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Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah bats for talks with Pak after recent encounters
Three Army personnel, including the colonel and the major, and a deputy superintendent of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed in the gunfight with terrorists in the higher reaches of the Kokorenag area in the valley
Convener of I.N.D.I.A bloc to be decided tomorrow, says Lalu Prasad Yadav
Ahead of the I.N.D.I.A alliance meeting in Mumbai tomorrow, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday said that the agenda of the mega meeting will be to make preparations for the times ahead including deciding on the convener of the bloc
Promoting border tourism is 'tamasha', India-Pakistan should hold talks on Kashmir issue: Farooq Abdullah
India and Pakistan should talk with pure intentions as wars do not resolve anything, Abdullah said.
'Govt should think about any possible storm...': NC chief Farooq Abdullah on Uniform Civil Code
"They (Central govt) should think that the country is diverse, people of all religions live here, and Muslims have their own Shariat law. They should think about any possible storm that would come if they do that (implement UCC)," Abdullah said
Cheers and Celebrations: Congress erupts in joy as Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar take oath in Bengaluru
After the win and days of drama, Congress' Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Karnataka chief minister along with DK Shivakumar as deputy chief minister on Saturday in Bengaluru. The event was a show of strength for the party, which is gearing up to take on the BJP in 2024
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan-backed terrorist group TRF threatens RSS leaders
Muslim religious authorities who are supposedly connected to the RSS have mostly been threatened by the TRF. These RSS members are based in several districts in the Jammu region as well as the Kashmir Valley
As Narendra Modi readies for 2024 Lok Sabha election, Opposition's disunity lays bare
Throughout 2019 to 2022, Mamata Banerjee and Pawar tried becoming UPA convenors but these moves were stonewalled by Sonia Gandhi who is UPA chairperson even if in purely figurative terms
WATCH: Farooq Abdullah praises Lord Ram, calls him lord of the world
Former National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah made the statement about Lord Ram while targeting the BJP during the inauguration program of a factory in the Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir
Farooq Abdullah steps down as National Conference chief
Omar Abdullah, currently the party's vice-president, is likely to succeed him as the new chief
Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah gives shocking statement, 'justifies' killings of Kashmiri Hindus
In a shocking statement, Farooq Abdullah said on Monday that the incidents of target killings of Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir are not going to stop until Article 370 is restored
Ishwar-Allah controversy and the façade of Kashmiriyat
If Kashmir is truly full of brotherhood, tolerance, and communal harmony, why should there be an objection to Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, or for that matter, yoga or Surya Namaskar?
In Kashmir, fear and cheer grip nonlocals as politics over voting rights heats up
Mostly in Kashmir for their livelihoods, a section of nonlocals are apprehensive that granting voting rights to them will pit them against the locals which will make their daily lives even more difficult already complicated by deadly terror strikes
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah skips court hearing in money laundering case due to 'health issues'
The court had on 23 July issued summons to Abdullah on a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against him and others in the JKCA money laundering case
Farooq Abdullah says, 'Final decision on contesting all 90 seats in J&K at time of polls'
Besides the NC, the PAGD, which was formed on 4 August, 2019, comprises the PDP, CPM, Awami National Conference and CPI
Will invite the leaders of all national parties to J&K in September, keep our issues before them, says Farooq Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir's Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar had last week announced that non-locals who are ordinarily residing in the UT for different purposes can register their names in the voters' list
J&K: Farooq Abdullah holds all-party meet over registration of new voters
Jammu and Kashmir's Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar had last week announced that non-locals who are ordinarily residing in the UT for different purposes can register their names in the voters' list
Sajad Lone on voting rights for non-locals: 'Will sit on hunger strike if rights of people of J&K are compromised'
"It's not the law that's a threat to us, we're scared of those implementing it. If we feel there is demographic intervention or the rights of the people of J&K are compromised, then we will sit on hunger strike in front of Parliament," said Lone.
Jammu and Kashmir: Congress to oppose inclusion of non-local voters
AICC in-charge Jammu and Kashmir Rajini Patil alleged that the move to allow non-locals to vote in the state was illegal and said the Congress would participate in the all-party meeting called by the National Conference over the issue
Allowing outsiders to register as voters in Jammu and Kashmir last nail in coffin of democracy: Mehbooba Mufti
According to Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar, Jammu and Kashmir is likely to get around 25 lakh additional voters, including outsiders, after the special summary revision of electoral rolls being held for the first time after the abrogation of Article 370
J&K cricket association money laundering case: ED files charge sheet against ex-CM Farooq Abdullah
Abdullah has been questioned multiple times by the agency in this case. The federal probe agency has attached assets belonging to Abdullah and others worth Rs 21.55 crore under three separate orders issued by it in the past