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…
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Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) The tension between Omar Abdullah and the BJP intensified on Monday as the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister reacted to the BJP’s defamation notice and warned of a counter legal offensive.Earlier, on Saturday, he accused the BJP of attempting to destabilise the National Conference government by allegedly offering one of its MLAs between Rs 20-30 crore, a ministerial position, and a promise of statehood in return for switching allegiance. In response, the BJP issued a Rs 1…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Sunday threatened to lodge a defamation case against Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Vice President of the ruling National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah if the latter is unable to present evidence that supports his allegation of the former conspiring to break his party.Addressing party workers a day earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir CM said: “When offers of money and ministerial posts failed, attempts are now being made behi…
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday ordered immediate withdrawal of the controversial book glorifying separatists and terrorists from school libraries in addition to ordering a probe against those responsible for approval of the book.Commissioner/Secretary J&K School Education Department, Ram Niwas Sharma confirmed to reporters that the publication has been withdrawn from all schools with immediate effect.“The book has been withdrawn. Action is being taken …
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The second batch of pilgrims undertaking the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra passed through Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday under tight security arrangements, continuing the smooth conduct of the ongoing pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Lord Shiva.The convoy moved along the designated route amid multi-layer security cover and facilitation measures put in place by the administration to ensure the safe and uninterrupted movement of yatris.Speaking during …
Jammu, July 2 (IANS) J&K Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2026 from Jammu, marking the formal commencement of the annual pilgrimage amid elaborate security arrangements and comprehensive logistical preparations across the union territory.The flag-off ceremony witnessed enthusiastic participation from devotees, officials and security personnel, as the first convoy of pilgrims embarked on the sacred journey to the rever…
Srinagar, June 5 (IANS) Former J&K Chief Minister and president of the ruling National Conference (NC), Farooq Abdullah, said on Friday that his party will attend the INDIA Bloc meeting being held in Delhi on June 8. Talking to reporters at the Hazratbal shrine after Friday prayers, Abdullah said, “The meeting is going to take place. Omar or I, one of us will go. Obviously, we are part of that. We will be there.”Replying to a question about Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader …
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted in a 2012 heroin recovery case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, holding that serious procedural lapses and inconsistencies in the prosecution case created reasonable doubt over the alleged recovery and safe custody of the contraband.A single-judge Bench of Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha, while allowing the appeal filed by Sunil alias Sunil Sharma, set aside the trial court’s judgment convi…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Delhi Police on Friday said that all remaining absconding accused persons in the assault case involving a Brigadier and his son have been arrested. According to the police, the following accused, who had been on the run, have now been apprehended: Surjit Singh (36), a resident of Mehram Nagar; Sunil Sharma (53), also from Mehram Nagar; Ashish (32), a resident of Mehram Nagar; and Satender (35), a resident of Bhiwani, Haryana.Police officials stated that Surjit Singh wa…
Srinagar, Feb 21 (IANS) BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Sunil Sharma, on Saturday accused the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) government of betraying unemployed youth by outsourcing nearly 23,000 jobs instead of filling them through regular recruitment.Speaking to reporters at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar after a BJP joining programme, Sharma alleged that the NC government had undermined the aspiratio…