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Post-Ladakh firing, Omar says can’t hit streets for statehood | India News

Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah ruled out taking to the streets for restoration of statehood, saying Tuesday that young lives cannot be risked in a climate of trigger-ready forces. “In Ladakh, they opened fire within an hour. In Kashmir, they would not wait 10 minutes,” Omar said, vowing to press demand […]

NC’s Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi slams his own party again, accuses it of ‘begging’ for statehood | India News

SRINAGAR: Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi once again launched a sharp attack on his own party, National Conference, accusing it abandoning Article 370 and “begging” for statehood.Addressing his followers in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, Mehdi said for the first time in 40 years, people voted in large numbers in the Oct 2024 assembly […]

Omar Abdullah renews call for J&K statehood | India News

SRINAGAR: CM Omar Abdullah renewed Wednesday demand for restoring statehood to J&K, saying political discourse around reversing Union territory status remains active and ongoing.“Conversation around statehood hasn’t died down,” Omar said after chairing a meeting of administrative secretaries in Gulmarg. “A recent Niti Aayog document, also shared with the PM and members of Aayog, categorically […]

Mehbooba, Omar talk peace from warzone

Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti called for a permanent ceasefire along Pakistan border in J&K, urging both central and state govts Saturday to prioritise humanitarian relief for civilians caught in recent artillery fire and drone incursions during Operation Sindoor.“Homes are not battlefields and families are not collateral. Every […]

Omar Abdullah’s Powerful Speech After Terror Attack

Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. In the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, CM Omar Abdullah condemned the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26. He praised locals’ bravery and called for hope, emphasising that terror will end when people support the administration In a powerful speech in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in the […]

Rijiju’s selfie with Abdullahs fuels Omar-Mehbooba fight

Srinagar: The heat generated over Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju’s selfie with J&K CM Omar Abdullah and his father, Farooq Abdullah, has refused to die down, with PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti accusing the CM of cosying up to BJP and Omar reminding her of the ties with BJP to form a coalition govt.Mehbooba said […]

In a first, Omar calls meet to discuss LG’s decision; Transfer of state officers becomes bone of contention | India News

SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah has convened a meeting Friday to discuss growing tensions over lieutenant-governor (LG) Manoj Sinha’s recent transfers of officers, the first time he will examine and debate an administrative decision taken by the Centre-appointed authority.The bone of contention emerged Tuesday when Sinha ordered transfers of 48 Jammu Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) […]