JAMMU/SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah choked back tears in a charged assembly session Monday as he vowed not to exploit the Pahalgam terrorist attack that claimed 26 lives to press for restoration of the Union territory’s statehood. “Curse be upon me if I go to Centre and push for statehood at this critical moment,” he…
Omar Abdullah is leading in both the seats he contested New Delhi: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah has posted a selfie on vote-counting day in Jammu and Kashmir, one of the two newest Union Territories. Mr Abdullah is leading in both Budgam and Ganderbal seats, while Iltija Mufti of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…
‘We fought the good fight,’ says Omar Abdullah as counting begins in J&K; wishes luck to allies. (Picture credit: PTI) National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah expressed optimism on Tuesday and hoped for a positive outcome as the election results were awaited.The NC leader also extended his best wishes to colleagues and allies, saying,…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the Centre of bringing changes in govt’s business rules ahead of the assembly election results on Oct 8 to clip the incoming dispensation’s wings.He claimed BJP had asked the chief secretary to change the “transaction of business rules” and assign them to the lieutenant-governor (LG),…
ANANTNAG: Often celebrated as the “Land of Poets”, the air in Dooru seems thick with the echoes of classical Persian and Kashmiri verses. Among the poets and storytellers, Saadat Hasan Manto had roots in this pretty town cradled by the towering Pir Panjal range in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.Dooru is currently drawing attention not for…
Mehbooba Mufti hit out at National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Srinagar: Weeks ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, Jammu and Kashmir has joined the list of states where INDIA allies are contesting against each other. The Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decided to go solo in Lok Sabha seats in…
