If you want news from Jammu and Kashmir, might as well follow Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Twitter. For, not only did he tweet about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s arrival here Friday morning but also threw in information about the weather. “The PM arrives to a wet & windy Jammu. Umbrellas seem to be order [...] Continue reading Omar now tweets on PM, weather
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Dispelling rumours that the Jammu and Kashmir Police were rounding up minors and booking them under the Public Safety Act (PSA), Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday tweeted that “no minors” were being “detained under PSA” in the state. The PSA enables the state to book anyone suspected of causing trouble and detain the person for [...] Continue reading No minor detained under Public Safety Act: Omar
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will meet union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi Wednesday to discuss the situation in the state. Chidambaram, who is closely monitoring the developments in the state along with the chief minister, would also share the central government’s inputs, according to sources in the government. A joint [...] Continue reading Omar to meet Chidambaram
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that separate election and finance commissions would be set up for panchayats before the upcoming polls in conformity with the 73rd amendment of the Indian constitution. “The government will introduce bills seeking the constitution of a separate election and finance commission for panchayats in the forthcoming [...] Continue reading Omar aims at more power to panchayats
The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday cleared the way for holding three-tier panchayat polls in the state after a gap of nine years. They are likely to be held from March, sources in the cabinet said. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting here chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who later relayed the [...] Continue reading Kashmir to hold three-tier panchayat polls: Omar