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  • PDP members gather at Mehbooba's residence as she vows to fight back

    Oct 14, 2020

    Srinagar, Oct 14: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was almost written off after most of its top leaders deserted it last year, but the scenes at the residence of party president Mehbooba Mufti after her release on Tuesday night following 14 months in preventive detention suggest that there is a lot of fight left in her.

  • BJYM holds working committee meet, youth related resolution passed

    Oct 09, 2020

    Jammu, October 9: BJYM Jammu and Kashmir today organized a working committee meeting at party head quarter Trikuta Nagar, Jammu which was chaired by BJP Jammu and Kashmir President Ravinder Raina and BJYM President Arundev Singh. All Morcha Prabhari Munish Sharma, Ajay Vaid Seh Prabhari BJYM were also present in the meeting.

  • Rahul attacks PM over VVIP aircraft acquisition

    Oct 09, 2020

    New Delhi, Oct 9: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi again attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday over the acquisition of VVIP aircraft and wondered how many things could have been bought for the soldiers stationed in Siachen-Ladakh border in the amount spent.

  • BJYM alleges corruption in Fire Brigade selection list, demands cancellation

    Oct 07, 2020

    Jammu, Oct 7: Corruption and irregularities in Fire and Emergency Services Selection list will not be tolerated at any cost and if not resolved we will be forced to take agitation path, said Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) J&K President Arun Dev Singh while addressing a Press Conference at Party headquarter, Trikuta Nagar.

  • Rahul Gandhi in Punjab's Moga for tractor rally against farm laws

    Oct 04, 2020

    Moga (Pb), October 04: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to lead a tractor rally here on Sunday to protest against the Centre's new farm laws. Gandhi, who arrived in the district on Sunday afternoon, will lead tractor rallies for three days beginning today.

  • Farmers agitation on path shown by Mahatma Gandhi will be successful: Sonia Gandhi

    Oct 02, 2020

    New Delhi, Oct 2: Calling Mahatma Gandhi the "biggest sympathiser" of farmers, labourers and the working class, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday expressed confidence that the agitation against three recently enacted "black laws" in the agriculture sector will become successful and the peasants will emerge victorious.

  • Hathras incident: HC summoning top officials a ray of hope for family, says Priyanka

    Oct 02, 2020

    New Delhi, Oct 2: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday welcomed the Allahabad High Court summoning top Uttar Pradesh officials to appear before it in connection with the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras district, and said it is a ray of hope for the affected family. "A strong and encouraging order from the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court.

  • FIR against Rahul, Priyanka, 200 other Cong workers in Noida

    Oct 02, 2020

    Noida (UP), Oct 2: The police in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar said it has lodged an FIR against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and around 200 other party workers under The Epidemic Diseases Act for not maintaining social distancing and not wearing face masks.

  • Will work for non-implementation of new farm laws in Maharashtra: Congress

    Sep 25, 2020

    Mumbai, September 25: The Congress, which is part of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, on Friday said it would work towards ensuring that the farm sector bills passed by the Parliament are not implemented in the state. The party said it has decided to hold a protest on October 2 against the new laws and a month-long awareness campaign.

  • JK Apni Party holds its first rally in Jammu region

    Sep 24, 2020

    Jammu, Sep 24: The newly floated Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party held its first rally in the Jammu division on Thursday and raised its voice against highway toll plazas and the lack of development in areas having sizeable Scheduled Caste population. Addressing the rally in Kathua, party general secretary Vijay Bakaya said the Apni Party had gone from strength to strength since its formation in March this year.

  • Huge anomaly corrected: Jitendra Singh on passage of JK Official Languages Bill

    Sep 23, 2020

    New Delhi, Sep 23: Hailing the passage of the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill in Parliament, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said a huge anomaly stands corrected with official recognition being accorded to Kashmiri and Dogri. He said it was a "gross injustice" to not have included these two languages, which are spoken by over 73 per cent of Jammu and Kashmir's population, in its list of official languages.

  • Youth Congress protests farm bill passed in Parliament, term it anti-farmers

    Sep 21, 2020

    Jammu, September 21: Youth Congress J&K held a protest demonstration against the Farm Bills passed in the Parliament Mansoon session on Sunday, stating that the bills are against the farmers of the country. Dozens of Youth Congress leaders and activists assembled here at Jammu Press Club while holding anti-BJP posters and raised slogans against the BJP-led Central government.

  • Opp in LS alleges failure in strategy to deal with COVID-19; BJP says Modi took all along, did well

    Sep 20, 2020

    New Delhi, Sep 20: The Opposition in Lok Sabha Sunday alleged a failure in the strategy to deal with the coronavirus crisis, saying a sudden lockdown caused hardships to the migrants and the poor, a charge rejected by BJP and its ally JD (U). The ruling allies said Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the fight against the killer virus well by taking states into confidence and several lives were saved by the government's persistent efforts.

  • Covid hospitals gasp as shortage of oxygen hits health facilities in JK: Bhalla

    Sep 19, 2020

    Jammu, Sep 19: There are lot of issues in health department but shortage of Oxygen is biggest issue now a days & Health Department's officials are just giving achievement statements but on ground reality is different. Patients are crying for ill facilities in hospitals provided to COVID patients by health authorities for which Videos had been made viral by the patients but Administration is sleeping.

  • Farm bills undermine food security system: Cong

    Sep 19, 2020

    New Delhi, Sep 19: The farm bills brought by the government undermine the food security system, the Congress claimed on Saturday and urged opposition parties to collectively oppose the bills so that they do not become law in their present form.

  • Azad condoles the death of Ranbir Manhas

    Sep 19, 2020

    New Delhi, Sep 19: Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has expressed his grief on the sad demise of Ranbir Manhas. "I knew Ranbir Manhas ji from his youth congress days when he was District President of youth congress in Bhadarwah. Besides his political inclinations he was an eminent writer. As editor-in-chief of the news magazine ‘JK Reporter’ he had carved a special place in social and journalistic circles.

  • Adhir challenges Mamata for debate on BJP's rise in Bengal

    Sep 18, 2020

    Kolkata, September 18: Newly appointed Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury on Friday challenged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to engage in a debate with him on the rise of the BJP in the state and reasons that led to its ascent, while asserting that "wild allegations" that his party joined hands with the saffron camp are "bereft of truth".

  • Youth facing injustice in UP due to unemployment, poor recruitment processes: Priyanka

    Sep 18, 2020

    New Delhi, September 18: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday alleged that youth are facing injustice due to unemployment and poor state of recruitment processes in Uttar Pradesh. She also asserted that employment was youth's right and the government will have to give it to them. Gandhi's attack on the UP government came in a tweet following her interaction with 12,460 candidates for teacher recruitment.

  • Pilot slams govt's agri-related bills as 'anti-farmer'

    Sep 16, 2020

    Jaipur, September 16: Terming the three recently introduced agriculture sector-related bills as "anti-farmer", former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday demanded that the central government carry out extensive consultations with political parties, farmers' organisations, traders and agriculture experts and consider amending them.

  • NCP, Cong hit out at Centre over ban on onion export

    Sep 16, 2020

    Mumbai, September 16: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday termed the central government as "anti-farmer" after it banned the export of onions. Terming the decision as wrong, the NCP leader accused the Centre of committing "great sin" of pushing farmers, who were already hit hard by COVID-19, into deeper trouble.

  • Questions on BJP win, PM, quota in MP varsity paper irk Cong

    Sep 15, 2020

    Bhopal, September 15: Questions about reservations, the victory of the BJP in consecutive general elections and people's "trust" in Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the postgraduate journalism course exam of Madhya Pradesh's Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) has irked the opposition Congress while the BJP said the objections were a non-issue.

  • DMK responsible for NEET, death of 13 aspirants: TN CM

    Sep 15, 2020

    Chennai, September 15: Under pressure from the opposition parties, including the DMK, on the NEET issue in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday sought to turn the tables on his party's arch rival, accusing it of "thrusting" the test on students while being part of the UPA.

  • Sharad Pawar urges Centre to rethink ban on export of onions

    Sep 15, 2020

    Mumbai, September 15: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday met Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal and demanded that the Centre reconsider its "sudden" decision to ban the export of onions. Pawar tweeted Goyal assured him that the government will rethink the decision if there is consensus among the ministries of commerce, finance, and consumer affairs on the issue.

  • National Conference MPs demand discussion on JK situation in Parliament

    Sep 14, 2020

    Srinagar, Sep 14: National Conference MPs on Monday sought a discussion in Parliament on the situation of Jammu and Kashmir, citing the "unprecedented situation" in the Union Territory in the wake of the "unilateral, unconstitutional and undemocratic rescinding" of Articles 370 and 35A.

  • Lok Sabha meets amid pandemic; Members don masks, sit in different locations

    Sep 14, 2020

    New Delhi, Sep 14: Lok Sabha on Monday met for the Monsoon session under unusual circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic with members seated in different locations, including the Rajya Sabha chamber, in view of the physical distancing norms put in place to check the spread of the virus.

  • Will Parliament seriously discuss China, COVID-19 issues: Sena

    Sep 14, 2020

    Mumbai, Sep 14: With the monsoon session of Parliament beginning from Monday, the Shiv Sena asked whether the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will discuss seriously important issues like Chinese aggression along the LAC, COVID-19 and unemployment.

  • Govt scraps Question Hour, private members' business; Oppn slams move

    Sep 14, 2020

    New Delhi, Sep 14: Lok Sabha on Monday decided to do away with Question Hour and private members' business during the Monsoon session, inviting strong criticism from opposition members who accused the government of stifling democracy. The lower house adopted the motion to suspend Question Hour, with the government maintaining that it is not running away from discussion and will reply to all questions raised by the opposition.

  • Kangana Ranaut leaves Mumbai for home state, calls her analogy about POK bang on'

    Sep 14, 2020

    Mumbai, Sep 14: Actor Kangana Ranaut on Monday left Mumbai for her home state Himachal Pradesh, saying she has been terrorised with "constant attacks and abuses" and declaring that her analogy comparing the city with Pakistan occupied Kashmir was "bang on". The actor, whose comments triggered a spat with Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena, arrived in the city from her home in Manali last week for a short visit.

  • Maha govt thinks war against corona over, only battle left is against Kangana: Fadnavis

    Sep 11, 2020

    New Delhi, September 11: Taking a dig at the Shiv Sena, Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the state government thinks its war against the coronavirus is over and the only battle left to wage is against actress Kangana Ranaut. He also said the state government may have made a "strategic mistake" while presenting the Maratha reservation case before the Supreme Court.

  • Maha orders probe in drug use claim; Kangana questions Sonia

    Sep 11, 2020

    Mumbai, September 11: Maharashtra government on Friday asked the Mumbai police to probe drug use allegations against Kangana Ranaut, while the Bollywood actor turned her attention to Congress president Sonia Gandhi to say she must intervene and stop the harassment of women.

  • Kangana moves HC, seeks stay on demolition at her Mumbai home

    Sep 09, 2020

    Mumbai, Sep 9: Actor Kangana Ranaut approached the Bombay High Court on Wednesday challenging the notice issued by the Mumbai civic body for 'illegal construction' at her bungalow here, and sought a stay on the demolition process. "We filed a petition this morning seeking urgent hearing. We have sought a stay on the demolition process by way of interim relief," Ranaut's advocate Rizwan Siddiqui told PTI.

  • Omar Abdullah to vacate govt accommodation in Srinagar

    Sep 09, 2020

    Srinagar, Sept 9: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he was voluntarily vacating the government accommodation provided to him 18 years ago due to the change in rules of entitlement in the union territory.

  • Oppn planning joint offensive against govt in Parliament

    Sep 06, 2020

    New Delhi, Sep 6: Opposition parties are planning a joint offensive against the government to corner it in Parliament on issues of national security like the border situation with China, handling of the COVID pandemic, economy and GST compensation to states, sources said. Leaders of various opposition parties are expected to meet later this week to formulate a joint floor strategy in both the houses of Parliament, they said.

  • Sitharaman blaming gods for failure of economy: Raut

    Sep 06, 2020

    Mumbai, September 06: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday alleged that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was blaming gods for failure of India's economy. In his weekly column Rokhthok in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana, Raut also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks on all issues, but refuses to touch the issue of "failing economy" and related issues.

  • Demonetisation was attack on country's unorganised sector: Rahul

    Sep 03, 2020

    New Delhi, September 03: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said demonetisation was an attack on the India's unorganised sector and the country will have to fight it together after recognising it. He also said the decision to scrap high-value currency notes was an attack on the country's poor, farmers, labourers and small shopkeepers.

  • India reeling under 'Modi-made disasters': Rahul

    Sep 02, 2020

    New Delhi, September 02: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the state of the economy, rise in COVID-19 cases and "external aggression" at borders, alleging that India is reeling under "Modi-made disasters". His attack comes after official data showed on Monday that the country's economy suffered its worst slump on record in April-June, with the gross domestic product (GDP) contracting by 23.

  • Cong, BJP spar over 'inferior quality' rice distribution in MP

    Sep 02, 2020

    Bhopal, September 02: Former Madhya chief minister and Kamal Nath on Wednesday claimed a central government probe has revealed that rice provided to people under the public distribution system (PDS) in the state was not fit for human consumption. He alleged that this is a "criminal act against humanity", and action should be taken against the culprits.

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