JAMMU — Demanding an apology from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over his alleged derogatory remarks, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma on Wednesday accused the government and the speaker of bias and said the BJP staged a walkout from the J&K Assembly over failure to withdraw them. The Assembly witnessed noisy scenes for the second […]
JAMMU — BJP legislators on Wednesday trooped into the well of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and staged a sit-in to press for Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s apology over his “unparliamentary remarks” against them. This happened shortly after the BJP members, barring Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, returned to the House at the end of […]
JAMMU — Reaffirming his government’s commitment to fulfil all the promises made to the people, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday announced that the process for regularisation of daily wagers will be initiated this year. Replying to the discussions on the J-K Budget presented in the Assembly on February 6, the chief […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the Amarnath pilgrimage had always been facilitated by Kashmiri Muslims and would continue to do so in the future. Abdullah made the remarks in response to Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma’s claim that the government’s special provision for improving facilities for the Amarnath […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday ruled out apologising to BJP members for his certain remarks in the Assembly, saying while he was willing to withdraw his words, he was not allowed to speak in the House amid repeated disruptions. There was no question of an apology now as the […]
JAMMU — A pandemonium broke out during Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s speech in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday when the BJP members objected to some of his remarks and demanded an apology. Winding up a discussion on the Union Territory’s budget presented on February 6, Abdullah defended the government’s fiscal roadmap, saying that the […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government is examining a proposal to increase the monthly honorarium of personal assistants engaged with legislators in the Union Territory. This was revealed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in a written reply to a question by Congress MLA Tariq Hameed Karra in the Assembly here on Tuesday. “A proposal […]
JAMMU — Amid a row over the proposed Vaishno Devi ropeway project, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday informed the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly that the approval for the project was granted by the Lt Governor and not by his cabinet. As the House assembled, National Conference MLA Nazir Ahmad Gurezi joined by deputy Chief […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather expressed serious concern on Monday regarding reports of an MLA bringing a microphone into the House, and instructed officials to investigate the issue thoroughly and take appropriate action. The Speaker’s comments came after National Conference MLA Altaf Ahmad Wani raised the issue that People’s Democratic […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Monday said a ropeway in Reasi cannot not be pushed through in a “dictatorial manner” when a large section of stakeholders was opposing the project. Choudhary’s remark came in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, where BJP MLA Baldev Raj Sharma, who represents Shri […]