No Rotational Policy in J&K Govt: Omar Abdullah
Friday, January 2, 2009 at 5:17 pm
New Delhi: National Conference president Omar Abdullah is all set to sworn in as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on January 5 at the head of a six-member coalition Ministry but there will be no rotation of chief ministership. After a meeting with Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi, Omar told reporters that such power sharing created uncertainties and inconsistency... Read more »
Omar Abdullah’’s Leadership Welcomed in Kashmir
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Srinagar/Jammu: People in Jammu and Kashmir by and large are optimistic about the new coalition government in the state to be headed by Omar Abdullah, chief of National Conference Party, in alliance with Congress party. In Srinagar, residents expressed faith in Omar’’s leadership saying he would surely work for the development of the region. “We... Read more »
In IHK Polls Drama, Kashmiri Pandits Fail to Win a Single Seat
Monday, December 29, 2008 at 4:31 pm
For the first time, the Jammu and Kashmir assembly will have no Kashmiri Pandit members as all 47 candidates, including former minister Raman Mattoo, lost the elections. “It is for the first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir that not even a single KP candidate could occupy a berth in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly,” all party migrant coordination... Read more »
After Election Drama in IHK Farooq Proposes Omar as Chief Minister
Monday, December 29, 2008 at 2:45 pm
National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that he would recommend to his party that his son Omar Abdullah should be the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. “The time has now come. I will recommend to the party that it should consider Omar Abdullah for the Chief Minister’s post. I thought over the issue during the night,” he said... Read more »
Mirwaiz Urges Pakistan, India To Focus on Kashmir instead of War
Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 11:56 am
Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Mirwaiz Muhammad Omar Farooq has urged upon Pakistan and India to focus on Kashmir, which was the real issue, instead of war. Following the lifting of ban on his movement and freedom from detention, Mirwaiz Omar Farooq said that the war would be disastrous for both the countries. The conflicts should be resolved through dialogues. He said, “If... Read more »
Multi-Phase Voting in Kashmir Ends
Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Srinagar: It was ”curtains down” for the polls to the State legislature in Kashmir on Wednesday, bringing to an end the crucial final phase of elections in the region. Addressing a news conference here, B R Sharma, Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu and Kashmir expressed satisfaction at the peaceful conclusion of the polls. “I feel very happy that the... Read more »
Delhi Violates UN Declaration: Mirwaiz
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 7:06 pm
ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference in occupied Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, while terming the elections as contradictory to the Human Rights Charter of United Nations, has said that New Delhi has violated the charter by conducting elections under the presence of huge number of troops. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in a statement issued in Srinagar said... Read more »
14 injured in Clash Between Freedom Fighters And Police in Held Kashmir
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 4:47 pm
At least 14 persons, including a photo journalist, were injured in the clashes between freeedom fighters and police during polling for the seventh phase of assembly elections in the Valley today. The incidents occurred when supporters of freedom groups attempted to take out march in violation of prohibitory orders forcing the police to resort to cane charge and lob teargas... Read more »
Polls in Held Kashmir Amid Undeclared Curfew
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 4:30 pm
SRINAGAR: Authorities have imposed curfew-like restrictions in Srinagar in a bid to thwart anti-vote protests in held Kashmir during the final phase of state assembly elections on Wednesday. Indian authorities have deployed troops in Srinagar to prevent protests against polls. Restrictions on pedestrian and vehicular movement were strictly enforced in Srinagar and adjoining... Read more »
Mirwaiz says Plebiscite Inalienable Right of Kashmiris
Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 8:30 pm
ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) in occupied Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has emphasized that Indo-Pak relations would not improve and peace would elude South Asia unless Kashmir dispute was resolved in accordance with Kashmiris’ aspirations. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in a statement issued in Srinagar maintained that the right of self-determination... Read more »
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