NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and handed over to him a resolution passed by the assembly seeking early restoration of statehood to the UT.In his first meeting with the PM after becoming chief minister, Abdullah discussed various issues related to J&K, including the…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah called on Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: J&K CM Omar Abdullah called on Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday. This is the first meeting between the two since Abdullah took over as CM. Both home ministry sources and Abdullah later described the meeting as a courtesy call. However,…
NEW DELHI: NC vice-president Omar Abdullah struck a cordial note with Centre after PM Modi complimented his party’s “commendable performance” in J&K polls, saying he looks forward “to a constructive relationship in the true spirit of federalism so the people of J&K may benefit from continued development and good governance”.Conceding in separate interviews to news…
JAMMU: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was taken ill Sunday on the last lap of campaigning for the assembly elections in J&K, but he resumed his speech soon after receiving medical attention and declared he wouldn’t die before ousting PM Narendra Modi from office.“I am 83 years old…I will stay alive until PM Modi is removed….
Kharge falls ill on stage. NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday became unwell while addressing a public gathering in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. He later took a jibe at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said, “I will stay alive till PM Modi is removed from power.”Kharge was addressing the rally ahead of the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a rally in Jammu, promised voters that a full-majority BJP government is on the horizon. He highlighted this as a historic chance for the region to elect its own government and break free from decades of neglect and dynastic politics by Valley-based parties. JAMMU/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wooed…
NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Saturday evening in J&K’s Kathua, reports news agency PTI citing officials. The exchange of fire happened during a cordon and search operation around 5.30 pm when the joint party of police, army, and CRPF entered the Kog-Mandli village, located in the remote Billawar…
JAMMU: A joint team of security forces intensified search operations across Jammu region Monday, especially in Kathua’s Bani and Poonch’s Pathanateer areas, to track down terrorists a day after back-to-back shootouts in J&K, less than a week before the first phase of polling for assembly elections on Sept 18. No fresh contact, however, was established,…
NEW DELHI: Indian Army eliminated two terrorists during early hours of Monday after inputs from intelligence agencies and the Jammu and Kashmir Police about a potential infiltration attempt in Nowshera area.The Army further revealed the recovery of large quantity of weapons as search ‘operation Kanchi’ continued.“Based on inputs from intelligence agencies and J&K Police regarding…
RAMBAN: The day isn’t far when people in restive Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) would express their desire to be part of India after being treated as “foreigners” in their land all these years, defence minister Rajnath Singh told a large gathering Sunday at a poll rally in Ramban district of Jammu.“Recently, the additional solicitor general of…
