PM Modi to visit J&K today, third visit to Katra shrine since assuming office
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a multi-specialty hospital. Photo PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday on a daylong visit. A special plane carrying...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 5th Convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University at Katra, in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, N N Vohra, Chief Minister of Jammu and...
View Article'Pain' in Kashmir's heart must be addressed: Mehbooba Mufti
KATRA: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday spoke about "pain in the heart of Kashmir" which needs to be addressed immediately by all so that the youth of the state also flourish...
View Article'Pain' in Kashmir's heart must be addressed, says Mehbooba Mufti
--> In her first public rally, Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Muft spoke about the unrest in Muslim countries, including Pakistan, Syria and Libya Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on...
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. (Source: Express) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday spoke about “pain in the heart of Kashmir” which needs to be addressed...
View ArticleJammu & Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti's request to locals: Treat outstation...
--> While invoking 'Atithi Devo Bhava', Jammu & Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti said the mixing of cultures and religious diversity symbolises the heart and soul of the country which is secularism and...
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J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti sought the PM’s cooperation to ensure that “no more innocent lives are lost to mindless violence”. (PTI Photo) In her first public rally with Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
View ArticleWith Modi at Delhi, Mehbooba Mufti ‘Hopeful’ of restoring peace in Kashmir
Katra: Reacting to the recent killings in Handwara and Kupwara in which five civilians lost their lives, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday expressed hope that under the...
View ArticleValley gets new train, Mehbooba Mufti hops on with students
Mehbooba with students aboard the train. (Express photo by-Shuaib Masoodi) A day after she completed a month as Jammu & Kashmir CM, Mehbooba Mufti Thursday took the rail route to connect with...
View ArticlePDP puts BJP on hold, but praises PM Modi on Pakistan
Mehbooba Mufti Keeping the BJP waiting, the PDP has authorised its president Mehbooba Mufti to take a final call on government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. On Sunday, the PDP held its first formal...
View ArticleRam Madhav, Jitendra Singh to meet BJP MLAs
BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav and Union Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh will meet party legislators to review the current political...
View ArticleOmar questions secrecy around Mehbooba Mufti, Amit Shah meet
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned the “secrecy” around the meeting between PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and BJP chief Amit Shah over...
View ArticleMehbooba deserves to be CM, Mufti Sayeed had said
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti. (Express archive photo) NEARLY two months before his death, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had dropped a hint that his daughter Mehbooba Mufti might...
View ArticleBridging gap between Jammu and Valley among major challenges facing Mehbooba,...
New Indian Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, center, takes the oath of office during a ceremony in Jammu, India, Monday, April 4, 2016. (Source: AP Photo/Channi Anand) From bridging the gap...
View ArticleJ&K Governor Vohra meets Rajnath Singh
J&K Governor N N Vohra Tuesday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed the way forward in the state that has been under Governor’s Rule for a month. Sources said the Governor briefed the Home...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti to Jammu and Kashmir’s first woman CM
Mehbooba Mufti speaks at the PDP legislature party meeting at her residence in Srinagar, Thursday. (Express Photo: Shuaib Masoodi) MEHBOOBA Mufti is set to become Jammu and Kashmir’s first woman chief...
View ArticlePM Modi to inaugurate superspeciality hospital in Jammu & Kashmir on April 19
--> Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital will open at Kakrayl in Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to nation Shri Mata Vaishno...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti promises punishment to the guilty
Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Monday promised severe punishment to those found guilty in Handwara and Kupwara incidents...
View ArticleBJP may opt for new faces
BJP general secretary Ram Madhav along with Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Dr Nirmal Singh during a party meeting in srinagar on Friday. (Source: Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi) Less than...
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PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti along with Party Senior Vice-President and Member Parliment Muzaffar Hussain Beigh at a party meeting in Srinagar. (Source: file/PTI Photo) Hardening her stance, PDP chief...
View ArticlePDP leaders meet today at Mehbooba residence
For the first time since death of its patron and Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, PDP is formally meeting on Sunday to discuss government formation in the state. The party has invited...
View ArticleBJP ‘upset’ with Mehbooba silence on govt formation
With Mehbooba Mufti, chosen by the PDP to succeed Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, continuing her silence on the status of her party’s political alliance, ally BJP is...
View ArticleAs Sonia Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari meet Mehbooba Mufti; suspense continues over...
Congress has earlier shared power with PDP between 2002 and 2008, with both parties having their Chief Minister on rotational basis after three years. While the PDP remained silent on the formation of...
View ArticleMehbooba seeks inclusion of Srinagar, Jammu as smart cities
Mehbooba urged Modi to favourably consider including the two capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu as smart cities under the ‘Smart Cities Mission’, the statement said. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister...
View ArticlePDP-BJP likely to form govt in J&K with Mehbooba Mufti as CM, Nirmal as Deputy
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Clearing decks for anointment of Mehbooba Mufti as first woman Chief Minister of the Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir by announcing it’s support to PDP to form coalition...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti meets Manohar Parrikar, seeks ‘time-bound’ inquiry into...
In Mehbooba’s meeting with Parrikar, she sought a time bound probe saying it will will act as a deterrent against such incidents in future. (AP photo) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on...
View ArticleMehbooba stakes claim, defends delay
Expressing gratitude to the BJP for extending unconditional support to the PDP in forming the government in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, who is set to take over as the state’s first woman chief...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti — the rise of J&K’s first woman Chief Minister
Mehbooba Mufti is credited with growth of the PDP with some observers arguing that she outshone her father in connecting with the common people, especially the youths. (Express Photo) A leader with...
View ArticlePDP MP boycotts swearing-in
Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohara along with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and her cabinet poses for a group photo at Raj Bhawan in Jammu on Monday. (Source: PTI) Mehbooba Mufti’s oath ceremony on...
View ArticleGovernor N N Vohra invites Mehbooba Mufti to form government
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti. Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra on Saturday invited PDP President Mehbooba Mufti to form the government in the state, who will become its first woman chief minister....
View ArticleRam Madhav to hold talks with Mehbooba Mufti to break impasse
Ram Madhav, who had played a key role in forging alliance with PDP, may meet her after the 40-day mourning period following Sayeed’s demise ends next week. (Source: Express Archive) BJP general...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti hints at forming J&K govt with BJP
BJP President Amit Shah and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal) Dropping hints that the PDP is ready to form the state government with the BJP, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti...
View ArticleJ&K CM Mehbooba Mufti’s Council of Ministers
Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. (Express archive photo) Following are the members of the Council of Ministers headed by Mehbooba Mufti, first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and...
View ArticleNew CM Mehbooba Mufti gets down to work
New J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti with Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu and J&K Governor NN Vohra during oath taking ceremony at Raj Bhawan in Jammu on Monday. (Source:...
View ArticleMufti to chair PDP meet today, discuss govt formation
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is yet to decide on whether her party will continue its alliance with the BJP. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti will on Sunday chair a meeting of senior party leaders in Srinagar,...
View ArticleOmar Abdullah accuses Mehbooba of wavering on govt formation
Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday accused PDP President Mehbooba Mufti of showing indecisive and wavering leadership on government...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti visits father’s grave ahead of crucial party meet
PDP President Mehbooba Mufti. PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday visited her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s grave in Bijbehara in south Kashmir, hours before PDP legislature party’s crucial meet...
View ArticleFarooq Abdullah meets PDP president Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar
Mehbooba Mufti National Conference patron and former JK chief minister, Farooq Abdullah, met PDP president Mehbooba Mufti at her Fairview residence. The meeting gains significance as PDP president,...
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People’s Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti. (Express archive photo) PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning in a bid to end the impasse over government...
View ArticlePM dials Mehbooba, assures full support
Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, center, takes the oath of office during a ceremony in Jammu, India, Monday, April 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday called up...
View ArticlePDP writes to Governor, Mehbooba Mufti set to be first woman CM of J-K
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti. Express archive photo. Ruling PDP president Mehbooba Mufti is set to be the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, succeeding her father...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti accuses NC, Cong of ‘making militants out of people’
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti A DAY after dropping hints at softening her stand on government formation in coalition with BJP in Jammu Kashmir, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused National...
View ArticleETV calls Mehbooba Mufti ‘daughter of Kashmir’ in hoarding, correspondent quits
ETV Urdu had placed big hoardings in Srinagar and Jammu congratulating Mehbooba Mufti for becoming the first woman chief minister of the state and termed her as daughter of Kashmir. Special...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti in Delhi for ‘crucial’ talks with PM Modi
Mehbooba Mufti With the BJP not ready to meet her conditions until the PDP returns the alliance to power in Jammu and Kashmir, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti left for New Delhi Monday and is likely to meet...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti invites Farooq, Omar Abdullah for tomorrow’s swearing-in
Mehbooba Mufti, 56, will take office as the first woman chief minister of the state tomorrow. Chief Minister-designate of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti chose to follow her predecessor and bete noire...
View ArticleWill order probe, Parrikar assures Mehbooba Mufti
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday raised the issue of Handwara firing, in which two civilians were killed, with Defence...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti invites Omar Abdullah to her swearing-in ceremony
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti. Express archive photo. Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday invited National Conference working president and former J-K...
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