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Day after Jammu and Kashmir Assembly dissolved, BJP to hold important meeting on Thursday

The BJP further added that the party wanted that the assembly elections for the state should be conducted along with the Parliament elections, scheduled to take place in 2019.

Nov 22, 2018, 10:23 AM IST

Political storm in J&K as Governor dissolves Assembly; PDP-NC-Congress target Centre

Leading the attacks on the Governor were former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, who have been arch rivals in the polity of the state.

Nov 21, 2018, 23:03 PM IST

J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolves Assembly as PDP stakes claim to form government

Governor Satya Pal Malik announced the decision through a press communique

Nov 21, 2018, 21:19 PM IST

Mehbooba sends letter to stake claim for J&K govt formation, says 'unable to reach Rajbhavan'

The PDP has decided to form government in Jammu and Kashmir with the support of the National Conference and the Congress.

Nov 21, 2018, 20:43 PM IST

PDP leader confirms alliance with NC, Congress to form government in J&K

Senior PDP leader Altaf Bukhari has confirmed that his party will get into an alliance with the National Conference and the Congress.

Nov 21, 2018, 16:08 PM IST

PDP, Congress and National Conference likely to join hands, take on BJP in Jammu and Kashmir

If such an arrangement comes about, Mehbooba Mufti is unlikely to be the chief minister but the government may be headed by a senior PDP leader

Nov 21, 2018, 06:23 AM IST

'Non-official talks' with Taliban but not with J&K stakeholders? Omar Abdullah questions Centre

India had on Thursday said it would participate in the dialogue hosted by Russia at a "non-official level" in Moscow.

Nov 09, 2018, 16:59 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir: BJP, RSS behind killings of National Conference workers, says party leader

"I have no hesitation to say that the BJP and the RSS killed my workers," said Firdous on Saturday. 

Oct 07, 2018, 13:11 PM IST

J&K municipal polls: Campaigning ends, security tightened ahead of polls

The first phase of polling will seal the fate of 1,283 candidates in J&K.

Oct 07, 2018, 12:49 PM IST

Terrorists target National Conference workers, kill two

Terrorists on Friday targeted workers of the National Conference Party in Srinagar, killing two and injuring several others.

Oct 05, 2018, 12:10 PM IST

NC spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu quits party, to contest civic polls from Srinagar

Mattu said that he would contest the municipal polls from Srinagar to serve the people.

Sep 25, 2018, 18:33 PM IST

Election without people's participation is not election: Omar Abdullah

National Conference vice-president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed dismay over the upcoming Panchayat polls.

Sep 13, 2018, 15:07 PM IST

Farooq Abdullah trying to outsmart PDP by appearing to side with separatists: J&K BJP

The party claimed Abdullah was trying "all tricks" to fill the political void created by the PDP in the Valley after it had formed a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sep 09, 2018, 19:39 PM IST

J&K: National Conference MLA Javed Ahmed Rana abuses state police, says security forces behind stone-pelting

Pointing a finger at the security forces, he said they were behind the stone-pelting. The MLA also courted controversy by calling the Jammu and Kashmir Police 'dalal', thieves (chor) and disloyal (namak haram).

Sep 08, 2018, 22:29 PM IST

Article 35A: After panchayat polls, National Conference threatens to boycott assembly, Lok Sabha elections

"First, do justice to us and clear your (Centre) stand (on Article 35-A). If your plan is that (weakening Jammu and Kashmir's special position), then our ways are separate. Then we cannot have elections. Not only these (urban local bodies and panchayat) polls, but we will also boycott the assembly and parliamentary elections then," said Farooq Abdullah.

Sep 08, 2018, 17:07 PM IST

After NC, PDP to boycott local body and panchayat polls in J&K

The local body and panchayat polls will be held in eight phases in J&K till December.

Sep 07, 2018, 22:56 PM IST

Former Congress councillor, National Conference panch among dozens join BJP

The group led by former Congress Councillor of the JMC Rajinder Sharma and former NC panch Ashok Kumar Sharma said it was impressed by the "public-centric approach and good governance" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sep 07, 2018, 17:28 PM IST

Politicians can be bad, not politics: Farooq Abdullah

 Abdullah also claimed that the democracy of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru doesn`t exist anymore.

Sep 07, 2018, 07:18 AM IST

Row over Article 35A: NC to boycott local body, panchayat polls in J&K

In J&K, urban local body polls are slated for the first week of October while the Panchayat elections are scheduled to be held in November-December this year. 

Sep 05, 2018, 17:41 PM IST

New Delhi made many mistakes on Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah

Alleging that New Delhi has made "many mistakes" on Kashmir, National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said steps should be taken to win the hearts of the people. He said it hurts people of the state whenever issues like "revocation" of Article 35-A are raised.

Sep 01, 2018, 22:24 PM IST