Kashmir Assembly

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has ruled out contesting the assembly elections till Jammu and Kashmir remains a Union territory.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said his father Farooq Abdullah not contesting the Lok Sabha polls does not signal an end to his electoral career.

Asserting that the time is not far when the Assembly polls will be held in Jammu and Kashmir, PM Modi said people of J&K will soon be able to share their issues with ministers and legislators.

The Election Commission has cited security as a reason for its inability to conduct assembly polls with Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The poll panel has literally repeated what it had said in 2019 when general elections were announced.

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said there is "something fishy" in not holding the Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Lok Sabha polls.

Jammu and Kashmir will not hold simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said Saturday, as he announced dates for the general election and four state polls.

The National Conference and Ghulam Nabi Azad's Democratic Progressive Azad Party have called for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in J&K.

Political parties in Srinagar on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls as the panel started two-day consultations with stakeholders to review preparedness for the

Director Hansal Mehta has responded to National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah's criticism of filming of a show in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly complex.

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday came down heavily on the Jammu and Kashmir administration for allowing the shooting of a TV serial inside the legislative assembly complex, calling it an "absolute shame".

Favouring a pre-poll alliance with the National Conference for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the PDP on Wednesday said the people of the Union Territory should unite to achieve the larger goal.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 4 pm after two Bills to introduce reservation for women in legislative assemblies of Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir were passed by voice vote in the House amid an uproar by the opposition over the security breach.

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Saturday passed two resolutions at its executive committee meeting demanding the restoration of statehood for the Union Territory and the assembly election.

The statehood of Jammu and Kashmir should be restored before assembly elections are held there, Karan Singh, the erstwhile state's first Governor, said hours after the Supreme Court backed the Centre's decision.

Twenty four seats have been reserved in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir as "PoK is ours," Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Parliament on Wednesday.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has ruled out contesting the assembly elections till Jammu and Kashmir remains a Union territory.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said his father Farooq Abdullah not contesting the Lok Sabha polls does not signal an end to his electoral career.

Asserting that the time is not far when the Assembly polls will be held in Jammu and Kashmir, PM Modi said people of J&K will soon be able to share their issues with ministers and legislators.

The Election Commission has cited security as a reason for its inability to conduct assembly polls with Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The poll panel has literally repeated what it had said in 2019 when general elections were announced.

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said there is "something fishy" in not holding the Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Lok Sabha polls.

Jammu and Kashmir will not hold simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said Saturday, as he announced dates for the general election and four state polls.

The National Conference and Ghulam Nabi Azad's Democratic Progressive Azad Party have called for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in J&K.

Political parties in Srinagar on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls as the panel started two-day consultations with stakeholders to review preparedness for the

Director Hansal Mehta has responded to National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah's criticism of filming of a show in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly complex.

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday came down heavily on the Jammu and Kashmir administration for allowing the shooting of a TV serial inside the legislative assembly complex, calling it an "absolute shame".

Favouring a pre-poll alliance with the National Conference for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the PDP on Wednesday said the people of the Union Territory should unite to achieve the larger goal.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 4 pm after two Bills to introduce reservation for women in legislative assemblies of Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir were passed by voice vote in the House amid an uproar by the opposition over the security breach.

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Saturday passed two resolutions at its executive committee meeting demanding the restoration of statehood for the Union Territory and the assembly election.

The statehood of Jammu and Kashmir should be restored before assembly elections are held there, Karan Singh, the erstwhile state's first Governor, said hours after the Supreme Court backed the Centre's decision.

Twenty four seats have been reserved in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir as "PoK is ours," Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Parliament on Wednesday.