While lieutenant governor Sinha went to Uri, chief minister Abdullah drove down to Jammu from Srinagar to assess the damage and reach out to the residents who have borne the brunt of cross-border shelling.
The approval was notified in a record 40 days. The government usually takes several months to issue such clearances for hydropower projects, a ministry official said.
India opened floodgates of the Uri dam on April 26, after it suspended routine water data sharing with Pakistan, in the aftermath of the Pahalgam massacre.
Nine people—including seven non-local labourers, an Army soldier, and a doctor—were killed in three separate terror attacks in Kashmir in October, signalling a resurgence of violence.
Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, marking his second term and the region's first elected government since the abrogation of Article 370. Surender Choudhary was appointed deputy chief minister to promote inclusivity. Congress, led by Tariq Hameed Karra, chose not to join the ministry, citing its demand for the restoration of statehood. Prominent INDIA bloc leaders attended the ceremony, showcasing political support. Omar Abdullah dismissed rumours of a rift with Congress, stating discussions over ministerial roles are ongoing. The NC-Congress alliance won 48 seats in the recent elections.
NC vice president Omar Abdullah will be the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He has been elected as the leader of the alliance.
During his meeting with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Abdullah presented the letters of support from the coalition partners, hours after Congress extended its support to the NC vice president
The four MLAs that who have extended their support to the party are Pyare Lal Sharma, Satish Sharma, Choudhary Mohammed Akram, and Rameshwar Singh - who won the Inderwal, Chhamb, Surankote, and Bani seats respectively
A meeting of the pre-poll alliance members is scheduled for Friday to advance the process of forming the new government
The NC leader aid his party will not side-step its political agenda.
In a three-phase assembly election in J&K, five former militants, four jailed separatist leaders, and ten candidates from the banned Jamaat-e-Islami faced humiliating defeats.
BJP scripted a victory in Haryana, trumping widely held expectations that it will struggle to go past the majority mark while J&K gave a clear mandate to the familiar combination of NC and Congress in its first election post the abrogation of Article 370.
Unlike other parties that often run the same candidates, the BJP introduced a new face in every election to keep voters engaged. This approach prevented voter fatigue and revitalised local support, contributing to the BJP's success.
Jammu Kashmir Election Result Updates: BJP did well in specific areas, notably Gurez, Bandipora, Shopian, Anantnag West, Habbakadal, and Karna, said J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina.
The alliance between the J&K National Conference and Congress is poised to form the government, with Omar Abdullah taking on the role of Chief Minister for the first time in the Union Territory.
Omar Abdullah said the INDIA bloc will stake claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir only after the alliance partners meet to elect the leader of the coalition in the assembly
The 59-year-old BJP leader is among the political entrepreneurs who innovate and lead in politics.
Haryana’s outcome show that people can still trust a political leadership that disappointed earlier, provided it promises something better. India’s political leadership should read that as a chance to revive farm reforms. States retain their specificities that make local the decisive factor. J&K’s results prove that
Jammu was once the stronghold of the Congress, but it has lost its ground in the region since 2014. The BJP has scored a hat-trick of victories in both the Lok Sabha seats in Jammu since 2014.
BJP’s record third straight win in Haryana and its emergence as the largest national party in Jammu and Kashmir has significant implications for politics.
The Doda seat, which was won by the BJP in 2014 , has traditionally flipped between the National Conference and the Congress since the first election in 1962
Even in the 2014 assembly elections in J&K, BJP recorded the highest vote share in J&K at 22.98%.
Srigufwara-Bijbehara is a historic seat for the Mufti family. Her grandfather, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, represented this seat between 1967 and 1972, while her mother, Mehbooba Mufti, won from here in 1996.
The six-time legislator is confident that he will sail through easily to victory. According to early trend, the BJP leader is trailing behind Congress' Parvinder Pal Pari.
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