BJP and PDP. Parties ...
Omar Abdullah accuses PDP of 'imitating' NC manifesto, asks them not to field candidates against NCOmar Abdullah accused Mehbooba Mufti's PDP of mimicking NC’s manifesto and urged them to withdraw candidates in favor of the NC-Congress al...
As separatists unite, politics divides opposition in Jammu and KashmirJKLF and Hurriyat Conference, appear to have buried their long time ideological disagreements and have been working towards Kashmir's separ...
National Conference ready to consider tie-up with BJP for government: Farooq AbdullahNational Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah today said his party is ready to consider a tie-up with the saffron party for government fo...
PDP appears disinclined to accept National Conference offerAsked about the talks with BJP on government formation, PDP chief spokesperson Akhtar said the back channel contacts were going on.
NC says its offer limited to outside support, attacks PDPNC said its offer was limited to outside support for govt formation & attacked PDP, saying it was "ready to make every possible compromise ...
Jammu and Kashmir polls: Most political parties to go it aloneRegional parties such as NC, PDP and JKNPP have also decided to go it alone in the five-phase elections beginning November 25.
PDP says Congress seeking a pre-poll alliance which does not fit in the current scheme of thingsPDP sources said Congress was seeking a pre-poll alliance which does not fit in its scheme of things.
Lok Sabha elections: PDP's Mehbooba Mufti appears set to reclaim family bastion in AnantnagThe constituency stretches from the world-famous saffron fields of Pampore near Srinagar to the Himalayan Pirpanjal foothills.
How J&K parties are preparing for 2014 polls?Within less than 24 hours after Omar Abdullah government withdrew the police deployments from separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani’s residenc...
BJP questions National Conference, PDP on Article 370BJP asked National Conference, Congress and PDP to explain to people how Article 370 helped in progress and development of Jammu and Kashmi...
The ruling party and the party ruling itWith PDP and BJP being projected as two extremes, there are no clear answers for who represents J&K.
- Cadre poaching on in J&K as poll approaches
Era of conventional politics with ideology running supreme is almost over. In Kashmir, politics is a career with power as prize for which p...