Politics

CM Omar Abdullah trying to play ‘Mr Bechara’, shifting blame to LG: Sajad Lone on age limit row

SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday accused Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of playing helpless over Public Service Commission conducting the Combined Competitive Examination, ignoring requests to relax the upper age limit to appear for it. He accused the chief minister of shifting the blame to Lieutenant Governor’s Office. […]

Health

Unfortunate that premier tertiary care hospital SKIMS not under elected govt’s control: Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said it was unfortunate that the premier tertiary care hospital SKIMS was not under the control of the elected government and its files were not sent to him or the concerned minister. Addressing the 43rd annual day of the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences […]

Politics

Omar Abdullah slams LG admin, calls demolition drive a ‘conspiracy to malign elected govt’

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday hit out at the Lieutenant Governor administration, claiming that arbitrary transfers and the use of bulldozers by the Raj Bhavan are part of a “conspiracy” to “malign” the elected government in the Union territory. Abdullah was reacting to the demolition of several structures, including the […]

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NC govt failed to fulfil promises even after one year in office; Omar Abdullah has nothing to show on governance: Mehbooba Mufti

SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused the National Conference government in Jammu Kashmir of failing to fulfil its promises even after completing one year in office, claiming that it secured a large mandate in last year’s Assembly polls but has “nothing to show” when it came to governance or development. The former […]

Politics

Dare Omar Abdullah to deny he had ‘secret dealings’ with Centre: BJP leader Sunil Sharma

SRINAGAR — Following Omar Abdullah’s steady attack on the ruling party at the Centre, BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Sunday claimed the chief minister reached out to the party after the 2014 elections, and dared him to take an oath that he had no “secret dealings” with the Narendra Modi-led government. While addressing an election […]

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Omar Abdullah slams Waheed Para’s Land Rights Bill, says it would ‘open floodgates for land grab’

SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday rejected a private member’s bill seeking to recognise proprietary rights for houses illegally built on government and community lands with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah strongly opposing it saying that its passage would “open floodgates for land grab”. The bill, tabled by PDP MLA Wahid Para, aimed […]