SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday said that Eid-ul-Adha prayers were barred at Eidgah, and the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar was locked down for the seventh consecutive year. He added that he has also been detained at his home. “Eid Mubarak! Yet again, Kashmir wakes up to the sad reality: no Eid prayers […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday launched the Pension Suvidha portal, marking a significant step towards digitising the pension sanctioning process for government employees. The CM launched the portal at the Civil Secretariat here. Developed by the Finance Department, J&K, in collaboration with the National Informatics Center (NIC), and the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said security forces should tread cautiously in their hunt for Pahalgam terror attack perpetrators and ensure that no innocents are harmed in the process. “We all understand the situation. It will take time. We can neither deny the situation nor shut our eyes to […]
SRINAGAR — The Centre, “at the highest level”, wants to ensure that the Pahalgam terror attack does not derail the process of governance and development in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday. Addressing a review meeting with top officials at the Civil Secretariat, he acknowledged the adverse impact of recent incidents […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government’s top brass resumed functioning from the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar on Monday after a six-month spell in Jammu, the winter capital. “Today, I resumed office at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar after six months. The focus now is clear — action, accountability, and reaching every individual through good […]
NEW DELHI — J&K LG Manoj Sinha has returned the file relating to the proposed J&K transaction of business rules (TBR), sent by the Omar Abdullah govt in early March for his approval, asking the latter to clarify if the necessary procedures were followed while framing the rules. Sources in the elected J&K govt told […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and discussed various issues, including last week’s terror attack in Pahalgam, officials said. The meeting at the prime minister’s residence lasted around 30 minutes, they said. This is the first meeting between the two leaders since the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reviewed the progress of various national highway projects here and said that there should be no unwarranted or procedural gaps. A dozen major highway corridors and one expressway, spanning over 1,800 kilometres, are currently in various stages of execution in the Union Territory. These […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Tuesday underscored the importance of robust inter-departmental coordination to ensure uninterrupted essential services and swift response mechanism during the upcoming summer season across Jammu division. Chairing a high-level review meeting, the Chief Minister assessed the readiness of various departments to address challenges likely to emerge […]
JAMMU — The unprecedented and spontaneous public outrage in Jammu and Kashmir over the Pahalgam terror attack has offered a glimmer of hope that terrorism may see its end soon with people’s help, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday. While assuring that his government would work to strengthen people’s crusade against the menace of […]