Amid freezing temperatures and bone-chilling cold wave currently gripping the Kashmir Valley, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Sunday that he would station himself in Srinagar for the next week to personally address the challenges faced by the people.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday highlighted the immense pressure the younger generation faces, particularly the unrealistic expectations of achieving academic excellence, which, he felt, steals their childhood and leaves little room for joy.
Reacting to the 'One Nation-One Election' proposal, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday that there was a need for a transparent and open discussion on the move. It stressed it should not replicate the contentious process surrounding the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
In a veiled attack at the ruling BJP, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that our (Muslim) mosques and shrines are being targeted across the country as part of a "well-planned conspiracy."
The Chief Minister emphasized minimizing distress cuts so that the public begins to trust the schedule of power cuts notified by the power development department.
National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Friday said Ghulam Nabi Azad must have resigned from the Congress as he must not be getting respect and love from the party and added that the country needs a stronger opposition.
The National Conference leader said it is imperative for people of Kashmir in the wake of the move to enroll non-locals in the electoral rolls.
The Vice President acknowledged the concerns raised by the participants and reiterated that the interest of the people of J&K and NC will be safeguarded.
Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti slammed the Congress party for supporting the CBI raids at the residence of AAP leader and Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
Omar, who was talking to mediapersons here after concluding his week long tour of border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, said that during our tenure in government Srinagar and northern districts of Kashmir were made terrorism-free. However, people in Srinagar up-town were also now feeling unsafe, what to talk of other areas.
