Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday rebutted a comment made by the state’s governor Satya Pal Malik that mainstream political parties in the Valley do not openly oppose stone-pelting but condemn it while speaking privately... read more

In an exclusive interview, J&K governor Satya Pal Malik told HT that he is striving to make the youth of the state feel that the government is not at war with them. read more

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Mehbooba Mufti’s statement comes days after three Kashmiri students of AMU were booked under sedition charges for allegedly raising “anti-India” on October 12. read more

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti held the Centre’s policies responsible for the abduction and murder of three policemen by militants in the state’s Shopian district Friday. read more

People excluded from Assam’s citizens’ register can file their claims for inclusion in the NRC final draft from September 25, the Supreme Court decided on Wednesday. The window will tentatively remain open for 60 days.

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In an exclusive interview to HT, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti talks about boycotting local body elections, her party’s stand on Article 35A and the alliance with BJP. read more

Mehbooba Mufti said that the BJP lacked the vision of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was credited for an outreach to Kashmiris in the late ‘90s and the early 2000s. read more

Jammu and kashmir municipal elections will be held in four phases starting from 8 October, 10 October, 13 October and 16 October, Kabra said. The counting will take place on October 20. read more

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will boycott the municipal and panchayat elections in October, party chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Monday, citing an “atmosphere of fear” due to the “assault on the special constitutional position” of Jammu and Kashmir. (HT Correspondent )read more

fter a meeting of top PDP leaders at her Srinagar residence, Mufti said, “It was felt that any attempt to impose any electoral exercise in the current atmosphere of fear and apprehension would seriously erode the credibility of the process and institutions.... read more

National Conference has already announced it’s boycott. read more

The first career politician in five decades to hold the governor’s post in Jammu and Kashmir speaks to Hindustan Times. read more

A statement issued by Joint Resistance Leadership has called for complete shutdown and protests in Kashmir on August 26 and 27. read more

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