Tag: Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti warns against tampering with special status of J-K

Addressing party functionaries and workers of Anantnag and Pahalgam, the PDP chief said while it was legitimate for political parties like PDP to seek people's trust and their representation but it was not just for seeking power.

November 14, 2018

Changing names of places is assault on composite culture of India: Mehbooba Mufti

Reacting to the name change spree by the BJP governments at various places in the country, former chief minister and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday described the move as an assault on the composite culture of India.

November 10, 2018

J-K Governor gets accolades for exposing corruption, irregularities in state

The Governor said that he had reports that some government officials while returning home would indulge in pelting stones at security forces and get a payment of Rs 500 for doing so.

October 28, 2018

War of words breaks out after separatists hail Manan Wani

The BJP that till recently shared power with Mehbooba has criticised her and NC for "glorifying" Manan Wani.

October 20, 2018

Public Safety Act slapped on former Mirwaiz Qazi Yasir, shifted to Jammu jail

Both Hurriyat activists had said that the Ummat-e-Islami will place ballot boxes at all main squares in South Kashmir where people will choose between “azadi and India”.

October 15, 2018

J-K: ‘PhD’ terrorist commander among 2 militants killed, Hurriyat activist shot dead

Police said the encounter at Handwara broke out in the early hours at Satgund in Handwara following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of the 27-year-old Wani along with two other terrorists.

October 11, 2018

J-K: Karan Singh’s son and ex-PDP leader Vikramaditya Singh joins Congress

Vikramaditya Singh resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party last year, saying it was not possible for him to continue with the PDP which 'disregarded the demands and aspirations of Jammu region'.

October 11, 2018

Mehbooba Mufti rues India calling off meeting between Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan

Mehbooba said both countries owe it to people of the state and country to carry on dialogue rather than talking through media.

September 22, 2018

Way paved for AIIMS in Jammu

District authorities of Samba handed over about 245 acres land on Jammu-Pathankot highway to the CPWD which will execute the project.

September 17, 2018

Mehbooba announces boycott of panchayat and local body elections in J-K

Mufti’s announcement comes days after the National Conference (NC) chief and MP Farooq Abdullah had announced that his party would contest all elections in the state until the centre cleared its stand on the Article 35-A.

September 10, 2018

PM Modi has to follow Vajpayee to resolve Kashmir tangle: Mehbooba Mufti

Peace in south Asia will only be possible if it is ensured in Jammu and Kashmir, the PDP president said, addressing a public meeting in border district of Rajauri.

September 5, 2018

Malik reverses Vohra’s order, restores CDF for MLAs

The new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik reversed his predecessor NN Vohra’s order by restoring the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) of members of the Legislative Assembly. The fund had been put in suspended animation after the fall of Mehbooba Mufti government on 19 June. Malik also authorised legislators to inaugurate projects and …

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August 31, 2018

Mehbooba Mufti welcomes disciplinary action against Major Gogoi

Mehbooba Mufti, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday praised the Indian Army’s decision to initiate disciplinary action against Major Leetul Gogoi.

August 27, 2018

Satya Pal Malik sworn in, Vohra skips ceremony

Satya Pal Malik was on Thursday sworn in as the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal administered the oath of office to him at a function in Srinagar’s Raj Bhawan. However, outgoing Governor NN Vohra was conspicuous by his absence. Former Chief Ministers Farooq …

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August 24, 2018

Omar Abdullah accuses Mehbooba Mufti of withholding report on Article 35A

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that there was no doubt that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continue to be in a tactical alliance despite the saffron party’s withdrawal of support to the PDP.

August 9, 2018

RS poll | PDP abstaining from voting being seen as Mehbooba’s tacit support to Modi

PDP’s lone Lok Sabha member Muzaffar Hussain Baig had last month abstained from voting on the no-confidence motion moved by TDP against the Narendera Modi-led NDA government

August 9, 2018

Hari Singh’s descendant joins debate on Art 35 A

Even as controversy over Article 35A rages in the state as elsewhere in the country, Martand Singh, great-grandson of the last ruler of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh, surprised many by remarking that the Constitutional provision of the Article was discriminatory towards women. Joining the debate on the controversial Article 35A, Martand Singh in …

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August 8, 2018