According to the seat-sharing pact reached by the two parties for the assembly polls in J-K, the National Conference will contest 51 of 90 seats and Congress 32. The two parties will also have a "friendly contest" on five seats.
US diplomats including Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs Graham Mayer and First Secretary Gary Applegarth met National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah at his Gupkar residence in Srinagar on Monday.
National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah alleged People's Democratic Party (PDP) of "imitating" their manifesto and asked the Mehbooba Mufti-led party to not field their candidates.
Responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comments on his party's National Conference's (NC) manifesto, Omar Abdullah thanked Shah on Sunday for bringing attention to it and said that he ensured that everyone reads it. However, Abdullah criticized Shah for focusing on only "one paragr
Verma further praised the Centre, highlighting that people have participated in the Lok Sabha elections because of the atmosphere created by the government.
The Sharjah Charity International (SCI) spent AED84.3 million on aid programmes within the country during the first half of this year. This includes AED 6.7 million for monthly aid.
Balalaa commended the outcomes of the UN Panel, which coincided with the urgent need to keep 1.5°C within reach, and global preparations to achieve the goal of net zero.
CM Dhami criticized the Congress for forming an alliance with the NC, accusing the party of repeatedly compromising the security, unity, and integrity of the country in its pursuit of power.
The pre-poll alliance was announced following a meeting of Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi with NC patron Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah in Srinagar on Thursday.
Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, participated at the United Nation's Critical Energy Transition Minerals (CETM) Panel held in Nairobi, Kenya, alongside government representatives, experts, and organisations.