Srinagar, July 27 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that the former CM and president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, should have apologised for her remarks about the use of force in Jantar Mantar rather than blaming it on an AI-generated video.Speaking to reporters here, Omar Abdullah accused Mehbooba Mufti of attempting to appease certain sections outside Jammu and Kashmir and refusing to acknowledge what she had said despite widespread …
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Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) Kashmir will be easier and cheaper for filmmakers as it rebuilds its relationship with cinema, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said while unveiling the logo for International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir. Omar Abdullah said on Friday that Jammu and Kashmir is ready to rebuild its historic relationship with the film industry, asserting that the inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK) will help restore the Valley as a preferred filmmaking …
Srinagar, July 24 (IANS) Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is set to mark a new milestone in the cultural and creative sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday when he will unveil the logo of the first International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK) 2026.The logo unveiling ceremony will be held at the Royal Springs Golf Course, Srinagar, at 5.30 p.m. today marking the formal beginning of preparations for the prestigious film festival.The International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir aims to…
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) Reacting to the demolition of the houses of two active Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district in the aftermath of the terror attack, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that in order to improve things, people should be taken along as, according to him, razing houses won’t improve things. Speaking to reporters here, Omar Abdullah reacted to the demolition of the houses of two LeT terrorists in Anantnag, saying that retributive …
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) Coming down heavily on terror Over Ground Workers (OGWs) across the Valley in the wake of the killing of a local policeman in J&K’s Anantnag district yesterday, police rounded up around 3,500 OGWs during the last 24 hours. Top police officials told IANS that around 3,500 suspected OGWs have been detained across Kashmir in the last 24 hours following the killing of J&K Police head constable Ashiq Hussain Quraishi in the Anantnag terror attack.The large‑scale c…
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) A day after the terrorists killed a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, houses of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were demolished in Anantnag district on Thursday.Official sources said the action came a day after terrorists killed a head constable in Anantnag town.Sources said that the authorities on Wednesday night demolished the houses of two LsT terrorists, Aadil Hussain Thokar of Guree, Bijbehara and Haroon Ganai of Hassanpora in South Kashmir’s …
Srinagar, July 22 (IANS) Following the terror attack in J&K’s Anantnag town in which one local policeman was killed, police intensified raids across the Valley on Wednesday and over 3,000 Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of terrorist outfits were rounded up. Senior officials said security forces have intensified raids across the Kashmir Valley, picking up over 3,000 OGWs after a cop was killed in a terror attack in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.J&K Police along with security forces lau…
Srinagar, July 21 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that his party will not abandon the statehood restoration protest to appease the BJP, stressing that the Delhi protest was just the beginning of the campaign to get statehood restored. Speaking at a press conference, Omar Abdullah said the protest in Delhi was only the start and that the National Conference (NC) would continue to remind the Centre of its commitments. He asserted that the party would not compromise on i…
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday announced an ex gratia relief of Rs 6 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in rain-related incidents in Rajouri and Poonch districts, while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reviewed the flood situation across the Union Territory.Expressing profound grief over the tragic loss of lives caused by the flash floods, landslides and other rain-related incidents, the Chief Minister said that while no amount of financial as…
Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took an auto-rickshaw ride on Monday from Jantar Mantar to reach Prithviraj Road, the changed venue of National Conference (NC) statehood restoration protest in Delhi led by party president Dr Farooq Abdullah.Omar Abdullah hired an auto-rickshaw and rode in it along with his two sons, Zahir Abdullah and Zamir Abdullah, carrying a placard.He said on X, “My walk from Jantar Mantar was about to turn into another procession so we…