With the resignation of Haseeb Drabu and voices of dissent within the PDP, Mehbooba Mufti's party could face major setbacks in the Assembly elections. Firstpost - Published
Haseeb Drabu's rise to becoming number two in the PDP was primarily because of the trust imposed in his capabilities by former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Firstpost - Published
PDP on Thursday received a major setback after the resignation of former finance minister and senior PDP leader Haseeb Drabu from the party. Firstpost - Published
Senior PDP leader Altaf Bukhari held the post of the education minister in the erstwhile Mehbooba Mufti government. In March, he was given the additional charge of the finance ministry, after Haseeb.. Firstpost - Published
BJP's Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Ram Madhav said on Wednesday that the alliance with the PDP was a compulsion, as the people of Jammu would have been disappointed that BJP could not come to power even.. DNA - Published
The architect of the BJP-PDP alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, Haseeb Drabu along with Ram Madhav, was involved in stitching together the alliance between the two parties. He must be having a light.. Firstpost - Published
A shutdown called by a section of social media users against the rape and murder of a girl in Jammu and Kashmir derailed normal life in parts of Kerala. Police took several protesters into custody. The.. Mid-Day - Published
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accepted the resignations of two controversial BJP ministers, who had participated in a rally in support of the people arrested in connection.. Deccan Herald - Published
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti urgently needs to build trust and a sense of united purpose, both within her party and with her coalition partners Firstpost - Published
The decision by Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti to drop Haseeb Drabu from her council of ministers is being hotly debated in political circles. Firstpost - Published
With Haseeb Drabu out and the major line of communication between BJP- PDP discontinued, it is very likely that the coalition partners will drift apart. Firstpost - Published
Senior PDP leader Haseeb Drabu said that Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's decision to sack him as the state's finance minister came as a surprise to him and added the manner in which.. Firstpost - Published
Clarifying his stand on the speech, he says he tried to make the point that Kashmir was not only a political issue to be resolved by the nation state of India and the successive governments at the.. DNA - Published
Former Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Haseeb Drabu on Tuesday broke silence on his unceremonious exit from the Mehbooba Mufti government. Zee News - Published Also reported by •Deccan Herald
Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari was given additional charge of the finance ministry, a day after Mehbooba Mufti axed Haseeb Drabu from the post Firstpost - Published
Drabu, a banker and economist was the main interlocutor between BJP and PDP. He managed to weave the alliance twice in the last three years and rose to become the finance minister of the state within a.. IndiaTimes - Published
In a major political development in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti dropped Finance, Labour and Employment Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu from the Cabinet, in view of his controversial.. All India Radio - Published
Haseeb Drabu was the PDP's pointsman who worked out the draft of the agenda of alliance with the BJP that brought the two parties to power in 2014. Firstpost - Published
Sources close to Drabu said he had no knowledge of "why the party had taken such a tough stand against him" and he was waiting to find out more. Firstpost - Published
The decision to fire Drabu was made a day after PDP vice-president Sartaj Madni publicly reprimanded and asked him to retract the controversial statement DNA - Published
The BJP today termed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's decision to sack Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu from her Cabinet a "setback" to PDP-BJP alliance and said it would widen the gap between the two.. DNA - Published
In Jammu and Kashmir, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today decided to drop State Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu from the Chief Minister Mehbooba Muftis council of ministers over his.. All India Radio - Published
Soon after Haseeb Drabu was sacked on Monday as the Jammu and Kashmir finance minister, former state chief minister Omar Abdullah said Drabu's speech at an event in New Delhi has cost him "dearly". DNA - Published
On 10 March, speaking at an event themed 'Kashmir: the way forward', Drabu asked the people to "introspect" over the nature and origins of the situation in the state Firstpost - Published
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today sacked finance minister Haseeb Drabu from the council of ministers over his remarks at a function in New Delhi that Kashmir was not a political.. DNA - Published
A statement by senior PDP minister that Kashmir should not be seen as a political problem on Sunday triggered a fresh controversy with the Opposition NC terming it a "total sell-out and last nail in.. Deccan Herald - Published
Speaking at an event themed 'Kashmir: the way forward' here last night, Drabu asked the people to "introspect" over the nature and origins of the situation in the state and how it can be resolved. IndiaTimes - Published
The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill-2018, passed by the Legislative Assembly Saturday, was moved by the Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu in the Upper House today and was adopted with voice-vote IndiaTimes - Published
The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Saturday passed the Rs 95,666.97 crore budget for 2018-19 with 20 per cent rise in the budget size over this year.The appropriation bill moved by the.. All India Radio - Published
Jammu and Kashmir Finance minister Haseeb Drabu on Tuesday said the estimated size of the Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP) has gone up to Rs 82,453 crore and the projects instituted under.. Firstpost - Published
Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Haseeb Ahmed Drabu claimed that the alliance between the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which no one thought "would last a.. Firstpost - Published
Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Haseeb Ahmed Drabu claimed that the alliance between the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which no one thought would last a week,.. DNA - Published
*Dr Haseeb A Drabu*, economist-turned-J&K Finance Minister, has been in the thick of things since the BJP-PDP government was formed in the restive state. From stitching one of the most difficult.. DNA - Published
The ministerial panel working to make GST composition scheme more attractive today suggested slashing tax rate to 1 per cent for manufacturers and restaurants, while easier norms for traders opting for.. Deccan Herald - Published
The ministerial panel working to make GST composition scheme more attractive today suggested slashing tax rate to 1 % for manufacturers and restaurants, while easier norms for traders opting for.. DNA - Published