JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held a meeting with stakeholders from industry, tourism, and education sectors on Friday to ensure their concerns shape the upcoming budget and policies of the Union territory. This was the chief minister’s third pre-budget consultation in as many days. He held extensive pre-budget meetings, both online […]
JAMMU — Asserting the budget to be passed in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly should not be framed in isolation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday emphasized the aim of these consultations is to ensure that the proposals of people’s representatives are considered and their needs and aspirations are reflected in the budget. Abdullah highlighted […]
JAMMU — Asserting that recent deaths in Kathua and Baramulla “risk alienating” local population, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that he has taken up these incidents with the Centre. He insisted that both cases be investigated in a time-bound and transparent manner. In Billawar area of Kathua district, a 26-year-old […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today reiterated his government’s commitment to presenting a people-friendly budget for Jammu & Kashmir, emphasising that involvement of public representatives in budget formulation ensures people’s aspirations and needs are reflected. Chairing a series of pre-budget consultation meetings at civil secretariat Jammu and joined from districts through video conferencing […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today praised the achievements of National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets from Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, emphasizing their remarkable representation during the Republic Day celebrations at Kartavya Path in New Delhi. The Chief Minister made these remarks during an interaction program organized for 127 NCC cadets from Jammu, Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — The ruling National Conference on Thursday announced that it has sacked the social media advisor to party Vice President Omar Abdullah for erroneously posting claiming credit for the hike in the honorarium of Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Jammu and Kashmir Police. “A recent post concerning the SPOs’ honorarium was shared from various […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a review meeting of the Jal Shakti Department here at the Civil Secretariat. The meeting discussed the progress of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Jammu and Kashmir. CM emphasized the need for effective implementation and robust monitoring mechanisms to achieve the mission’s objectives. The meeting […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a review meeting of the Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Limited (JKSPDC) here at Civil Secretariat to assess the progress made in execution of new hydro- electric projects and the expected enhancement in power generation from these projects. The meeting was attended by Advisor […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday asserted the importance of a land and its people in forging their identity and exhorted them to never let it go. The land of Jammu and Kashmir, a region restive for decades, must be protected by its people at all costs, he said. “When […]
RAJOURI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the Badhaal village in Rajouri district to express solidarity with the bereaved families whose 17 members, including 13 children, died under mysterious circumstances in the past one-and-a-half month. Accompanied by Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana and National […]