The proposed Rs 100 crore investment will be used to develop infrastructure for smooth transportation on the Rivers Chenab (NW-26), Jhelum (NW-49), and Ravi (NW-84).
A terrorist of Hizbul Mujahideen was arrested in a joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Saharanpur and Kathgarh Police from Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir after 17 years.
"The statehood will happen. The government of India will have to give us statehood. They are bound by the promise they made in Parliament when I was a member. They will have to uphold that promise," Abdullah told reporters in Jammu.
According to an official release, the BSF chief assessed operational preparedness along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district and the International Border (IB) in Kathua, where senior field commanders briefed him.
The action was carried out under Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in connection with a case registered under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Magam.
"All those things which the National Conference had promised to the people of J&K are included in this Budget...When the CM announced 200 units of free electricity, the Opposition got current...," said Choudhary.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that Union Territory with an assembly is the "worst form" of government in the country, adding that the country should either have only state or only UT.
Jammu and Kashmir Congress MLA Ghulam Ahmad Mir praised the J-K budget and said it is based on "overall development and welfare." Mir added that there could not have been a better budget at present.
Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir, Sunil Sharma, has criticized the recently presented J&K budget, alleging that it lacks provisions for daily wage labourers, the unemployed, and marginalized communities such as OBCs, SCs, and STs.
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary hit out at the opposition BJP and alleged that they do not talk about the issues of the Union Territory and their only aim was to divert the attention of people from real issues.