Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday appointed senior National Conference leader Mubarak Gul, who won the assembly election from Eidgah constituency, as pro-tem speaker.
Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader Altaf Thakur on Friday downplayed the significance of the Omar Abdullah-led cabinet passing a resolution for statehood, saying that Abdullah did it to remain relevant among the people.
A day after taking oath as a first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah on Thursday chaired his first cabinet meeting, officials said.
"As I have mentioned before," he wrote, "I have had the privilege of knowing three generations of your family from the days of Sheikh Abdullah to you. I treasure our friendship."I wish you every success in meeting whatever challenges may lie ahead and the opportunities arise to fulfil the ho
After taking oath, Omar Abdullah received a guard of honour at Civil Secretariat in Srinagar and held his first maiden meeting with secretaries of various departments
Earleir in the day, in a people-friendly gesture, newly sworn-in Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that he has told the police not to have "green corridor" or traffic stoppage during his movement by road and effort should be to cause minimum inconvenience to