The Central leadership has shown "maturity" in defusing tensions along the LoC with Pakistan following the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said. ...
10:33 AM, Jan 21, 2013
The Central leadership has shown "maturity" in defusing tensions along the LoC with Pakistan following the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on January 19 said. "You cannot expect India to ignore what was done to its soldiers on the LoC in Jammu," he said of India's reaction after the incident. ...
05:20 PM, Jan 19, 2013
In a far-reaching reshuffle of his Cabinet, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday inducted ten new faces after dropping eight ministers, seven from his National Conference (NC) and one from coalition partner, the Congress. ...
08:31 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The much-awaited reshuffle of the four-year-old Omar Abdullah ministry in Jammu and Kashmir will be carried out on Tuesday in the first such exercise after the Chief Minister assumed office and less than two years ahead of the next Assembly elections. ...
10:20 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Army Chief General Bikram Singh on Monday defended the Arms Forces Special Powers Act for soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, an act which has been under attack by activists and human rights activists. He said the dilution of AFSPA was not required. "AFSPA has been given to soldiers to operate in highly volatile environment. We should not dilute the provisions of AFSPA," General Bikram Singh said, while speaking on the...
12:55 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Underscoring the importance of financial self-sufficiency for progress, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday asked the government and the civil society to develop a mindset to work together to realise this goal. ...
08:51 PM, Jan 13, 2013
Suspected militants on Sunday shot at and injured a woman panchayat member in Sopore area in Baramulla district of North Kashmir. Militants shot Zoona, wife of Mohammad Ramzan, in the neck at her house at Hardshiva Sopore, some 52-km from here, police said. ...
11:43 AM, Jan 13, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has called for a security meet in the wake of yet another attack on a sarpanch in Kashmir - third in the series of latest attacks in 2013 on panchayat representatives by suspected militants. On Saturday, the sarpanch was injured and admitted to a hospital in a critical condition. ...
07:45 AM, Jan 13, 2013
Reacting to the ceasefire violation and killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said while action was required, it is also important to maintain peace also the Line of Control for the people of the state. "While I understand there needs to be a suitable response from India, we must also understand that there is a lot invested...
09:28 AM, Jan 10, 2013
Asserting that employment generation in the state has been flagged as top most concern by his government, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday announced fast track recruitment of 80,000 educated youth in government service in the coming months. ...
03:20 AM, Jan 06, 2013
An acid attack in Srinagar has left a young woman partially blind. The police have arrested two men and registered a case of attempt to murder with regard to the incident, even as the attack has triggered protests in Jammu and Kashmir. ...
08:31 PM, Jan 04, 2013
Praising the India-Pakistan peace initiatives, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said his state instead of "being the bone of contention, can become a bridge of friendship" between the two neighbours. ...
03:47 AM, Dec 28, 2012
Appealing to anti-rape protesters to maintain calm, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said he understand the anger of the youth but there are a few who are using this anger in a negative way. ...
12:54 PM, Dec 23, 2012
The Union Government should make itself seen and heard in ongoing protests against the gangrape of 23-year-old girl, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. ...
06:59 PM, Dec 22, 2012
Promising to restore sense of security in Kashmiri Pandits who left the Valley two decades ago, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today asked the community to explore possibility of returning to the state. ...
05:51 PM, Dec 21, 2012
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the killing of the terrorist yesterday was a success for the security forces. ...
04:48 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the outcome of Gujarat State Assembly elections should not be seen as a reflection on the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls scheduled to be held in 2014. ...
04:29 PM, Dec 19, 2012
The medical superintendent of the government hospital in Baramulla, in which two infants died on Friday evening due to power cut, along with three others have been suspended. Sources say criminal proceedings are likely. The families of the infants claim the babies died because of lack of oxygen supply during a two-hour power cut. ...
08:40 AM, Dec 18, 2012
Goa and Jammu and Kashmir are victims of typecast, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday. While Goa was a victim of the perception of being a fun and party destination, Jammu and Kashmir was typecast as a place beset with violence, Abdullah said. ...
11:50 PM, Dec 13, 2012
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed concern over the rising incidents of breach of ceasefire at the Pakistan border, and said he would ask the Centre to take up the issue with Islamabad. Abdullah said, "People of the border areas have to bear the brunt of violation of ceasefire." ...
08:11 PM, Dec 12, 2012
