Ali Mohammad Sagar

National Conference, Congress MLAs stage walkout from J&K Assembly over ceasefire violations by Pakistan

The Opposition National Conference and Congress members on Saturday staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over the alleged failure of the government to protect the lives of the border residents in the ceasefire violations by Pakistan.

Kashmir unrest: NC legislators protest use of force on students, say 'end state-sponsored terrorism'

Opposition NC legislators on Saturday protested in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly against the alleged use of force on the agitating students in the Valley.

BJP-PDP alliance in Kashmir: Differences over talks with separatists puts Mehbooba Mufti in an awkward spot

Last week, when Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti sat with her party’s core group members and legislators at her Fairview residency at Gupkar Road, she told them New Delhi was going to start a dialogue with all the “stakeholders,” but that the normalcy must first return.

Kashmir unrest: NC protests against govt's response, demands ban on pellet guns

National Conference on Monday took out a rally protesting the government's handling of the situation in the Kashmir Valley and demanding that the use of pellet guns by security forces as a crowd control measure be stopped immediately.

Kashmir unrest: NC protests Centre's handling of situation, use of pellet guns

National Conference on Monday took out a rally protesting the government's handling of the situation in the Kashmir Valley.

NC says its offer limited to outside support, attacks PDP

NC general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar said his party was not interested in being a part of government and that "unlike" PDP, his party is "guided by principles and a political ideology that is rooted in the aspirations and sentiments of the people."

Time ripe to end hostility in the region: NC to India, Pakistan

NC general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar condemned the fresh firing between the armies of India and Pakistan in the Samba sector in Jammu region.

J&K poll: Abdul Rahim Rather's defeat ends 36-year record stint as MLA

National Conference general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar won the Khanyar assembly seat by over 1200 votes, staving off stiff competition from PDP candidate and former trade union leader Khurshid Alam. This is Sagar's sixth consecutive win in the assembly polls, equalling the record held by Rather.

J-K political parties demand probe into role of Ghulam Mir

Political temperature in Jammu and Kashmir rose on Friday with parties demanding a thorough probe into the role of state minister Ghulam Hasaan Mir, who figured in reports of having allegedly received funds from a unit set up by former Army Chief Gen VK Singh to topple the Omar Abdullah government.

J&K minister Sagar attacked, militants kill cop

Jammu and Kashmir Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar had a narrow escape last night as militants attacked his ancestral house in downtown Srinagar, killing one of his security guards.