Peopleâ€™s Democratic Party

A red-letter day for women of J&K: Domiciles at last for family

Sant Kumar Sharma - July 21, 2021

The government of Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday removed the last hurdle for issuance of domicile certificates to spouses of...

Three-Nought-Three Moment for Omar: To stay or quit politics

Sant Kumar Sharma - January 16, 2021

National Conference (NC) dynast Omar Abdullah is not sure whether he wants to continue in politics any longer. This dilemma, to be, or not...

Kashmiri Pandits stayed away; Yet these polls are milestone in India’s history

Sant Kumar Sharma - December 23, 2020

Analysts are busy giving their interpretations of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest...

As CBI files FIRs in Roshni land scam, a ‘Land Jihad’ is unfolding in J and K

Newsbred Staff - November 18, 2020

Acting on the orders of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court issued on October 9, the CBI has filed first three FIRs against unknown...

Mehbooba Mufti loses patron of her party: What’s left of PDP now?

Sant Kumar Sharma - November 15, 2020

Senior political leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig on Saturday quit the People's Democratic Party (PDP) led by Mehbooba Mufti. The resignation was apparently in protest...

Why these elections in J and K would’ve MLAs’ status greatly degraded

Sant Kumar Sharma - November 5, 2020

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will see eight phase elections for District Development Councils (DDCs) beginning November 28 and ending on December...

Just a toehold for Abdullah and others; but a fodder for hostile voices

Sant Kumar Sharma - August 25, 2020

A couple of days ago, leaders of six political parties issued a statement in Srinagar reiterating their commitment to Gupkar Declaration of August 4,...

Delimitation: How unfair it is for Kashmir to equate with Jammu on number of seats

Sant Kumar Sharma - August 18, 2020

(it is a follow-up report on the initial piece which begs your attention readers-Editor). One word `delimitation’ that figured in PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day...

Domicile Issue in J and K: A historical perspective

Sant Kumar Sharma - July 1, 2020

(In the wake of Navin Choudhary, a J and K cadre IAS officer being granted domicile certificate in Jammu and Kashmir, paving the way...

BJP’s plan for Kashmiri Pandits is unrealistic

Sanjay K. Sharma - July 13, 2019

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be speaking through its hat when it claims that it wants to resettle Kashmiri Hindu pandits back in...

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