SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday asked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to refrain from endorsing the Centre’s abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A in the formulation of business rules for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. The former chief minister warned that such a move would legitimise the “illegal and unconstitutional” actions […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday condoled the death of 18 people in a stampede at New Delhi Railway station. The stampede on Saturday night was preceded by a swell in crowd of passengers waiting to board trains for Prayagraj — where the Maha Kumbh […]
KATRA — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned arbitrary dismissal of government employees for their alleged terror links by the Lt Governor saying that the law says that “every accused person is innocent until proven guilty” in the court. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha invoked Article 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will present his maiden budget on March 7, officials said, as he continued his pre-budget consultations engaging with public representatives from Poonch and Rajouri districts here on Friday. According to a provisional calendar issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly secretariat, the nearly month-long session will […]
JAMMU — Highlighting his government’s commitment to improving healthcare accessibility across Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday emphasized the need to improve handling of emergency cases and capacity at various Government Medical Colleges to ease the burden on major hospitals. Abdullah also stressed the importance of ensuring that doctors serve beyond urban […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed optimism about the restoration of statehood, saying, “I believe that time has come now.” Asked if he had raised the issue during his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi earlier this week, Abdullah said the process of statehood restoration was […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that the deaths of two persons in Kathua and Sopore were discussed during his recent meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Abdullah’s statement comes a day after opposition PDP president Mehbooba Mufti criticized the chief minister saying she had expected him to […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the fire-affected market in Sonamarg area of Ganderbal district to assess the situation and assured his full support to the affected. “Visited Sonamarg today, where a devastating fire caused significant damage to several shops, impacting many livelihoods. Assured the affected shopkeepers of full support, with immediate […]
SRINAGAR — Omar Abdullah should have raised the death of two youths in Sopore and Kathua during his meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said. “There were two deaths recently. A truck driver Waseem was killed in army firing from close range, the doctors have confirmed it, […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed with him various issues related to law and order in the Union Territory and changes in industrial and tourism policies to give a boost to these two sectors. During the meeting, which lasted for […]