Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti's Party Worker Shot At Allegedly By Terrorists In J&K

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2019

A Peoples Democratic Party activist was seriously injured after terrorists allegedly shot him at Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday, police said.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Army Gets Poll Body Notice Over "Vote By Phone" Complaint, Issues Denial

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar and Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday May 10, 2019

Army officers posted in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh province have been accused of violating electoral norms by asking soldiers to specify their voting preferences by phone and casting votes on their behalf instead of adhering to the standard procedure of providing ballot papers. A complaint in this regard was cited in a notice issued by Leh Election Of...

"Will Be Biggest Proof Of...": Mehbooba Mufti Calls For Ramzan Ceasefire

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday May 4, 2019

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti today asked the centre to strike a "ceasefire" with terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir during the Ramzan period, so that "people can get some relief".

Police Vehicle Transports Food Packets To BJP Rally In Kashmir, Probe On

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday April 27, 2019

A video of a police vehicle transporting food packets and water bottles to a BJP rally in South Kashmir's Anantnag parliamentary constituency has emerged on social media, spurring the authorities to launch an investigation.

Home Turf Of Mehbooba Mufti Saw 40 Polling Booths With Zero Votes

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 24, 2019

Home turf of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, the Bijbehara assembly segment under the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat, reported highest concentration of polling stations where zero votes were cast.

Watch: Mehbooba Mufti Backers Bash National Conference Worker On Poll Day

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah may have taken to launching joint attacks against the BJP on Twitter, but their newfound solidarity on common issues doesn't seem to have percolated down the party ranks. A video clip that has emerged on social media shows PDP supporters roughing up a Nationa...

Elections 2019: 66% Voting In Phase 3, 1 Killed In Violence In Bengal: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 23, 2019

The third and largest phase of the national election witnessed a drop in poll percentage, with only 66 per people turning out to vote. Polling across 117 seats in 13 states and two Union Territories was marred by complaints of glitches in Electronic Voting Machines and violence in several states, in which a man died. The whole of Gujarat and Kerala...

After PM's "Nuclear" Remark, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Mehbooba Mufti Hit Out

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raking up the issue of the "nuclear button" at an election rally in Rajasthan.

"Regressive": Kashmir Parties Oppose Halting Of Vajpayee-Era Cross-Border Trade

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday April 18, 2019

The central government's decision to suspend trade across the Line of Control with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has come in for scathing criticism, with Kashmir-based opposition parties alleging that the move would only worsen relations with the neighbouring country. While National Conference leader Omar Abdullah claimed that the centre was undoing ev...

"Consume Almonds, Omar," Advises Mehbooba Mufti In Twitter Duel

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday April 18, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir politicians Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah traded barbs on Twitter on Thursday, with the two leaders taking on each with pro-tips for "stomach burn" and to "improve memory".

Shiv Sena Cautions BJP, Advises PM Against "Nationalism Of Convenience"

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for strongly rebutting those parties echoing separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, the Shiv Sena said on Tuesday that the prime minister must commit that Mehbooba Mufti's PDP, Omar Abdullah's National Conference and Sharad Pawar's NCP will, under no circumstance, be a part of the NDA government after elections, even...

Mehbooba Mufti's Convoy Attacked With Stones In Kashmir's Anantnag

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2019

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's convoy was attacked with stones in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday while she was returning from a shrine there, officials said.

Indian Medical Student Dies Of Seizure In Bangladesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2019

An aircraft carrying the body of an Indian girl, who was pursuing her MBBS degree from a private medical college in Bangladesh, took off from Dhaka on Sunday.

Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti Counter PM Modi Attack With Pictures, Sarcasm

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday April 15, 2019

The National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today joined forces to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the two regional parties had ruined three generations of Jammu and Kashmir, pointing out that the ruling BJP had joined forces with both on several instances in the past.

"Abdullahs, Muftis Ruined 3 Generations Of Jammu And Kashmir": PM Modi

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday April 14, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today nixed the possibility of separate Sadar-e-Riyasat and Wazir-e-Azam posts (equivalent to President and Prime Minister) in Jammu and Kashmir. He also accused the state's local leadership - the Abdullah and Mufti families - of encouraging separatism and perpetuating dynastic rule, triggering prompt twitter jibes from...