Soon after Omar Abdullah took over as chief minister in January, he faced a series of challenges. Terror-riven Jammu and Kashmir hogged the headlines for violent protests over an alleged double rape and murder, a blanket ban on prepaid mobile phones and the young leader's name being dragged into a sex scandal. Read Full Story
New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah today said India needs to build a modern intelligent grid to save energy and improve efficiency of electrical gadgets.
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said South Block, which houses the external affairs ministry, alone cannot frame India's foreign policy in the present-day world.
"Gone are the days when South Block used to make foreign policy of India in isolation. In present-day India, public perception and common people's mood has greater impact on the formation of foreign policy," he said, speaking at a seminar on "Policy, people and peace in Inda and Canada and other... Read Full Story
Cricket chiefs in Indian Kashmir were left fuming on Tuesday after India's armed forces refused to field a team in a first-class match in the separatist-riven region. The Jammu and Kashmir team received a walk-over when their opponents Services -- representing the Indian armed forces -- failed to turn up for a Ranji Trophy match in Srinagar due to start on Tuesday. The state's former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, who also heads the region's cricket association, said the withdrawal of the... Read Full Story
Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday stepped into a row triggered by the refusal of the armed forces' cricket team to play a first-class match in volatile Indian Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir team enjoyed a walk-over on Tuesday when their opponents, Services -- representing the Indian armed forces -- failed to turn up for a Ranji Trophy match in Srinagar. Furious local politicians said the move sent the wrong signal at a time when the separatist violence that has dogged Kashmir... Read Full Story
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah has condemned the killing of a twenty-year-old girl on Tuesday (December 15) night by suspected militants in the Shopian town of Kashmir....
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday announced that unemployed youth between 20-37 years of age would get a monthly stipend ranging between Rs.500 and Rs.1,000.
There would be different grades for youth who have studied up to class 10 and above, he said while unveiling state's employment policy here. The stipend would cost state exchequer more than Rs.250 crore per annum.
The government would also offer easy loans to the youth for starting their own businesses... Read Full Story
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said South Block, which houses the external affairs ministry, alone cannot frame India's foreign policy in the present-day world.
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Indian Kashmir's chief minister resumed work Friday, a day after the restive state's governor rejected his resignation and cleared him of any links to a sex scandal. Omar Abdullah had stormed out over opposition claims that he was a suspect in a federal probe into a prostitution ring, involving 40 women and under-age girls who allegedly had sex with politicians and businessmen. The allegations raised in the state legislature plunged the mainly Muslim state, which has been racked by a two... Read Full Story
The governor of revolt-hit Indian Kashmir rejected Thursday the resignation by the state's chief minister over claims he was embroiled in a sex scandal involving teenage girls. Omar Abdullah offered his resignation after opposition lawmakers alleged he was a suspect in connection with a prostitution racket involving 40 women and under-age girls who allegedly had sex with politicians and businessmen. An emotional Abdullah, 39, stormed out of the state assembly Tuesday, branding the charges... Read Full Story
