Jammu and Kashmir, which is under Governor’s Rule, will hold panchayat and local body elections, says Prime Minister. read more

Mehbooba Mufti expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement condemning mob lynching incidents in the country would be followed by concrete steps read more

Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was referring to the reports of two of BJP MLAs from Jammu region coming out in support of Article 35-A, which is facing a legal challenge in the Supreme Court. read more

Around 4,500 sarpanches and 29,000 panchs were elected in the last panchayat polls in 2011 when 75% voters had turned out to vote. read more

Mehbooba Mufti’s warning comes days before a Supreme Court hearing, scheduled for August 6, on petitions challenging the validity of Article 35A of the Constitution, which grants special rights and privileges to the state’s residents. read more

She said her father Mufti Mohammed Sayeed had “golden” period of three-year rule with the support of the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee but things did not work out with present incumbent. read more

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, on Monday said that forming an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was like ‘ drinking poison’ and added that she ‘suffered’ during the two-year-two-month alliance. “Mufti Sahab agreed to join hands with BJP again because we had a good alliance during Vajpayee ji reign. But this time, it was a difficult decision. Forming an alliance with BJP was like drinking poison. I suffered during the 2 years 2 months of the alliance. (HT Correspondent)read more

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, while addressing people at Sheri Kashmir Park in Srinagar on the 19th foundation day of PDP, said the regional parties need to bury their differences for state’s special status read more

Mehbooba claimed that she allied with the BJP as her party legislators and senior leaders told her that it would be a “disrespect” to Sayeed if she went against his decision to form the government with the saffron party read more

The PDP president cited Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s example to state that the upcoming elections should not stop PM Modi from trying to establish peace with Pakistan. read more

Mehbooba was under pressure to revamp the party’s leadership for the past many days. PDP sources close to the former chief minister termed it as the first step towards a reshuffle in the party. read more

PDP legislators and senior leaders from north Kashmir were called for the meeting after similar discussions with representatives from south and central Kashmir. read more

A PDP leader said the party is organising “a big rally” in Srinagar in the last week of July to show its opponents that it remains strong. read more

The BJP was protesting against former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s statement that any attempt by the Centre to engineer a split in her party would have “extremely dangerous” consequences. read more

Members of the Indian Army's Shwet Ashwa team pose for a group photo at India Gate upon their arrival for the celebrations of Kargil War victory in New Delhi on Friday.

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