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Topic: Omar Abdullah

‘We promised restoration of Article 370, not normalising abrogation’—NC MP Mehdi slams own Omar govt

National Conference Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi says his party has failed to live up to its core election promise, choosing a 'cosy' relationship with the Centre over resistance.  

Cops knew of Baisaran footfall, 70,000 tourists visited it before Pahalgam attack—Omar Abdullah

Speaking at book launch in the Capital, J&K CM says Baisaran valley in Pahalgam was open to tourists 8-9 months each year. ‘Rs 1 cr was paid to tourism dept, with knowledge of L-G.’

Nobody found fault with Wangchuk when he was praising Modi—Omar on Ladakh violence aftermath

Speaking at book launch in the Capital, CM Omar Abdullah says Centre told J&K polls would follow delimitation, followed by statehood, but ‘the third process is going nowhere’.

JK CM visits land subsidence-hit village in Poonch, assures support to people

Kalaban village in Mendhar tehsil, near the LoC, has been sinking since 11 Sep, displacing 1,000 people & damaging more than 95 houses, with residents now moved to safe shelters.

‘Under which order,’ asks J&K CM Omar after AAP MP Sanjay Singh stopped from joining protest

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh was allegedly stopped by security forces from joining the protest against the arrest of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik.

J&K CM Omar Abdullah reviews flood situation as rains swell rivers, trigger evacuations

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday chaired a review meeting to assess the situation caused by continuous heavy rainfall in...

J&K CM Omar Abdullah leaves for Kishtwar after cloudburst to oversee rescue & relief

J&K CM briefed PM Modi on Kishtwar flash floods in which 46 including 2 CISF personnel died. Modi also mentioned the incident during his I-Day speech & expressed solidarity with those affected.

Martyrs’ Day row has reopened Kashmir’s deepest wounds

For many Muslims, the message from this Martyrs’ Day is that it doesn’t matter who the community votes for, Kashmir’s identity and history will be decided by Hindu nationalist power, not their democratic choices.

J&K CM Omar Abdullah hops fence to reach Martyrs’ cemetery, says ‘unelected govt’ tried to block him

Police had sealed the cemetery & confined leaders to house arrest on the anniversary of the protesters shot dead by Maharaja Hari Singh's Dogra forces in 1931.

J&K will be given the status of a state by PM Modi, says CM Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah was with PM at event to flag off new Vande Bharat trains from Katra railway station connecting Jammu division with Kashmir.

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India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.