Kashmir

J&K CM welcomes Zojila breakthrough, appeals to Gadkari to launch direct air connectivity to Kargil

MINIMARG (LADAKH) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday appealed to Union minister Nitin Gadkari to use his influence to launch direct air connectivity to Kargil. Speaking at the breakthrough ceremony of the Zojila tunnel here, Abdullah congratulated the people of Ladakh for getting closer to the realisation of the dream of […]

Politics

Two former J&K ministers pass away; Assembly pays tribute, observes two-minute silence

JAMMU — Two former Jammu and Kashmir ministers — Qamar Ali Akhoon from Kargil and Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Shah from Devsar in Kulgam — passed away here on Friday, officials said. Both leaders were prominent members of the National Conference (NC), with party chief Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressing grief over their […]

Politics

LAHDC election results ‘referendum’ against Article 370 abrogation: NC-Congress alliance

KARGIL — The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil election results is a “referendum” against the Government of India’s decision of abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance on Monday. The NC and the […]