NC’s Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi slams his own party again, accuses it of ‘begging’ for statehood | India News – The Times of India

NC’s Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi slams his own party again, accuses it of ‘begging’ for statehood | India News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR: Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi once again launched a sharp attack on his own party, National Conference, accusing it abandoning Article 370 and “begging” for statehood.Addressing his followers in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, Mehdi said for the first time in 40 years, people voted in large numbers in the Oct 2024 assembly…

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Omar Abdullah seeks long-term solution as NH closure worries Kashmiri fruit growers | India News – The Times of India

Omar Abdullah seeks long-term solution as NH closure worries Kashmiri fruit growers | India News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: The Srinagar-Jammu highway (NH-44) has remained shut for traffic for the past 15 days due to landslides at several stretches, leaving Kashmiri fruit growers worried about their produce rotting in view of the prolonged closure. CM Omar Abdullah Tuesday assured them that restoration work on NH-44 was being monitored hourly and all possible measures…

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Omar seeks apology from Andrabi, Mehbooba approaches police to file FIR against waqf chair | India News – The Times of India

Omar seeks apology from Andrabi, Mehbooba approaches police to file FIR against waqf chair | India News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR: While Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah reiterated on Monday that J&K Waqf Board should not have placed a plaque inside the Hazratbal shrine, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said she would approach a court if the police did not register an FIR against J&K Waqf Board chairperson Darakhshan Andrabi.“They (Waqf Board) have…

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AAP MLA detained : Mehraj Malik booked under PSA; Kejriwal, Omar Abdullah condemn the move | India News – The Times of India

AAP MLA detained : Mehraj Malik booked under PSA; Kejriwal, Omar Abdullah condemn the move | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Doda Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Mehraj Malik was detained on Monday under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for allegedly disturbing public order.Officials confirmed that this is the first time a sitting MLA has been booked under this act, which permits detention without charge or trial for up to two years.The move has…

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Hazratbal emblem row: BJP targets Rahul Gandhi after Congress MP’s ‘what’s done is done’ remark | India News – The Times of India

Hazratbal emblem row: BJP targets Rahul Gandhi after Congress MP’s ‘what’s done is done’ remark | India News – The Times of India

BJP targets Rahul Gandhi after Congress MP’s ‘what’s done is done’ remark NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday tore into the Congress after its Jammu & Kashmir leader Tariq Anwar made a callous remark on the defacement of the National Emblem by extremists in the Valley.Dismissing the need for any action against…

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Hazratbal row: BJP wants action; it’s not a place for emblem, says Omar | India News – The Times of India

Hazratbal row: BJP wants action; it’s not a place for emblem, says Omar | India News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR: Ladakh lieutenant governor Kavinder Gupta Saturday promised strict action against those who had defaced the national emblem on a plaque placed inside Srinagar’s revered Hazratbal shrine on Friday, while J&K CM Omar Abdullah said “the plaque should not have been placed inside the shrine”.Gupta’s social media post that he was “deeply anguished” by the…

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Evening news wrap: Hazratbal plaque vandalism sparks row in J&K; Trump plays down India–US concerns. Read this, and more | India News – The Times of India

Evening news wrap: Hazratbal plaque vandalism sparks row in J&K; Trump plays down India–US concerns. Read this, and more | India News – The Times of India

A political row erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after the national emblem was found on a plaque at the revered Hazratbal shrine. The BJP condemned the vandalism and promised strict action, while CM Omar Abdullah questioned why the emblem had been installed there in the first place.In Washington, President Donald Trump moved to reassure that…

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Hazratbal plaque vandalism row : BJP vows strict action; Omar Abdullah asks why was national emblem at a shrine? | India News – The Times of India

Hazratbal plaque vandalism row : BJP vows strict action; Omar Abdullah asks why was national emblem at a shrine? | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday condemned the defacement of plaque bearing National Emblem at Srinagar’s Hazratbul Shrine. However, he said that the plaque should not have been placed in religious places in the first place.While talking to reporters, Abdullah said that LG-led J&K government should focus on work instead…

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