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Statehood, Lt Governor’s Powers In Focus As Omar Abdullah, Amit Shah Meet Tomorrow

December 17, 2024 admin

This will be Mr Abdullah’s second meeting with Amit Shah since becoming Chief Minister. (File) New Delhi: When Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Wednesday, restoration of statehood will not be the only item on the top of the agenda, sources have told NDTV,…

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Congress Reacts After Omar Abdullah Junks Opposition’s EVM Charge

December 16, 2024 admin

Omar Abdullah’s party and the Congress had contested the Jammu and Kashmir elections together. (File) The Congress has claimed that ally Omar Abdullah’s approach to issues concerning the opposition has changed since he became Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The dig followed the National Conference leader junking allegations about the manipulation of EVMs or…

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Ally Omar Abdullah Trashes Congress’s EVM Charge

December 15, 2024 admin

Omar Abdullah said he spoke on principles instead of partisan loyalty New Delhi: At a time when Congress and its allies have raised questions on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and demanded a return to ballot voting, INDIA alliance member National Conference has said one has to be “consistent” in questioning the voting method. Jammu…

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Omar Abdullah’s Advice To His Sons

December 15, 2024 admin

Omar Abdullah’s two lawyer sons have recently made forceful political commentaries. New Delhi: Pooh-poohing the BJP’s criticism of dynasty politics, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that political lineage is not a “lifelong ticket” to success and questioned why the ruling party doesn’t raise the issue with its allied parties which can…

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Jammu And Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah

December 14, 2024 admin

“A dual power centre system is never going to work,” Omar Abdullah said. New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has bluntly termed the dual governance model in the Union Territory — where he shares power with the lieutenant governor — a “recipe for disaster”, as he urged the Centre to keep its…

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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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