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When one travels from Srinagar to Uri, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor (LG)’s overhaul of the region’s challenging terrain is perceptible. His bureaucrats outline his main accomplishments: first, efficient transportation networks have facilitated better access to services, and tourism; and second, civilian killings and militant recruitment have considerably declined. The locals agree. Industrialists…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday welcomed the arrival of the train to Kashmir, calling it a significant milestone achieved through the combined efforts of successive governments over four decades.Speaking to reporters, Mufti acknowledged the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in completing the ambitious project, which began with the Jammu-Udhampur railway…
File photo: J&K’s former CM and PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti (Picture credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: With tension still running high between India and Pakistan, even as Operation Sindoor remains on pause, J&K’s former CM and PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti, Saturday said the spectre of war must end so that people can plan their lives and revive…
SRINAGAR: The Union govt has rejected PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s objection to the J&K govt approving the mobilisation of 4,000 ex-servicemen to guard vital infrastructure across the Union territory, saying retired Army personnel are highly trained and in the best position to carry out this task.Mehbooba had asked the J&K govt to rethink the initiative…
JK CM Omar Abdullah (File photo) NEW DELHI: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti may have slammed Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah over his call for reviving the Tulbul Navigation Project, but he has echoed India’s long-term interests, with experts flagging how its implementation will yield socio-economic benefits for the entire UT.The project, also known as…
New Delhi: A public spat broke out between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his predecessor Mehbooba Mufti on social media on Friday over calls for revival of the Tulbul Navigation project after the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. Ms Mufti accused Mr Abdullah of adopting “provocative” measures amid ongoing tensions between…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti addresses a press conference regarding the India-Pakistan conflict and the killing of civilians, at party headquarters in Srinagar on May 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: – As military confrontation between India and Pakistan showed no signs of let up on Friday (May 9, 2025), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Mehbooba Mufti (File photo/ PTI) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir opposition leader Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday called the central government’s move to deport Pakistani nationals in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack a “humanitarian concern” and urged the Centre to adopt a “compassionate approach“.“The recent government directive to deport all Pakistani nationals from India…
Indian Army personnel near the site of the Pahalgam terror attack, in Anantnag district (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: As security agencies launch a massive operation against the terror network in Jammu and Kashmir, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday urged the Centre to act cautiously and avoid alienating innocent civilians.“The Indian Government must tread…
Explosive claims in a memoir by former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief AS Dulat, titled ‘The Chief Minister and the Spy’, has set off a fierce war of words among the political elite of Jammu and Kashmir. At the centre of this tempest are National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah, and…
