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Omar Abdullah Chairs First Cabinet Meet In Jammu, Discusses Reservation, Employment

November 22, 2024 admin

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a cabinet meeting of his government here on Friday during which various issues, including employment, reservation and recruitment processes, were discussed and directions were passed. The cabinet, which discussed the growing demand for revising the reservation limit in government…

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Omar Abdullah Refuses To Sit In Bigger Chair At Jammu Event, Earns Praise

November 21, 2024 admin

Omar Abdullah came on the stage, he noticed that his chair was notably larger. Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday politely declined to sit in a chair specially arranged for him during an event here as it was larger than the other chairs. Mr Abdullah inaugurated the four-day ‘National Agriculture Summit…

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Omar seeks compensation from Centre over losses due to Indus Water Treaty

November 14, 2024 admin

Omar Abdullah | Photo Credit: -PTI J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s remarks on the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) triggered a fresh debate on the power projects and poor electricity scenario in the Union Territory (UT) on Wednesday (November 13m 2024). “The IWT on river-rich Jammu & Kashmir restricts its ability to harness its huge hydel power…

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J&K Assembly Passes Resolution Seeking Dialogue On Restoring Article 370

November 6, 2024 admin

The resolution said the process should safeguard national unity and aspirations of the people of J&K. New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution asking the Centre to hold talks with elected representatives for restoration of Article 370, which grants a special status of the Union Territory. Jammu and Kashmir Deputy…

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Had AB Vajpayee Been Alive, J&K Would Not Be Union Territory: Omar Abdullah

November 5, 2024 admin

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, at the end of two days of hectic political battle in the assembly, said today that had the roadmap of Atal Bihari Vajpayee been followed, the state would have never been reduced to a Union Territory. Speaking during the obituary references in the assembly, Mr Abdullah recalled…

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Omar Abdullah Meets Amit Shah In Delhi To Discuss J&K Statehood Issue

October 23, 2024 admin

Newly Appointed J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah spent nearly 30 minutes with the Home Minister Amit Shah New Delhi: The newly elected chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday and discussed issues related to the Union Territory including early restoration of statehood. On his first visit…

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Omar Abdullah Steps Down From Budgam Seat, Retains Ganderbal In Assembly

October 21, 2024 admin

Omar Abdullah took oath as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister recently. (File) Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resigned from the Budgam assembly seat and retained the Ganderbal constituency, the National Conference’s (NC) bastion, Pro-tem speaker Mubarak Gul announced in the House on Monday. Poonch National Conference MLA Ajaz Jan also confirmed it….

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Omar Abdullah Opens Kashmir Marathon, Then Runs 21 Km

October 20, 2024 admin

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ran 21 km in the Kashmir marathon today Srinagar: Days after taking oath as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today hit the streets for the Kashmir half-marathon and recorded a personal milestone by running 21 km. The National Conference leader took to X to share the update and visuals…

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Omar Abdullah’s First Decision After Becoming CM: No Green Corridor

October 17, 2024 admin

The NC-Congress alliance won majority in the assembly polls, together bagging 48 seats Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah instructed police in the Union Territory to not demarcate a “green corridor” or stop traffic when he travels by road, in one of the first orders after taking oath on Wednesday. Mr Abdullah urged…

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Omar Abdullah To J&K Top Cop

October 16, 2024 admin

Omar Abdullah has taken over as the 14th chief minister of J&K (File) Srinagar: In his first people-friendly gesture, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday directed DGP Nalin Prabhat to ensure that no ‘green corridor’ is created for the CM’s movement to inconvenience the common citizens. It must be mentioned that traffic…

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