"omar-abdullah"

He announced ex-gratia relief and assured full support, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah pledged Centre’s assistance

Omar Abdullah, Jammu and Kashmir’s first elected Chief Minister in eight years, unfurled the national flag at Srinagar’s Bakshi Stadium on Independence Day. The event marked the return of an elected government, with celebrations subdued in respect for Kishtwar flood victims

J&K CM Omar Abdullah scaled a locked gate at Srinagar’s Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tribute on Martyrs' Day, defying restrictions and alleging manhandling by police. He criticiSed Lt Governor Sinha and accused authorities of undermining basic democratic rights

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah paid his gratitude to Atal Bihari Vajpayee who declared the rail link to the Valley a national priority project and made financial allocations for it.

“We have been discussing this from day one - a memorial will be set up in Baisaran for the 26 innocent lives lost, as a lasting tribute and a reminder that they will never be forgotten,” the Chief Minister said

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Saturday said that Indian armed forces have been responding adequately to the ceasefire violations by the Pakistani army despite the announcement of truce between the two countries a few hours earlier

 In a violation of a bilateral understanding by Pakistan to end military action, drones were observed flying in multiple locations across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday night, prompting swift action by the armed forces which shot them down with the air defence mechanism

Residents of Jammu city and other major towns of the division woke up to air raid sirens and deafening sounds of explosions around 5 am, while the border residents spent a sleepless night in the wake of intense shelling from across the border

Thousands shifted to relief camps as Pakistan continues cross-border shelling, which has left 18 dead and nearly 60 wounded

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he has deputed his cabinet ministers to various cities across the country to instill a sense of security among Kashmiri students and businessmen after the Pahalgam terror attack

The death toll could be more than 20, estimated a high ranking official without getting into details.

In a late-night post on X, CM Abdullah expressed his ordeal, saying that the flight, which took off from Jammu, was in the air for three hours and rerouted to Jaipur due to "apparent congestion or disruption" at the Delhi Airport

While the Kashmiris have reconciled to the reality of the irreversibility of the abrogation of Article 370, they very much expect the restoration of statehood, which is their rightful due

After inaugurating the Rs 2,700 crore project, the Prime Minister went inside the tunnel and interacted with the project officials. He also met the construction workers who worked meticulously amid harsh conditions to complete the tunnel

This is Abdullah's second meeting with the Union minister after taking over as the first chief minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir which was carved out after the reorganisation of the erstwhile state in August 2019

The renewed debate over Articles 370 and 35A is a distraction from the pressing issues that Jammu & Kashmir faces

Sanatan Dharam Sabha called for a complete bandh in Kishtwar in protest against the killings

Sufiyan and Usman were injured after they came under attack in the Mazhama area of Magam in the central Kashmir district, they said, adding that the duo were taken to a hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable.

Official sources said that terrorists fired at a vehicle of Rashtriya Rifles (RR) at Nagin Chowk of Botapathri area near Gulmarg ski resort in the evening.

The Ganderbal tragedy represents the first big security challenge to Omar Abdullah