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Suppression in J&K must end to make PM's dialogue process credible: Mufti

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said dialogue process initiated by PM Modi with J&K mainstream leadership can gain credibility by ending an "era of oppression and suppression"

Thaw on the western front

Talks with Taliban, J&K leaders, thaw with Pakistan are strategic imperatives for Modi govt. It can't covet US as Quad ally in the east and work at counter-purposes with them in the west

Modi's bid to end 'Dil & Dilli Ki Doori' with J&K: What happened in meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on on June 24 said he wanted to end 'Dilli ki duri' as well as 'Dil ki duri' with Jammu and Kashmir, which has been witnessing prolonged spell of militancy and unrest. He said this at a meeting held with 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir to discuss the future course of political action -- two years after the abrogation of the Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two union territories. Watch this video to know the government's stand on Jammu and Kashmir and reactions of major political parties after the crucial meeting.

Committed to restoring J&K statehood, says PM Modi at all-party meet

Farooq Abdullah overtly flagged a return to the pre-5 August 2019 status of J&K when Article 370 was written down. In an emotional speech he spoke about the loss of trust

'J&K election process will begin after delimitation': PM at all-party meet

Our priority is to strengthen grassroots democracy in J&K. Delimitation has to happen at a quick pace so that polls can happen and J&K gets an elected Government, says Modi

PM Modi's all-party meet on J&K: No big expectations, say experts

"It is a sequel to the democratic process of elections already on in the region and should be seen as just that: nothing more, nothing less," say top government sources

Most leaders invited for PM's Thursday meet on JK reach Delhi

Most of the 14 leaders including four ex-chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir invited for an all-party meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the union territory on June 24 have arrived here by Wednesday evening. The Thursday's meeting will be the first between the Centre and mainstream Jammu and Kashmir politicians after the abrogation of Article 370 and the divisions of the erstwhile state into two union territories in 2019. With no agenda announced for the Thursday meeting, the J&K leaders said they will go with an open mind. "We have not been given an agenda. We will be attending the meeting to know what the Centre is offering, said CPM leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, who is also a spokesman for the six-party People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). Tarigami is among the 14 leaders invited for the all-party meeting convened by Modi. Others invited include four former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. The ...

Will press for restoration of J-K's special status at PM's meeting: Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti said the Centre should hold dialogue with everyone, including Pakistan, to resolve the Kashmir issue

Crucial PDP meeting underway to discuss Centre's invitation for talks

The meet began at 11 am at PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's 'Fairview' residence at Gupkar

Even Ambedkar would have been slandered as pro-Pakistan by BJP: Mufti

BJP would have slandered even B R Ambedkar, as pro-Pakistan had he been alive, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said amidst criticism of Cong leader Digvijaya Singh on his remarks on Article 370.

Administrative apathy fatal than Covid-19 pandemic: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday lambasted the BJP-led government at the Centre for abandoning people at the crucial juncture

Covid-19: Mehbooba appeals to PM Modi to release all political detainees

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release all political detainees languishing in jails immediately in the wake of the worsening Covid-19 situation

Mehbooba Mufti's mother's passport rejected following adverse police report

The passport application of Gulshan Nazir, wife of former Union home minister and two-time Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, has been rejected following an adverse police report

Mehbooba denied a passport due to 'adverse' police verification report

'This is the level of normalcy achieved in Kashmir since Aug 2019 that an ex Chief Minister holding a passport is a threat to the sovereignty of a mighty nation,' she wrote on Twitter.

Mufti appears before ED in Srinagar over link with money laundering case

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case, officials said

PM Modi's letter to Imran Khan step in right direction: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's letter to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan was a step in the right direction, and expressed hope that it would lead to a process of dialogue and reconciliation. PM Modi reaching out to his Pakistani counterpart is a step in the right direction. As Vajpayee ji famously said, one can change his friends but not neighbours. I hope this leads to a process of dialogue & reconciliation. Kashmir needs healing, she said on Twitter. Modi had on Tuesday written to Khan to extend greetings to the people of that country on the occasion of Pakistan Day. "As a neighbouring country, India desires cordial relations with the people of Pakistan. For this, an environment of trust, devoid of terror and hostility, is imperative," he said in the letter.

HC refuses to stay summons issued to Mehbooba Mufti by ED in PMLA case

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay summons issued to former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.

Delhi High Court stays Enforcement Directorate summons to Mehbooba Mufti

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday gave an interim stay on summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, her counsel said

ED summons Mehbooba Mufti on March 15 in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday summoned former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti for questioning on March 15 in a money laundering case, officials said. The 60-year-old PDP leader, who was released last year after more than a year in detention, has been served notice to appear at the ED headquarters in the national capital. The case has been filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, officials said. No more details about the case were available immediately.

Can Kashmiris emulate farmers' agitation for restoration of special status?

As resisting the idea of a unitary state is dubbed 'anti-national' these days, peaceful protests in Kashmir will have to go the extra mile to emphasise they are not against India's unity and integrity