Statehood

Accuses previous PDP administration of indulging in fraudulent, backdoor appointments Shopian: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir would not have lost its special constitutional status and statehood…

Rajouri: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday questioned the Centre over the delay in restoring statehood to the Union Territory, saying there was “no clear answer” despite repeated assurances. Addressing a public…

Calls for national commission to probe corruption, black money; announces one-month salary donation for Iran school victims Srinagar: Member Parliament (MP) Baramulla, Er Rashid on Tuesday called for the immediate restoration of Jammu…

Kargil/Leh: Thousands of people staged simultaneous peaceful protests in Kargil and Leh on Monday, demanding full statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, in response to a joint call by the…

Jammu: In a subtle snub to the National Conference, Congress MLA Irfan Hafeez Lone on Wednesday said that the demand for statehood should have been reiterated in the Lieutenant Governor’s address. Speaking on the Motion of Thanks on the…

Jammu: MLA Bani Dr Rameswar Singh on Tuesday strongly opposed the demand for a separate Jammu, launching a scathing attack on the BJP and asserting that the people of Jammu and Kashmir were better off during the days of full statehood than…

Srinagar: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday announced that he had rejected an amendment moved by Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on the issue of Article 370, “because a resolution on the same was…

Jammu: The ruling National Conference (NC) on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly, demanding restoration of statehood and an end to the harassment of Kashmiris in other states and Union Territories. …

Srinagar: Expressing confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will fulfill their commitment to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Surinder Kumar…

Zanskar: A major blow to the demand for statehood by the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance has emerged after a high-level delegation from the Zanskar region conveyed to the Government of India that they are not in favour of…