
Jammu: In the wake of notices issued to the Chief Minister and several others by the State Accountability Commission, Opposition parties on Friday staged a protest and later walked out from the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly demanding a debate over the issue. As the Assembly sitting began on Friday, opposition PDP led by Mehbooba Mufti demanded adjournment of the Question Hour and a debate over the issue of high-level...

03:10 PM, Feb 24, 2012

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned on Tuesday shortly after it reconvened for the final day of the session. The Opposition leaders were up on their feet, demanding discussion on the death of National Conference party worker Saeed Yousuf in police custody. On Monday, there was chaos in the Assembly after the Opposition, PDP, asked for an adjournment motion over the issue. The Speaker of the House, Akbar...

10:04 AM, Oct 04, 2011

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah said that if Afzal Guru is sent to the gallows it will possibly give rise to another stream of terrorism in the state. ...

09:55 AM, Sep 29, 2011

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly that was debating Afzal Guru's clemency plea had to be adjourned twice, first for 30 minutes and then for an hour on Wednesday following ruckus created by the Congress and the BJP. Clashes broke out between the Congress and BJP MLAs after the Congress MLAs objected to the presence of the seven BJP MLAs who were suspended earlier. The Congress demanded that they leave...

09:56 AM, Sep 28, 2011

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded the removal of Omar Abdullah as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir following his controversial statement in the state Assembly on Wednesday. Omar had said, "J&K had not merged with the Union but acceded to it under an agreement. The Kashmir issue cannot be resolved by addressing development alone. It is a political issue and needs a political solution." He had...

04:24 PM, Oct 07, 2010

Srinagar: There was chaos in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Thursday as opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Panthers Party legislators tore papers and snatched mikes to protest Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's speech a day earlier. The legislators, who gathered near the speaker's podium, were marshalled out of the House. In the process, BJP legislator Durga Das was injured and received stitches in a hospital. He said he was hurt...

12:40 PM, Oct 07, 2010

MLAs protest Omar's statement asking leaders to desist from harping on Kashmir is an integral part of India. ...

11:50 AM, Oct 07, 2010

An uproar followed a privilege motion passed against PDP leader Baig. ...

12:14 AM, Jul 30, 2009

High drama was witnessed in the J-K Assembly for the second day in a row. ...

01:27 PM, Jul 28, 2009

Omar insists on taking only leaders with a clean image in the Cabinet. ...

12:22 AM, Jan 03, 2009

Congress is likely to ask for a deputy chief minister and Omar seems to agree. ...

09:54 PM, Dec 30, 2008

Hurriyat Conference's Syed Ali Shah Geelani justifies the election boycott. ...

09:58 PM, Dec 29, 2008

"Younger CM will be better for the state," Farooq said. ...

10:52 AM, Dec 29, 2008

While Farooq is party's first choice, Omar is popular among the youth. ...

09:47 AM, Dec 29, 2008

What would the separatist forces do from here onwards? ...

08:00 AM, Dec 29, 2008