NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday, strongly pressing for the “early return” of full statehood to the Union Territory and seeking central support to accelerate the region’s economic and infrastructural growth. According to a statement from the J&K government, Abdullah conveyed the deep […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that he would fulfil his promise of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Wednesday. He said they are waiting for the Centre to fulfil its promise. “Prime Minister has recently told Omar that he […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday said he will join the party protest for restoration of statehood on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament. “I will definitely go there. They (NC leadership) will go to talk about restoration of statehood and I will talk about restoration of Article […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Meghwal on Tuesday said that statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be restored soon, prompting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to express hope that the wait would not be much longer. After attending a function at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) here, Meghwal told reporters that […]
JAMMU — Scores of Congress activists, including AICC General Secretary Syed Naseer Hussain and Pradesh Congress Committee chief Tariq Hameed Karra, were detained after police on Saturday stopped a proposed march to Lok Bhawan here, officials said. Police took action after hundreds of Congress workers gathered at Maharaja Hari Singh Park and began marching towards […]