NEW DELHI: After Rahul vs Mamata leadership tussle, EVMs have become the latest flashpoint between INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance)bloc partners. A day after National Conference leader Omar Abdullah openly ridiculed Congress’s stand with his remarks “you can’t accept election results when you win, and blame EVMs when you lose” echoing BJP’s line of…
Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said his government would restore the Darbar Move as the biannual administrative tradition, he asserted, “symbolises unity and inclusivity”, and ensures that governance remains accessible to both Jammu and Kashmir regions.The practice of moving the civil secretariat and other govt offices…
J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah called on Thursday several demands seeking court-mandated surveys of Mosques and Shrines “a well-planned conspiracy”. Abudullah’s statement comes on the heels of court interventions, involving surveys, in Rajasthan’s Ajmer Sharif Dargah and Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh.In…
SRINAGAR: J&K govt issued instructions Monday for grand celebrations of “Samvidhan Diwas”, commemorating the adoption of the Constitution on Nov 26, 1950. This will be the first such event since J&K’s accession to India in 1947.Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha will lead the ceremony in Srinagar. Tuesday’s event will feature a reading of the Preamble by…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah said Friday the special resolution passed earlier this month by the assembly for restoration of the territory’s special status had “not been rejected” by the Centre and “the door is open”. He declared that Congress’s reported denials of having backed the resolution…
NEW DELHI: People’s Conference Sajad Lone on Saturday alleged that the resolution passed in the recent Jammu and Kashmir assembly session lacked clarity and failed to explicitly demand the reinstatement of Article 370 and Article 35A.“I am not able to understand that in the digital world, how can they (NC) lie like this. The resolution…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: ANI) JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Two village defence guards (VDGs) were abducted and murdered in Kishtwar district of Jammu region Thursday morning amid rising civilian casualties in terrorist attacks in J&K. The two men — identified as Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar — from the remote village of Ohli Kuntwara, were…
Jammu and Kashmir’s Assembly witnessed uproar as MLA Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh displayed a banner on Article 370, prompting objections and a brief adjournment. NEW DELHI: Another ruckus broke out at the J&K Assembly in Srinagar on Thursday after Engineer Rashid’s brother, MLA Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh, displayed a banner on Article 370. Leader of Opposition Sunil…
SRINAGAR: The inaugural assembly session of Jammu and Kashmir as a Union territory erupted into bedlam Monday when PDP MLA Waheed Para introduced a resolution challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and calling for a complete rescission of J&K Reorganisation Act of 2019 that formalised the constitutional changes.“Keeping the sentiments of the people of J&K…
NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Monday elected veteran National Conference leader and seven-time MLA Abdul Rahim Rather as its speaker as the first listed transaction of the business in the first session after a gap of six years.Chief minister Omar Abdullah and protem speaker Mubarak Gul congratulated Rather as he took Chair…
