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‘Withdrawal of AFSPA rightful’
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday pledged to take the demand of withdrawing of contentious Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act to its logical conclusion.
Omar: Best of times, worst of times
Omar Abdullah, the scion of Jammu and Kashmir’s most illustrious but equally controversial political family — the Abdullahs — and the youngest chief minister the state, completed three years in office
Shutdown call by traders affects life in Srinagar
A complete shutdown called by traders and transporters on Friday affected normal life in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital and other parts of the valley.
Shops and other business establishments r
Omar meets slain student’s family
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the home of the Class 12 student killed in CISF firing during a protest over erratic power supply outside NHPC office at Boniyar, Uri,
Cold wave continues in Kashmir Valley
Cold wave conditions continued unabated in Kashmir Valley with minimum temperatures remaining several degrees below the freezing point.
The minimum temperature in the summer capital Srinagar dropped
Quake jolts Kashmir Valley, no casualty or damage
An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale jolted the Kashmir Valley late on Wednesday but there were no reports of any casualties or damage to properties.
The slight intensity quake with the ep
‘NCPH exploiting J&K water resources’
The killing of a youth by the CISF personnel at Boniyar, Uri, near the Line of Control has taken place at a stage when the state government is under tremendous pressure from the Opposition, separatists and civil society groups to seek return of various power projects from the NHPC, including the one fed by Jhelum at Uri.
5 CISF men held after firing in kashmir kills 1
The power crisis row in Kashmir got uglier on Monday when Central Industrial Security Force personnel guarding an NHPC office at Boniyar, Uri, near the Line of Control, fired on a protesting crowd, killing a youth and injuring two other older people.
Hurriyat moderates ready for talks, but not in vacuum
The moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference and other like-minded Kashmiri separatists are willing to hold a dialogue with the Centre but on Sunday sought to make it clear that “talking about talk
Omar hopes Anna calls off fasts permanently
Accusing Anna Hazare of directing his agitation against the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said he hoped the activist calls off his fast permanently.
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