However, the opposition has demanded a discussion in parliament on the ongoing unrest in the valley
The government had made special transport arrangements to bring the candidates to Srinagar from various district headquarters
She laid a wreath at the graveyard to commemorate those killed by the Dogra Maharaja's soldiers on this day in 1931
By-election was necessitated because of the death of the then CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who represented the constituency in the assembly
Jammu and Kashmir CM polls 8,549 votes, ahead of closest rival Hilal Ahmad Shah of Congress, who gets 2,752
She said the driving force for PDP's emergence as a robust regional force was the public support it has got
Mufti said government is taking major initiatives to turnaround the horticulture sector
Pandit said that the chances of Mehbooba winning by-elections are 'very bleak' and that is why she is making such comments to woo electorates
She said the state needs the Kashmiri Pandit migrants to fill the void in various sectors
Said, there has to be efficiency and greater transparency in utilisation of funds to eliminate poverty
'Our aim is not only to expand facilities for skill training, but also address the important task of raising their quality,' Mufti said
Sources in the ministry said the Home Minister told Mehbooba that normalcy should be restored at the earliest.
The PDP exists and continues to be relevant because it reaches out to the separatist discourse, offering itself as a bridge between India and the separatists
Promises a transparent, accountable and responsive government which will focus on clean governance with no scope for corruption at any level
PDP President Mehbooba Mufti was sworn-in, along with 22 ministers, as the first woman CM of J&K
Mufti today took oath as Jammu and Kashmir's first woman Chief Minister
Mufti would be the first woman chief minister of India's only Muslim majority state
There is intense speculation on how the new government will function
Father and son accept invitation, will attend ceremony
She'll be the first woman to head a government in Jammu and Kashmir, first Muslim woman to become Chief Minister of a state in India