News Topic:National Conference

NC appoints Showkat Mir as provincial president for Kashmir

The National Conference (NC) on Saturday appointed Showkat Ahmad Mir as the new provincial president for Kashmir.

I wanted to become a militant after humiliated by army officer: NC MLA

National Conference MLA Qaysar Jamshaid Lone recently shared a personal story in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

Omar Abdullah defends J-K’s special status resolution, assures statehood restoration

Jammu and Kashmir UT’s Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the resolution on special status passed by the Legislative Assembly was no compromise.

PM Modi declares Article 370 ‘buried forever’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that there was no power on earth that could bring back Article 370. “I have buried it in the grave forever,” he said.

Fiery exchange in J-K Assembly as PDP, NC MLAs clash over Jamaat-e-Islami

The Jammu & Kashmir Assembly on Friday witnessed a heated exchange of arguments between a National Conference (NC) and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator.

Protest erupts in Kishtwar over VDG members’ killing

Scores of people, including women, took to the streets in Kuntwara Kishtwar on Friday to protest the killing of two Village Defense Guard (VDG) members.

BJP leader warns of ‘parallel government’ in J-K

Opposition leader Sunil Sharma has warned that the BJP may establish a "parallel government" if the current administration fails to mend its attitude.

Suspected militants kill two Village Defense Guards in Kishtwar

Two Village Defense Guards (VDG) were reportedly killed by the militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.

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J&K’s Higher Secondary enrollment ratio falls to 44.8%, NITI Aayog data shows

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