Sajjad Lone

Farooq Abdullah -- the patriarch of Jammu and Kashmir's National Conference -- today announced an alliance with arch-rival Mehbooba Mufti of People's Democratic Party, Sajjad Lone and other regional groups to fight for the restoration of Article 370 and resolution of Kashmir issue.

Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference leader Sajjad Lone and Peoples Democratic Party youth president Waheed Parra were released after six months on Wednesday, as the period for which political prisoners could be legally detained ended. Officials said both the politicians were placed under house arrest immediately after their release from the makes...

Two Jammu and Kashmir politicians - Sajjad Lone and Waheed Para - were released today, exactly six months after they were detained by the central government ahead of the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir's special status last year. Mr Lone of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference and Mr Para of the PDP, however, wereplaced under house arrest soon ...

Police have denied reports that three J&K leaders - Sajjad Lone, Shah Faisal and Waheed Para - were manhandled while being shifted to a detention centre in Srinagar, as per allegations by Itija Mufti, daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court by the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference (JKPC) challenging the President's Rule imposed in the state and abrogation of provisions of Article 370, which gave special status to the state.

Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu was today put back under house arrest upon his return from New Delhi, where he had gone for medical treatment, reports said. The centre had restricted his movements in the days following the centre's decision to scrap Jammu and Kashmir's special status on August 5.

Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu has said that while there may not be any bodies littering the streets of Kashmir, assuming that it has returned to normal would be "highly unrealistic". "Containing a sentiment in the aftermath of a radical decision by enforcing a clampdown doesn't mean that the situation is normal. The BJP government's policy of de...

The three most prominent leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Sajad Lone, have been put under house arrest, according to government sources.

Setting aside their differences, political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have come together in their opposition to the ban on civilian traffic for two days a week on an important highway that came into effect today.

The People's Conference, led by separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajad Gani Lone, has adopted "apple" as its party symbol in Jammu and Kashmir.

A political tussle broke out in Jammu and Kashmir soon after Governor Satya Pal Malik suddenly dissolved the state assembly on Wednesday.

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.

People's Conference Chairman Sajjad Lone, an ally of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, has defended the governor's controversial remarks who had named the next Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation even before the polls were conducted in the city.

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...

Separatist-turned-politician Sajjad Gani Lone has resigned from the newly formed PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir, just a day after he was sworn-in.

Farooq Abdullah -- the patriarch of Jammu and Kashmir's National Conference -- today announced an alliance with arch-rival Mehbooba Mufti of People's Democratic Party, Sajjad Lone and other regional groups to fight for the restoration of Article 370 and resolution of Kashmir issue.

Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference leader Sajjad Lone and Peoples Democratic Party youth president Waheed Parra were released after six months on Wednesday, as the period for which political prisoners could be legally detained ended. Officials said both the politicians were placed under house arrest immediately after their release from the makes...

Two Jammu and Kashmir politicians - Sajjad Lone and Waheed Para - were released today, exactly six months after they were detained by the central government ahead of the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir's special status last year. Mr Lone of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference and Mr Para of the PDP, however, wereplaced under house arrest soon ...

Police have denied reports that three J&K leaders - Sajjad Lone, Shah Faisal and Waheed Para - were manhandled while being shifted to a detention centre in Srinagar, as per allegations by Itija Mufti, daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court by the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference (JKPC) challenging the President's Rule imposed in the state and abrogation of provisions of Article 370, which gave special status to the state.

Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu was today put back under house arrest upon his return from New Delhi, where he had gone for medical treatment, reports said. The centre had restricted his movements in the days following the centre's decision to scrap Jammu and Kashmir's special status on August 5.

Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu has said that while there may not be any bodies littering the streets of Kashmir, assuming that it has returned to normal would be "highly unrealistic". "Containing a sentiment in the aftermath of a radical decision by enforcing a clampdown doesn't mean that the situation is normal. The BJP government's policy of de...

The three most prominent leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Sajad Lone, have been put under house arrest, according to government sources.

Setting aside their differences, political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have come together in their opposition to the ban on civilian traffic for two days a week on an important highway that came into effect today.

The People's Conference, led by separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajad Gani Lone, has adopted "apple" as its party symbol in Jammu and Kashmir.

A political tussle broke out in Jammu and Kashmir soon after Governor Satya Pal Malik suddenly dissolved the state assembly on Wednesday.

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.

People's Conference Chairman Sajjad Lone, an ally of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, has defended the governor's controversial remarks who had named the next Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation even before the polls were conducted in the city.

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...

Separatist-turned-politician Sajjad Gani Lone has resigned from the newly formed PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir, just a day after he was sworn-in.