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Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah slam changes in J&K land use policy

Former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah Friday lashed out at the Jammu and Kashmir administration for changes in the land use laws, claiming the new policy would adversely impact the people of the Union Territory. Mehbooba Mufti, the PDP president, alleged the new laws enabling conversion of agricultural land to nonagricultural purposes reveals designs to engineer demographic change in Jammu and Kashmir. The development agenda is a ruse. Latest regulation doesn't even require the 15 yr domicile certificate as a prerequisite, she tweeted. She was reacting to the government's change in land use laws that allows the use of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes. "After depriving locals of their rightful share of govt jobs, such abrupt policy decisions that pave the way for outsiders to buy land in J&K are taken only to further disempower locals," she said. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said the changes in the land use rules would undo the major ...

J&K: Statehood, restoration of Art 370 among 7 resolutions passed by NC

A demand for the restoration of full statehood of J&K along with the provisions of Articles 370 and 35-A of the constitution were among the seven resolutions passed by the NC on Tuesday

'Some people' do not want elections to be held in J&K: Omar Abdullah

Asserting that there should be no political interference in the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said some people do not want assembly polls to be held in the Union Territory. "I know that some people do not want elections to be held in Jammu and Kashmir. Let us see how long they will be successful in their conspiracies", he told reporters in Ramban. Abdullah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have talked about the elections in J&K. "The prime minister talked about elections on August 15. In a meeting later in Delhi, Prime minister talked about removal of 'Dil say Doori aur Delhi say Doori'. We want Dil say Dori and Delhi say Dori' to lessen. Recently, the home minister repeated that elections would be held after delimitation," he said. Replying to another question about delimitation, Abdullah said that regions have separate demands over that and we want that there should no political ...

Centre must treat people of J&K and Ladakh equally: Omar Abdullah

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday accused the BJP-led Centre of treating the people of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir "differently" over protection of their land and reservation in jobs and scholarships, and demanded equal treatment. The former chief minister also said that NC leaders and its workers were killed in bomb blasts and attacks because they were not ready to deceive and raise their voice against their country and support gun culture. "We don't demand anything, except justice with us (people of Jammu and Kashmir). When we were told that the aim of abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, is that there will be one order (system) across the country. Why are there two separate orders for one state," he told a public rally in Ramban district. Abdullah questioned the denial of rights of children of J&K at par with that of Ladakh and said that there are two separate set of state subject laws for both the union territories. "Have our children no such rights

Omar, Mehbooba demand impartial probe in Hyderpora encounter

Former Chief Ministers, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, have demanded an impartial probe in the encounter at a house in Srinagars Hyderpora area

Pak disallowing airspace to Srinagar-Sharjah flights unfortunate: Omar

On October 23, the inaugural Srinagar-Sharjah flight, operated by Go First, was flagged off by Union Home Minister Amit Shah from the Sheikh-ul-Alam International Airport

Govt needs to give sense of security to people of all religions: Omar

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah said 'everyone is feeling unsafe', and asked the administration to give the people a sense of security cutting across religions

Omar asks Union govt whether it considers Taliban a terror organisation

A day after India officially talked to the Taliban, former J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asked the Union government to clarify whether or not it considered the outfit a terror organisation

'Politicians can't mourn for long': Omar Abdullah on Article 370 abrogation

On eve of second anniversary, former CM said that what had been done on August 5 had come as a shock to most people who were affected by 'sudden, unexpected and unconstitutional blow".

To close 'dil ki doori' with Jammu and Kashmir, govt on welfare road

It looks to consolidate gains in Jammu and Kashmir and act fast while Pakistan is focused on Afghan developments

Modi's bid to end 'Dil & Dilli Ki Doori' with J&K: What happened in meeting

Committed to restoring J&K statehood, says PM Modi at all-party meet

Farooq Abdullah overtly flagged a return to the pre-5 August 2019 status of J&K when Article 370 was written down. In an emotional speech he spoke about the loss of trust

PM Modi's all-party meet on J&K: No big expectations, say experts

"It is a sequel to the democratic process of elections already on in the region and should be seen as just that: nothing more, nothing less," say top government sources

Most leaders invited for PM's Thursday meet on JK reach Delhi

Most of the 14 leaders including four ex-chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir invited for an all-party meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the union territory on June 24 have arrived here by Wednesday evening. The Thursday's meeting will be the first between the Centre and mainstream Jammu and Kashmir politicians after the abrogation of Article 370 and the divisions of the erstwhile state into two union territories in 2019. With no agenda announced for the Thursday meeting, the J&K leaders said they will go with an open mind. "We have not been given an agenda. We will be attending the meeting to know what the Centre is offering, said CPM leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, who is also a spokesman for the six-party People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). Tarigami is among the 14 leaders invited for the all-party meeting convened by Modi. Others invited include four former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. The ...

Omar Abdullah tests positive for coronavirus, goes into home isolation

Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has tested positive for Covid-19. Taking to Twitter on Friday, Omar said he is asymptomatic and self-isolating

PM Modi wishes Farooq Abdullah speedy recovery from coronavirus infection

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished good health and speedy recovery to former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah who has tested positive for COVID-19. "Praying for the good health and speedy recovery of Dr. Farooq Abdullah Ji. Also praying for your and the entire family's good health @OmarAbdullah," Modi tweeted. The prime minister's tweet came after Omar Abdullah, also a former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, informed people through Twitter about his father's diagnosis. "My father has tested positive for COVID-19 & is showing some symptoms. I will be self-isolating along with other family members until we get ourselves tested. I request anyone who has come in to contact with us over the last few days to take all the mandated precautions," he said.

Vaccines are answer against Covid, not one-day lockdowns: Omar Abdullah

The Madhya Pradesh government had on March 19 announced Sunday lockdowns in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur till further orders in view of the spurt in coronavirus cases

BJP has a different standard for hate speech from its leaders: Omar

The BJP has a completely different standard when it comes to hate speech from its leaders, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah alleged

J-K: Omar Abdullah claims he, his father and family put under house arrest

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday claimed he and his family, including his father and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah, have been put under house arrest by authorities. This is the naya/new J&K after Aug 2019. We get locked up in our homes with no explanation. It's bad enough they've locked my father (a sitting MP) & me in our home, they've locked my sister & her kids in their home as well, Omar wrote on Twitter. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also posted photographs showing police vehicles outside the gates of his residence in the Gupkar area of the city here. Omar also alleged that his house staff was not being let inside. Chalo, your new model of democracy means that we are kept in our homes without explanation but on top of that the staff that works in the house aren't being allowed in and then you are surprised that I'm still angry & bitter, he said in another tweet. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti had on Saturday too claimed

Twitter will be a nicer place if shift to Koo picks up pace: Omar Abdullah

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister''s remarks came after several Twitter users and government departments announced joining the ''desi'' platform