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Review pleas filed in SC against upholding abrogation of Article 370

Review pleas filed in SC against upholding abrogation of Article 370

Rediff.com10 Jan 2024

Muzaffar Shah of Awami National Conference said he has filed the petition seeking review of the verdict which held Article 370 was a temporary provision in the Constitution.

SC dismisses pleas to review Article 370 revocation verdict in Dec 2023

SC dismisses pleas to review Article 370 revocation verdict in Dec 2023

Rediff.com22 May 2024

A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud considered the pleas in chambers and dismissed applications for listing of the review petition in open Court.

Gupkar to take non-locals as voters issue to people

Gupkar to take non-locals as voters issue to people

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

Masoodi said all the participants are against giving voting rights to non-locals as "it will be tantamount to the disenfranchisement of the local voters."

Anti-encroachment drive against J-K ex-minister, hotelier close to Abdullahs

Anti-encroachment drive against J-K ex-minister, hotelier close to Abdullahs

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

The revenue department retrieved about 40 kanals of land allegedly occupied by the owners of Hotel Nedou's at MA Road in Srinagar, officials said.

Farooq Abdullah to step down as NC president, will continue as PAGD chief

Farooq Abdullah to step down as NC president, will continue as PAGD chief

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

"I will not be contesting for the post of president any longer. The elections for the post will be held on December 5. It is time for the new generation to take over the responsibilities," Abdullah told PTI.

J-K parties threaten legal action against inclusion of non-locals in voter rolls

J-K parties threaten legal action against inclusion of non-locals in voter rolls

Rediff.com22 Aug 2022

Any decision to include "non-locals" in electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir is unacceptable and would be contested by all means, including in court, Nation Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Monday after a meeting of nine parties over the issue.

'Siege' continues in JK; disappointed with PM meet: Gupkar leaders

'Siege' continues in JK; disappointed with PM meet: Gupkar leaders

Rediff.com5 Jul 2021

The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Monday said assembly elections should be held only after restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and asked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government to honour its commitment made on the floor of Parliament.

Gupkar alliance urges Kashmiri Pandit employees not to leave

Gupkar alliance urges Kashmiri Pandit employees not to leave

Rediff.com15 May 2022

The appeal by the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) came after a delegation led by its president Farooq Abdullah met Jammu and Kashmiri Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan in Srinagar.

All J-K parties to meet delimitation panel, except PDP

All J-K parties to meet delimitation panel, except PDP

Rediff.com6 Jul 2021

The PDP led by former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has decided to stay away from the delimitation process, saying the body lacks 'constitutional and legal mandate' and is part of the overall process of political disempowerment of people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Most leaders invited for PM's Thursday meet on J-K reach Delhi

Most leaders invited for PM's Thursday meet on J-K reach Delhi

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

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.

Preparations underway in J-K for assembly elections

Preparations underway in J-K for assembly elections

Rediff.com17 Jul 2022

Jammu and Kashmir has been without an assembly since November 2018 when the then legislative assembly was dissolved by then Governor Satya Pal Malik after the People's Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition government fell apart earlier that year.

J-K parties talk over PM's invite for second day

J-K parties talk over PM's invite for second day

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

With the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) scheduled to meet Tuesday, intra-party consultations in Jammu and Kashmir continued for a second day Monday to discuss the Centre's invitation for an all-party meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24.

3 former J-K CMs put under house arrest ahead of protest

3 former J-K CMs put under house arrest ahead of protest

Rediff.com1 Jan 2022

People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) leaders, including three former chief ministers, were put under house arrest on Saturday before a protest against the proposals of Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission, prompting angry reactions from political parties which said such steps will only 'incentivise and facilitate' violent agitations.

Farooq, Mehbooba, Tarigami to attend PM's J-K meet

Farooq, Mehbooba, Tarigami to attend PM's J-K meet

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

The announcement came after PAGD leaders met at Abdullah's Gupkar Road residence in Srinagar to discuss the Centre's invitation.

Shah says won't tolerate 'Gupkar gang'; Kashmir parties hit back

Shah says won't tolerate 'Gupkar gang'; Kashmir parties hit back

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

In a series of tweets, Shah also questioned Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi whether they support the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a conglomerate of regional and national political parties in Jammu and Kashmir formed to demand the restoration of the Article 370, scrapped last year.

Kashmir parties resolve to fight for restoration of special status

Kashmir parties resolve to fight for restoration of special status

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

The parties reiterated that they are bound, wholly, by the contents of the 'Gupkar Declaration', a resolution issued after an all-party meeting on August 4, 2019 at the Gupkar residence of NC president Farooq Abdullah.