SRINAGAR: Thousands of people, mostly tourists from different states, visited Srinagar’s Tulip Garden, soon after Jammu & Kashmir chief minister, Omar Abdullah, inaugurated it on Wednesday.Nestled on the foothills of the Zabarwan mountains, the garden this year has 15 lakh spring-blooming bulbs featuring over 74 tulip varieties. “Tulip Garden in Srinagar is the largest of…
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Opposition MLASajad Lone walked out of the J&K assembly Tuesday objecting to the words “J&K UT” (Union Territory) in the first bill brought and passed by the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) govt, saying it endorsed the “catastrophic event” of Article 370’s abrogation.Peoples Conference member Lone was joined by PDP MLA Waheed Parra, who…
SRINAGAR\JAMMU: Chief minister Omar Abdullah asserted Monday that it would not be possible to end militancy in J&K without people’s support. His comments came amid an ongoing search in Jammu’s Kathua for terrorists who had attacked security forces Sunday, leaving a seven-year-girl injured in the crossfire.“We are making all efforts (to end militancy), although it…
The University of Minnesota, which President Trump’s Justice Department is scrutinizing for its handling of antisemitism on campus, largely barred itself on Friday from issuing official statements about “matters of public concern or public interest.” The policy, in the works for months, was not a direct response to the Trump administration’s February announcement that it…
J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah (PTI Photo) SRINAGAR: Stressing his plan to transform Srinagar into a major tourist hub, Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on Thursday said his govt will promote religious tourism in the capital city and explore lesser-known destinations along the border for tourism development.“Our focus remains on strengthening tourism infrastructure, enhancing…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister on Tuesday reacted to RSS general secretary‘s statement who suggested that the country’s name India should be replaced with Bharat as the former was an “English” name and the latter was a more rooted name.Omar Abdullah said that the country has been referred to as “Bharat, India and…
JAMMU: The recent killing of three civilians in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district reverberated in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday, with chief minister Omar Abdullah condemning the incident and calling for a thorough probe. Omar and PDP’s Iltija Mufti also raised questions as to how only BJP politicians were allowed to meet the…
J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: Videos of fashion models strutting on snow in the ski resort of Gulmarg were pulled down from social media after a backlash led by J&K’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq over what he termed an “outrageous” and “obscene” display that had hurt the “sensitivities of the local…
NEW DELHI: A fashion show held in Gulmarg during the holy month of Ramzan has triggered a massive row in Jammu and Kashmir.The BJP levelled accusations against Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, alleging that his family members own the hotel where the event took place. Omar clarified that it was a private function…
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (File Image) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday requested a report on the fashion show in the ski resort of Gulmarg during the fasting month of Ramzan that received widespread criticism. Expressing disapproval to the pictures, the CM said that the images he…