Articles about Altaf Bukhari
A key Jammu and Kashmir politician, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari is the founder and President of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party. Between 2015 and 2018, Bukhari represented the Amira Kadal constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Bukhari held several positions under the PDP-led Jammu and Kashmir government including that of Minister of Finance, Minister of Education, and Minister of Labour and Employment. In 2018, Bukhari was expelled from PDP for anti-party activities. He launched the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party in 2020. In 2021, Bukhari said that if the Apni Party comes to power in Jammu and Kashmir, the Darbar Move tradition will be restored.
28 Nov 2020
PoliticsPolling began today in Jammu and Kashmir for the District Development Council (DDC), marking the first election since the former state was reorganized as a Union Territory last year.
04 Apr 2020
IndiaIn a dramatic turn of events, the BJP-led Centre changed rules pertaining to government jobs in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, merely days after introducing a monumental order.
01 Apr 2020
PoliticsThe Centre has redefined the domicile laws in Jammu and Kashmir. Under the new regulations, a person who has resided in the Union Territory for over 15 years can be a domicile.
09 Jan 2020
IndiaAs 15 envoys from different countries are visiting Jammu and Kashmir, the government briefed media about the objective of this trip.
29 Oct 2019
IndiaA European Union delegation, consisting of 27 MPs, left for Jammu and Kashmir from Delhi earlier today to assess the situation in the border state, that has been under lockdown since August.
13 Jan 2018
IndiaResponding to Army Chief Bipin Rawat's remarks on Jammu and Kashmir's education system, the state Minister Altaf Bukhari said that the "well-decorated officer" should concentrate on his job and not give sermons on education which is not his domain.
