NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi extended wishes to NC leader Omar Abdhullah for taking charge as the CM of Jammu and Kashmir, which marked the first elected government since abrogation of Article 370 in August of 2019. Rahul Gandhi, whose party has decided to forgo ministries ‘for now’ due to…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister-elect Omar Abdullah dismissed speculation about a rift between the National Conference (NC) and the Congress, reaffirming the strength of their alliance. He said that Congress is not out of the cabinet while clarifying that some ministerial vacancies remain open for Congress as discussions continue.“Congress is not out of…
Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) SRINAGAR: INDIA bloc heavyweights will be present in strength as National Conference‘s Omar Abdullah takes oath as CM of J&K for the second time Wednesday at a venue along the Dal, ending six years of central rule since BJP‘s withdrawal from the then coalition government forced his predecessor Mehbooba Mufti of…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the power of LG of J&K to nominate five members to assembly of J&K and asked the petitioner to approach HC to raise the issue.“We are not inclined to entertain the present petition under Article 32 of the Constitution and give liberty to the…
Arvind Kejriwal in Doda (Photo: AAP X handle) Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, expressed hope that Mehraj Malik, the sole elected AAP MLA in J&K from Doda, would be given a position in the state government in exchange for AAP’s support.“Since AAP has supported the Omar Abdullah government, I hope that our Mehraj…
JAMMU: Over four lakh devotees paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district during Navaratri, which concluded on Saturday.“The shrine witnessed an overwhelming influx of devotees from across the country and abroad,” said an official from the shrine board.The board unveiled a range of initiatives during Navaratri, including the…
Farooq Abdullah (PTI/File) National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday appealed to the Kashmiri Pandits to “come back home”. The Kashmiri Hindu community faced a mass exodus in the early 1990s when armed insurgency and terrorism peaked in the Valley, forcing them to flee Kashmir.In an assurance to the Kashmiri Pandits, Abdullah, who is…
SRINAGAR: With J&K set to get a new govt helmed by his son Omar Abdullah, NC chief Farooq Abdullah is preparing himself to represent the party in the Rajya Sabha, highly placed sources said.A senior NC leader confirmed the party, which bagged 42 assembly seats in the recently held elections, would send Farooq to the…
SRINAGAR: Two days before the new National Conference (NC)-Congress govt is sworn in, J&K administration led by LG Manoj Sinha introduced Friday new guidelines for recruitment of police officers and hiring in non-gazetted positions. The guidelines replace norms over a decade old and will prevent the elected govt from making backdoor or out-of-turn appointments, an…
Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the National Conference‘s tally in Jammu and Kashmir reached 46 after 4 Independent extended support to the party and he was now waiting for the letter of support from Congress to stake claim to form government. Omar Abdullah was also elected leader of legislature party…
