Cabinet reshuffle exposes strains within PDP as two ministers resignPDP insiders, claim that no homework was done before the reshuffle, which has led to knee jerk reactions, triggering fissures within PDP.
18 Feb, 2017, 09.14 AM IST
Altaf Bukhari takes oath as minister in J&K cabinetMufti had dropped Bukhari along with another PDP minister Javed Mustafa Mir and two junior ministers from the Cabinet, when she took oath a...
17 Feb, 2017, 03.23 PM IST
Mehbooba Mufti to expand Council of Ministers"There is a cabinet reshuffle. New Ministers will be inducted into the government tomorrow," a top source in the state government told PTI.
16 Feb, 2017, 02.59 PM IST
Likely reshuffle of Mehbooba ministry soonPDP would have 14 ministers, including the Chief Minister, while BJP would have 11, that would include the Deputy Chief Minister.
05 Oct, 2016, 10.04 PM IST
J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti makes Sajjad Lone head of Science and Tech DepartmentLone had tendered his resignation on April 5 but his resignation was turned down and the BJP had assured him of giving charge of another De...
24 May, 2016, 03.56 PM IST
Mehbooba Mufti can only hope that tension in NIT-Srinagar is not a sign of things to comeThe sparks flew as far as New Delhi and the BJP government at Centre, which has taken an aggressive posturing on issues involving Indian na...
10 Apr, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Mehbooba Mufti sworn in as first woman CM of J&KMufti, 56, a law graduate from Kashmir University succeeded her father Mufti Sayeed, who died on January 7 this year in office as the ninth...
05 Apr, 2016, 06.11 AM IST
Mehbooba Mufti to take oath as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister tomorrowGovernor N N Vohra will administer oath of office and secrecy to 56-year-old Mehbooba, who will be the 13th Chief Minister of the state.
03 Apr, 2016, 07.58 PM IST
No word yet on who made it to new Jammu and Kashmir council of ministersSources in the PDP said Mehbooba is likely to hold a meeting of senior party leaders later this evening for finalising her team of minister...
03 Apr, 2016, 04.30 PM IST
Mehbooba Mufti to be sworn in as first woman chief minister of J&K on April 4PDP President Mehbooba Mufti will be sworn in as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on April 4, a party leader said today.
01 Apr, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
PDP expects 'talking points' from Centre for Mehbooba Mufti's takeover as Jammu and Kashmir CMMehbooba Mufti, may be waiting for the Narendra Modi government to lob some “positive talking points” so that unrest among MLAs can be ease...
22 Jan, 2016, 06.22 AM IST
Dwindling support base holding up PDP in government formation in Jammu & Kashmir: BJPThe low attendance at Mufti Sayeed’s funeral has come as a shock to Mehbooba and forced her to revisit alliance, says a BJP MLA.
19 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
How Sonia Gandhi scored over BJP in ‘seniority of sensibilities’ in SrinagarSonia twice visited the Mufti when he was admitted at Delhi’s AIIMS, then conveyed her condolences to the Mufti family on the day the CM di...
12 Jan, 2016, 10.56 AM IST
No problems with alliance partner BJP, says PDPAmid suspense on government formation in Jammu & Kashmir, senior PDP leaders maintained the party had ‘no problems’ with its alliance partn...
12 Jan, 2016, 05.18 AM IST
Mufti Sayeed was 'magnanimous and like my father', says Sajad Lone"My father passed away in 2002 and since then nobody shouted or reprimanded me till 2014. But Mufti sahib's scolding, reminded me of my fat...
10 Jan, 2016, 06.59 PM IST
Decision on new J&K Chief Secretary in due course"The Chief Minister has just returned and arrived at his office. A decision on new chief secretary will be taken in due course of time," an...
01 Sep, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
The BJP-PDP government is a people’s alliance: Mehbooba Mufti"Before the PDP, Kashmiris had never seen accessible politicians. People used to canvas for votes and disappear," Mehbooba Mufti said.
01 Mar, 2015, 11.57 AM IST