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BJP wants to divide India by 'banishing' Muslims: Mehbooba on Modi's remark

Why does PM bash political families pre-elections & then sends envoys to stitch alliances with the same parties? NC in 99 & PDP in 2015. Why do they choose power over Article 370 then? Mebooba tweeted

Mehbooba seeks separatist leader's release from NIA on humanitarian grounds

She spoke to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh over phone after reports of Islam's wife having suffered a brain hemorrhage emerged

Mehbooba writes to Modi, seeks opening of Sharada Peeth pilgrimage in PoK

Mehbooba said a few members of the Kashmiri Pandit community discussed the issue with her and urged her to take up the matter with the prime minister

Mehbooba Mufti stakes claim to form govt in J&K with NC, Congress' help

The National Conference has a strength of 15 MLAs and the Congress 12

Months after BJP pulled out of alliance, Mehbooba revamps party structure

The Peoples Democratic Party president has also reconstituted the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) the highest decision-making body of the party

Attempt by Centre to split PDP will have 'dangerous' consequences: Mufti

Mehbooba resigned as chief minister on June 19 after the BJP pulled out of the coalition with the PDP in the state and withdrew support to her government

After meeting Mehbooba Mufti, at least 21 PDP MLAs pledge to support her

Efforts are on to establish contact with the other legislators as most of them were out of station

Mehbooba hits back at Shah; says PDP never 'wavered' on Agenda of Alliance

In a strong rebuttal to BJP chief Amit Shah's allegations against her government, PDP supremo and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti today said several "false charges" have been levelled against her party and asserted that her commitment to the common minimum programme never wavered. Breaking her silence on the series of allegations levelled by her former ally, the BJP, on the state government led by her, Mehbooba said it was sad to see the saffron party disown its own initiative and label it a "soft approach". Many false charges levelled against us by our former allies. Our commitment to the Agenda of Alliance, co-authored by (BJP national general secretary) Ram Madhav & (and) endorsed by senior leaders like (Union Home Minister) Rajnath (Singh) Ji never wavered. It is sad to see them disown their own initiative & label it a 'soft approach', she wrote on Twitter. In a series of tweets, the PDP president said the measures taken by her government to restore .

Give me peace, I will pursue dialogue: Mehbooba Mufti appeals to J&K people

Mufti said the situation across the borders in the state was not "encouraging" with "deaths and destruction" being reported frequently

2017 saw 126 local youths in Valley joining militancy: Mehbooba Mufti

The spurt in locals joining militancy began after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terror group's poster boy Burhan Wani

Pak should follow Modi's advice on joint fight against poverty: Mufti

The Centre had earlier this month announced that 14,000 bunkers will be constructed in the border areas of the state to save people's lives

Mehbooba reminds Pak of its promises, seeks help to end bloodshed in J&K

The chief minister asked what was the reason for the confrontation between India and Pakistan

J&K has 'always' preferred ballot over bullet: Mehbooba Mufti

Governor N N Vohra on November 4 promulgated an ordinance to designate the state's Chief Electoral Officer as State Election Commissioner for conducting the panchayat elections

Mehbooba Mufti is appalled over Zaira Wasim's alleged molestation in flight

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said she was appalled by the incident wherein 'Dangal' fame actress Zaira Wasim was allegedly molested on a flight, and sought swift action in the matter. The actor has alleged that she was molested by a co- passenger on board a Delhi-Mumbai flight and narrated her ordeal on Instagram via live video. Any harassment/crime against women shld (should) be dealt with swiftly & (and) effectively.As a mother of 2 (two) daughters I am appalled at what happened with @zairawasimz. Hope relevant authorities take strict action, Mehbooba wrote on Twitter. Zaira said she was on an Air Vistara flight from Delhi to Mumbai when a co-passenger sitting behind her put up his feet on her armrest.

Mehbooba Mufti re-elected as PDP president for sixth consecutive term

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was today re-elected the president of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) for the next three years. Mehbooba's election for the sixth consecutive term was unanimous, party leaders said. She thanked party leaders for "reposing their trust and electing me as their president". "Will work tirelessly to fulfil our shared vision of development, inclusiveness and reconciliation in J&K," she wrote on Twitter. The PDP leadership met at the official residence of the chief minister here for the election of the party president. A law graduate, 57-year-old Mehbooba took the plunge into mainstream politics of the state in 1996 by joining the Congress, along with her father, at a time when militancy was at its peak in the state. She emerged from the shadow of her illustrious father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who founded the PDP in 1999, to head Jammu and Kashmir as the first woman chief minister of the state last year. "Under ...

J&K: Stone-pelting cases against 4,327 people withdrawn

The withdrawal of cases against these youths was a major demand from various sections of the society in the state

Killing militants won't wipe out militancy in Jammu and Kashmir: Mehbooba

Nearly 200 militants, the highest number in years, were killed by security forces in Kashmir this year

PM Modi man of the moment but India is Indira Gandhi for me: Mehbooba Mufti

Jammu & Kashmir chief minister said society should be more welcoming to idea of Kashmir, its natives

Mehbooba wants India to feel for Kashmir, blames media for creating discord

Said, 'When I was growing, Indira Gandhi represented India for me, Modi is man of the moment'

If special rights of J&K get tinkered, no one will hold tricolour: Mufti

In 2014, an NGO had filed a writ petition seeking the striking down of Article 35 A