Jammu & Kashmir: At least 15 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members, including Langate MLA Sheikh Khurshid, were on Friday marshalled out of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly as they attempted to protest in the well of the House. Soon after the speaker evicted the leaders, 11 other BJP MLAs walked out of the House in […]
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah said on November 4 that the resolution moved in the assembly seeking restoration of Article 370 was introduced just ‘for the cameras’ and carries no real significance. Abdullah said if there was a genuine intention behind the resolution, it should have been discussed with the National Conference, […]
Senior National Conference leader and former minister Abdul Rahim Rather was elected speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, which convened in Srinagar on Monday, November 4, for its first session in six years. The Union Territory’s Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, and Cooperatives, Javid Ahmed Dar, moved the motion to elect […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that he has received assurances at the ‘highest level’ in New Delhi that the commitments made to the Union Territory with regard to governance model will change. The hybrid model of governance, Abdullah said, is temporary and the statehood status for Jammu and Kashmir will be restored […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made his inaugural visit to New Delhi on Thursday, following his recent appointment. During this visit, he presented a cabinet resolution to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. National Conference’s Historic Victory in J-K Polls Abdullah’s National Conference achieved a significant […]
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti has said Jammu and Kashmir is bearing the brunt of the animosity between India and Pakistan. Reconciliation between the two nations is the only way to stop terror incidents in the Union Territory, the former chief minister said. The remarks came days after seven people – a local […]
The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday allocated portfolios to the newly inducted ministers in Chief Minister Omar Abdullah‘s cabinet. The decision to assign the portfolios was made based on the Chief Minister’s advice, and an official order was issued by the LG. Also Read: Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah picked Surinder […]
