SRINAGAR — A civil society group in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday appealed to the Union government not to delay the restoration of statehood to the union territory. “The Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC) Jammu and Kashmir has expressed serious concern over the delay in the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and appealed […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah here to discuss a range of key issues, including the early restoration of statehood, officials said. This is Abdullah’s second meeting with the Union minister after taking over as the first chief minister of the Union […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said he will take up with the issue of restoring statehood to J&K with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. “The prime minister and the home minister were busy with elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. But now that they have time, […]
NEW DELHI — The newly elected chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday and discussed issues related to the Union Territory including early restoration of statehood. On his first visit to the national capital after assuming office last week, Abdullah spent nearly 30 minutes with the […]
SRINAGAR — The resolution passed by the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, urging the Union Government to restore statehood to J&K, has been cleared by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The Cabinet had met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday and passed a unanimous resolution for restoration of statehood “in its original form”, […]