Mehbooba Mufti

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.

"Anything For Article 35A": Mehbooba Mufti's PDP To Boycott Local Polls

Srinagar News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday September 10, 2018

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has called a meeting of her party leaders, to decide if they will boycott the urban local body polls and the panchayat elections later this year. The party has already indicated that it cannot ignore the sentiments of the people until the validity of Article 35 A is protected. ...

After National Conference, PDP Pull-Out Shadow On J&K Local Body Polls

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday September 6, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir's People's Democratic Party has also indicated it has reservations about local bodies' poll in the state a day after its bitter political rival National Conference said it would boycott the elections.

PDP Should've Pulled Out Of BJP Alliance After Kathua Rape Case: Aide

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 6, 2018

The PDP should have been the one to pull out of the alliance with the BJP after the brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, a close aide of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has said.

On Kashmir, PM Modi Must Follow Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Mehbooba Mufti

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 5, 2018

Terming resumption of dialogue between New Delhi and Islamabad as "inevitable" for peace in south Asia, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend the hand of friendship to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan.

"Wipe-Off" Threat To Likely BJP Allies Reveals Lashkar Plans For Kashmir

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday September 4, 2018

The alliance with Mehbooba Mufti's Peoples' Democratic Party broken, the BJP is now struggling to form government in Jammu and Kashmir. The party's efforts are being foiled by terrorists, who are threatening anyone willing to ally with the BJP, sources said. Even holding local body elections is proving difficult. Political parties in Kashmir Valley...

New Governor Is "Our Man", BJP's Jammu And Kashmir Chief Boasts On Camera

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Soumyajit Majumder | Thursday August 30, 2018

Just days after Satya Pal Malik assumed charge as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, a video has emerged of BJP state president Ravinder Raina controversially claiming that the new governor is "their man" and that they did not want former governor NN Vohra to continue in the post.

Mehbooba Mufti Revamps PDP Months After BJP Pulled Plug On Alliance

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 26, 2018

Former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday revamped the party's organisational structure bringing in a new vice-president and five general secretaries.

In Row Over Article 35A, BJP Says Will File Defamation Against Mehbooba Mufti

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 12, 2018

Terming its MLA Gagan Bhagat's remarks backing articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution as "unfortunate", the BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit on Saturday said it would file a defamation suit against former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for "wrongly" attributing the remarks to two BJP MLAs.

Pinocchio Emoji, Banter As Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti Trade Barbs

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 7, 2018

Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti's exchange on Twitter, complete with apt emojis, drew many laughs on social media today. The two former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers were arguing on the elections on Thursday for Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.

Top Court Adjourns Hearing On Article 35A Amid Kashmir Shutdown: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday August 6, 2018

The Supreme Court today adjourned hearing of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Article 35-A, which gives special rights and privileges to people of Jammu and Kashmir, and fixed August 27 as the next date. The matter was to be heard by a three-judge bench, but since Justice DY Chandrachud wasn't available, Chief Justice Dipak ...