Mehbooba Mufti

PDP Leader Threatens To Quit, Talks About "3rd Front" With Sajjad Lone

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday November 20, 2018

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's party colleague Muzaffar Baig today threatened to quit the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and join a "third front" in the state.

Mehbooba Mufti Appeals For Dialogue With Pak As She Meets Rajnath Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 24, 2018

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday appealed the central government for resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan to end the "present phase of acrimony and confrontation" between the two neighbours.

Mehbooba Mufti Says Mannan Wani "Victim", Backs Sedition-Accused Students

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi | Monday October 15, 2018

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today came out in support of three Kashmiri students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) charged with sedition for trying to hold a prayer meeting for research scholar-turned-terrorist Mannan Wani, who was killed in an encounter with security forces last week. She also described Wani as a "victi...

Jammu And Kashmir Urban Local Body Polls Highlights: Voting Begins For Third Phase

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Sunday October 14, 2018

Voting for the third phase of the urban local bodies elections is underway in Jammu and Kashmir. The last phase on October 16. Counting of votes will take place on October 20.

Jammu Sees Brisk Voting, Barely 3% In Kashmir Valley In Local Body Polls

India News | Edited by Jayanth Jacob | Wednesday October 10, 2018

While people have come out in good numbers to cast their votes in Jammu region, barely three per cent of the electorate showed up to exercise their franchise in the Kashmir valley in the second phase of the local body elections in the state under tight security. The second phase polling today recorded 30 per cent voter turnout in the state, officia...

Over 56 Per Cent Voting In Jammu And Kashmir Urban Elections

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday October 8, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 56.7 per cent polling in the first phase of Urban Local Bodies elections, which has mainly been a contest between the BJP and the Congress after the two key local parties - the National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti's PDP - pulled out. In six districts of the Kashmir valley where polling was held, the voter turnout was j...

Low Voting In Kashmir As 2 Key Parties Boycott Civic Polls: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday October 8, 2018

As Jammu and Kashmir is voting in the first of the four-phased municipal elections after a hiatus of 13 years, voters in Jammu are queuing up at polling stations, but staying away in Kashmir. Brisk voting was observed in almost all the wards in Jammu region with Rajouri registering the highest votes, but only seven per cent voters turned up in Kash...

Jammu And Kashmir Urban Local Body Polls Highlights: Voting Underway Amid Heavy Security

India News | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Monday October 8, 2018

Under a heavy security blanket, Jammu and Kashmir witnesses the first phase of civic polls today - an election made controversial after the two key parties in the Valley, National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party, pulled out. With the central government insistent on the election, voting is taking place in 422 of the state's...

In Shadow Of Boycott, Jammu And Kashmir's First Civic Polls In 13 Years

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday October 8, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir is voting for the first phase of civic polls that has been boycotted by the two key parties in the Valley, National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party.

Ex-PDP Minister Declared "Wilful Defaulter" By Punjab National Bank

Srinagar News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 28, 2018

In an apparent name and shame exercise, the Punjab National Bank issued an advertisement on Friday, declaring former minister in the Mehbooba Mufti government Imran Reza Ansari and his family members as "wilful defaulter" of loans to the tune of Rs 32 crore.

Terrorists Kidnap, Kill 3 Cops In Kashmir After "Resign Or Die" Threat

India News | Reported By Neeta Sharma, Sheikh Zafar Iqbal, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday September 21, 2018

Three special police officers (SPO) have been kidnapped by suspected terrorists from the Shopian in south Kashmir on Thursday night. The terrorists have allegedly warned the policemen and asked them to resign, police sources have told NDTV.

J&K Local Body Poll Dates Announced, Voting To Be Held In 4 Phases

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday September 15, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir local body polls will be held between 8 and 16 October in four phases, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Election Officer Shaleen Kabra said today.

Kashmir Trudges Towards Local Body Polls In Shadow Of Fear, Uncertainty

India News | Written by Zafar Iqbal | Wednesday September 12, 2018

A short drive from Srinagar, the district of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir was once the once the bastion of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's family. It is now considered among the most volatile regions in the valley. Security forces are everywhere but not so easily found are political workers.

Blog: India's Safety Valve In Danger In Kashmir

Blog | Nazir Masoodi | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Minus mainstream politics, the military remains India's only identity in Kashmir. Both Delhi and Srinagar have to turn the fears and controversy over Article 35A into an opportunity to strengthen the idea of the mainstream. Any mishandling can have far-reaching consequences.

For Jammu And Kashmir Local Bodies Polls, Officials Talk Proxy Candidates

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma, Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir will proceed according to schedule, even though the two key political parties in the state - Mehbooba Mufti's PDP and the National Conference - have pulled out of the election, officials said on Monday.