The 36-year-old daughter of former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, has admitted defeat in the Mufti family bastion of Bijbehara-Srigufwara. Bashir Ahmad Shah, a seasoned member of the National Conference (NC), was a formidable opponent. Mufti was behind Bashir Ahmad Shah in her constituency by more than 4,330 votes. “I accept the … Read more
Awantipora: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed his Bharat Jodo Yatra from here in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district today, a day after cancelling the foot-march in Anantnag district after the party alleged security lapse. The Congress on Friday had alleged that police arrangements by the Union Territory’s administration “completely collapsed”. On the allegation, the Jammu … Read more
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s plan to create a ‘unique family ID’ for residents of the Union Territory was emblematic of the widening “trust deficit” after the 2019 abrogation of Article 370. The former chief minister said Kashmiris are viewed with suspicion and dubbed the unique family … Read more