Srinagar, June 10 (IANS) National Conference President and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must honour his commitment on J&K statehood.Addressing party workers here today, Dr Abdullah said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has repeatedly raised the issue with Prime Minister Modi and expressed hope that Jammu and Kashmir would regain statehood at the earliest.Dr Abdullah said the Chief Minister had taken up the matter with the Prime Mini…
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New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Tuesday witnessed the historic breakthrough of the main tunnel at the eastern portal of the Zojila Tunnel Project at Minamarg in Kargil district, which brings the Rs 6,800 crore project to establish all-weather connectivity between Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh closer to completion. Being constructed between Baltal and Minamarg on National Highway-1, the nearly 14-km-long bi-directional Zojila Tunnel is one …
Srinagar, June 9 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that the laying of the Zojila Tunnel has not only been a dream for the people of J&K and Ladakh, but also for him personally, as he revealed that against the estimated cost of Rs 12,000 crore, the tunnel would be completed at an outlay of only Rs 7,000 crore.Addressing the function during the breakthrough operation of the Zojila Tunnel, the minister said: “It is going to be a state-of-the-art t…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The meeting of Opposition parties under the banner of the INDIA bloc concluded this evening, with a broader consensus on redrawing electoral as well as political strategy and pursuing a “united and spirited” fight against the BJP-led NDA government. The INDIA bloc allies, after holding wide-ranging discussions and deliberations, zeroed in on five key decisions to sharpen their campaign and strategy in taking on the NDA dispensation over multiple pressing issues, includin…
Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) Former chief minister and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that she will attend the INDIA Bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8. Mehbooba Mufti said she would be attending the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8.Earlier, former chief minister and ruling National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah also said that either he or his son, Omar Abdullah, would attend the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi.The Indian National Develop…
Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo and sitting MLA Sajad Lone criticised former chief minister and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti for chairing a review meeting of the developmental works of AIIMS in Awantipora town of Anantnag district. J&K Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo took on Mufti for her decision to chair the review meeting of AIIMS Awantipora.Sakina Itoo said on X that some people seemed to be suffering fro…
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) During their daylong meeting here on Wednesday, the ruling National Conference (NC) legislators, led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, decided to hold a protest on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament in New Delhi for the restoration of statehood and other constitutional guarantees to J&K. NC ministers, MPs, MLAs, and ruling party allies held day-long discussions at the Dachigam National Park on the outskirts of Srinagar.NC ministers, MPs, and MLAs led by…
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) To mark the World Bicycle Day, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Wednesday flagged off a cyclothon in Srinagar.Chief Minister Abdullah flagged off the Cyclothon at the Royal Springs Golf Course (RSGC) to mark World Bicycle Day, reaffirming the government’s commitment to promoting fitness, healthy lifestyles and sports culture among the youth of Jammu and Kashmir.The event, organised by the Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council under its flagship initiative…
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday travelled by bus with his party, National Conference ministers and legislators, to Dachigam National Park for a day-long review of the UT government’s performance since assuming office nearly 19 months ago.Omar Abdullah, while sharing the information, wrote on his X handle, “We are off for an off-site to spend the day taking stock of the last 19 months – the good, the not so good & everything in between”.He also dispelled …
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) Two political rivals in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling National Conference (NC) are now ironically talking to each other through social media rather than engaging in any serious brainstorming to forge political unity.The debate was set in motion by former J&K Chief Minister and PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti by first writing a letter to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seeking an appointment to discuss political un…