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High Court judge who gave Article 370 verdict is National Conference pick for Anantnag

The National Conference (NC) has fielded former Jammu and Kashmir high court judge Justice (retd) Hasnain Masoodi, known for his landmark judgment on Article 370, from the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency.

Published on Mar 19, 2019, 11:59 PM IST

NC, PDP kick-start campaign for Lok Sabha election in Kashmir Valley

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, a former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, began the campaign trai for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on Sunday from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

Updated on Mar 18, 2019, 2:01 PM IST

‘Omar will be chief ministerial candidate, I will represent J-K in Parliament’: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Ahmad has said he will fight the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections while his son, Omar Abdullah, will be the party’s CM candidate in Jammu and Kashmir.

Updated on Mar 18, 2019, 1:50 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: National Conference’s Omar Abdullah says open to alliance in J-K if Congress agrees seat sharing offer

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and vice president of the National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah said on Sunday that his party was open to a pre-poll alliance with the Congress if the latter agreed to NC’s seat sharing formula.

Updated on Apr 23, 2020, 3:29 PM IST

National Conference leader MI Wani shot at by unknown gunmen, injured

Paramilitary soldiers in Anantnag.

Updated on Mar 14, 2019, 6:23 PM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: In poll mode, J-K parties discuss candidates

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has started consultations with senior party leaders to finalise candidates for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.

Published on Mar 14, 2019, 11:47 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress to seal J&K, Bihar seat pacts soon

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said his party will finalise alliances with regional parties in Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir by the end of this week.

Published on Mar 14, 2019, 12:39 AM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: All you need to know about Jammu and Kashmir

A security person stands guard as voters wait in a queue to cast their votes at a border village in Suchetgarh, about 35 km from Jammu.

Updated on Mar 10, 2019, 9:02 PM IST

The Jamaat ban is a bold step but can backfire

Turning the heat on Jamaat is a part of the Centre’s newly crafted push to choke home-bred militancy which forms the lifeline of Jaish and Lashkar. The main objective is to create a conducive security environment in the Valley that will inspire political activities ahead of the general elections

Updated on Mar 4, 2019, 7:30 PM IST

Totally new ball game: Omar Abdullah on IAF strike

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said the strikes on JeM terror camp is a “totally new ball game”.

Updated on Apr 19, 2020, 2:53 PM IST

Mehbooba Mufti proposes all-party meet in Kashmir to save Article 35A

People of all ideologies, including separatists, should resist the “onslaught” on the constitutional guarantee to the state, said Mehbooba Mufti.

Updated on Feb 26, 2019, 7:57 AM IST

Alliance with National Conference will be on different terms: J&K Congress

Congress president Rahul Gandhi (2nd R) with his National Conference counterpart Farooq Abdullah (2nd L) and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury (left) and Loktantrik Janata Dal President Sharad Yadav (right) at an opposition rally in New Delhi.

Updated on Feb 25, 2019, 5:10 PM IST

‘Hold polls so new govt can defend Article 35A,’ Omar tells Centre

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and national Conference leader Omar Abdullah wants teh Centre to hold elections in the state so that a local government will safeguard Article 35 A of the Constitution.

Updated on Feb 25, 2019, 2:39 PM IST

Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdhullah welcome PM Modi’s statement denouncing attacks on Kashmiris

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with NC president vice-president Omar Abdullah.

Updated on Feb 23, 2019, 7:35 PM IST

EC teams defers J&K visit; Omar alleges BJP, PDP plotting to delay elections in state

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and vice president of National Conference Omar Abdullah has accused the BJP and the PDP of plotting to delay assembly elections in the state (File Photo)

Published on Jan 29, 2019, 8:13 PM IST

‘Beg to differ’: Omar Abdullah slams Northern Command chief for ‘great year’ remark

Former chief minister of Indian Kashmir and vice president of National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah said that a great year would be when no young man would join militancy.

Updated on Jan 17, 2019, 6:41 PM IST

Former CMs visit south Kashmir to test political temperature ahead of LS polls

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and party vice-president Omar Abdullah, have visited south Kashmir on two separate occasions in the last four days.

Updated on Jan 16, 2019, 1:16 PM IST

After IAS topper Shah Faesal, more J&K officials eye politics switch

Shah Faesal , who topped the Indian Administrative Services exam in 2010, resigned from the service, and is expected to join a political party and contest the elections.

Published on Jan 13, 2019, 7:02 AM IST

‘Depends on what people of Kashmir want’: Shah Faesal on political future after quitting IAS

Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal, who quit IAS to protest against “unabated killings” in Jammu and Kashmir, sought ideas on Thursday, especially from youths, to decide his future course in politics.

Updated on Jan 10, 2019, 5:05 PM IST

Kashmir’s IAS topper Shah Faesal resigns to protest ‘unabated killings’ in state; likely to join politics

2010 IAS topper Shah Faesal quit the service on Wednesday.

Updated on Jan 9, 2019, 6:45 PM IST

BJP slams Farooq Abdullah over promising regional autonomy in Jammu-Kashmir if his party comes to power

The BJP on Friday hit out at National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah over his remarks to grant autonomy to Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir regions if his party comes to power in the state.

Updated on Dec 22, 2018, 11:46 AM IST

Expelled BJP MLA joins National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir

Former BJP MLA Gagan Bhagat with Farooq Abdullah after he joined National Conference in Jammu on Thursday.

Published on Dec 20, 2018, 5:28 PM IST

Two former J-K ministers quit PDP, join National Conference

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti speaks to media during a press conference at her residence in Srinagar.

Updated on Dec 19, 2018, 11:04 PM IST

In fresh jolt to PDP, two former J-K ministers expected to quit party tomorrow

The Peoples Democratic Party of Mehbooba Mufti is set to get another jolt with two former ministers likely to quit tomorrow (File Photo)

Updated on Dec 18, 2018, 9:13 PM IST

BJP has devil’s luck: Omar on timing of SC verdict on Rafale

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said the order could not have come at a better time for the BJP.

Updated on Dec 14, 2018, 3:31 PM IST

Omar Abdullah rules out pre-poll alliance for Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir

Former chief minister Jammu and Kashmir and vice president of National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah (C) addresses a press conference in Srinagar on November 22.

Updated on Dec 10, 2018, 7:45 PM IST

‘What are the Norwegians up to in Kashmir?’ Omar asks Sushma Swaraj

Omar Abdullah Monday asked the Centre to clear the air around former Norwegian prime minister Kjell Mangne Bondevik’s visit to Kashmir.

Updated on Nov 27, 2018, 9:15 AM IST

Grand PDP-NC-Congress alliance was to keep ‘third front’ out of power: People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone

Hitting out at the PDP, the Congress and the National Conference, People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone Friday said their efforts to form a grand alliance was aimed at keeping a “third front” led by his party out of power.

Updated on Nov 23, 2018, 6:44 PM IST

Brief alliance with PDP holds lessons for India, says National Conference’s Sameer Kaul

The lesson for the BJP is this : don’t take things for granted, says Sameer Kaul.

Updated on Nov 23, 2018, 9:16 AM IST

Mehbooba Mufti’s call to Omar Abdullah 4 days ago sealed deal on J-K govt formation

Mehbooba Mufti was willing to let Omar Abdullah or Farooq Abdullah lead the alliance although the PDP had 28 members in the now dissolved assembly, almost twice the NC’s strength in the 87-member assembly.

Updated on Nov 22, 2018, 11:41 PM IST

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