Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the tourism sector has been badly affected and the administration is now focusing on ensuring a safe and incident-free Amarnath Yatra. “Tourism has been hit quite badly. We hardly have any tourists coming in the summer season. We are now focusing on the…
Baramulla : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday visited areas affected due to recent shelling by Pakistan in Uri’s Salamabad area in Baramulla district. He held conversations with the locals in the affected area. Abdullah acknowledged the loss and pain suffered by locals residing in these border villages and said that the…
Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah left his residence in Srinagar on Saturday to visit the Ramban district to assess the situation following a cloudburst a week ago. This will be his second visit to the area, following his initial visit on April 22. Incessant rains, hailstorms, and landslides have caused widespread…
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed anguish over the tragic landslide and flash floods in Ramban that have caused significant damage to life and property in the Union Territory. Chief Minister Abdullah said that later in the day, he will be reviewing the restoration work. In a post on…
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday criticised former RAW Chief Amarjit Singh Dulat’s recent book, which has sparked controversy over its portrayal of Dr Farooq Abdullah. Omar Abdullah criticised Dulat, saying he prioritises selling books over truth and humiliated Farooq Abdullah in his latest book, “The Chief Minister and the…
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday hit out at the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in a veilled attack over the latter’s criticism against him, accusing them of “sitting in the lap” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and “destroying” the union territory. “Some weird things happened in the house in…
Jammu – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday stated that targeting a single community would only escalate tensions. Speaking to the media regarding protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Abdullah explained that the charitable activities of the Muslim community are carried out through the Waqf Board. “There is no religion that does…
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that an Union Territory with an assembly is the “worst form” of government in the country, adding that the country should either have only states or only UTs. “I still maintain that a UT with an Assembly is by far the worst form of…
Ganderbal : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah arrived at the scene of the fire incident in the main market of Sonamarg in Ganderbal district of the Union Territory on Tuesday, to take stock of the situation firsthand. As many as nearly 50 shops were affected in the fire incident which broke out on…
Srinagar- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed optimism that Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood will be restored soon and said that his government will fulfil all promises made to the people during the five-year term. Addressing a press conference at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here, CM Omar said he is hopeful that statehood…
