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CM Omar Conducts Extensive Early-Morning Tour of Srinagar
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 19: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today undertook an extensive early-morning tour of Srinagar city, covering all eight Assembly constituencies, to take stock of ongoing development works, inspect key infrastructure projects and assess the delivery of public facilities and civic amenities on the ground. Beginning the tour at around 6:30 am, the Chief Minister visited a number of important project sites covering road and traffic infrastructure, healthcare, heritage conservation, sports facilities and other urban development works. He reviewed the physical progress of the projects with officers and executing agencies and sought timely completion of works so that their intended benefits reach the people at the earliest. At Barbar Shah in Habba Kadal, the Chief Minister inspected the site for the proposed multi-span bridge over Choont Khul, a project aimed at improving connectivity to Shehar-e-Khaasand easing traffic congestion in the area. The bridge is being executed by the PW(R&B) Department, Srinagar Core Division, at an estimated cost of 32.50 crore, Designed as per IRC codal standards and MoRTH specifications and taking into account the requirements of Seismic Zone-V. The Chief Minister was briefed that the bridge is expected to facilitate smoother movement of commuters heading towards Shehar-e-Khaas, streamline traffic flow, improve road safety and strengthen urban mobility in the historic core of the city. The Chief Minister also inspected the newly constructed building of the Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC), Maharaj Gunj. The upgraded facility, located in the historic heart of Shehar-e-Khaas, is intended to strengthen primary healthcare delivery and improve patient care through enhanced infrastructure. The project has an estimated cost of 262.54 lakh under UT CAPEX and is being executed by the Public Works Department (R&B), Kashmir. Work commenced in November 2024 and is scheduled for completion by November 20, 2026. During his inspection of the medical facility, the Chief Minister was informed that brickwork, internal plastering, door and window framework, tile work on all three floors and window fixing have been completed. Electrical works are about 85 per cent complete, while the fire-fighting system has been completed. Roofing of the adjacent building (Structure-B) has also been completed and overhead water tanks installed. At Mirza Kamil Sahib Chowk, Hawal, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for the beautification, upgradation and junction improvement project, aimed at improving traffic management, pedestrian movement and the overall appearance of the important urban junction. The project, under the UT Sector, has a cost of 132.85 lakh. The proposed works include upgradation of the existing road pavement, development of pedestrian-friendly footpaths, new kerbs and drainage arrangements, road markings, traffic signage, bollards, delineators and glow studs. The project also provides for modern LED street lighting, decorative illuminated butterfly and tree sculptures, and solar traffic blinkers at pedestrian crossings to enhance pedestrian safety. At Sub District Hospital (SDH) Habak, Hazratbal, the Chief Minister inspected the ongoing construction of the new hospital building and reviewed the progress of the long-pending project. The project had remained stalled for a considerable period and was revived after the present Council of Ministers granted the required norm relaxations, paving the way for its resumption and eventual strengthening of medical services in the area. The Chief Minister inspected the ongoing upgradation of SDH Habak, Hazratbal, which has a revised project cost of 54.49 crore and envisages a two-phase facility comprising two basements, four storeys and a 50-bed hospital. He directed the concerned authorities to maintain momentum and ensure that the upgraded facility is completed within the stipulated timelines. The Chief Minister next inspected the ongoing conservation and restoration of the historic Aali Masjid at Eidgah, being undertaken by the Department of Culture. Reaffirming the immense historical, architectural and spiritual importance of the centuries-old monument, he directed the authorities to ensure meticulous conservation and timely completion of the project while maintaining the character and heritage value of the structure. The first phase of the conservation and restoration project has a cost of 487.94 lakh and is being executed by the Public Works Department (R&B), Kashmir, under the Archives head. Work commenced in July 2025 and is expected to be completed by October 2026. The scope of the project includes waterproof cement concrete works, wooden flooring, CGI sheets and painting, KhatamBand work, papier-mch, chiselling of Devri, strengthening of roofing, ashlar stone work and Devri cornices. The Chief Minister was informed that roofing, wooden flooring inside the mosque and Khatam Band work have already been completed. The Chief Minister also reviewed the major road-safety infrastructure project involving construction of flyovers at Parimpora and Shalteng Junctions on the Srinagar Bypass (NH-44). The project, being executed under Road Safety Works on EPC mode, has an approximate total length of 2,000 metres, with elevated portions of 105 metres at Parimpora and 92 metres at Shalteng. The six-lane facility has a deck width of 14 metres for the specified carriageway arrangement and provides for approaches, service roads, drainage and utility corridors. The estimated cost of the project is 85 crore with a project duration of 48 months. The Chief Minister was also briefed that strengthening of the truss has been completed. At SKIMS Medical College and Hospital, Bemina, the Chief Minister reviewed the progress of two major institutional buildingsthe 250-bedded IPD Block and the College/Laboratory Block. The 250-bedded IPD Block has an approved cost of 83.94 crore. The project has achieved 80 per cent physical progress and is targeted for completion by December 2026. The College/Laboratory Block has an approved cost of 88.23 crore, The project has achieved 66 per cent physical progress and is targeted for completion by December 2027. The Chief Minister also inspected the site of the new High Court Complex at Rakh-i-Aksha, Bemina, a comprehensive project having an approved cost of 908.20 crore. The main building, comprising two basements, ground floor and six upper floors, will house courtrooms, Judges chambers and lounge, Bar rooms, meeting rooms and podium parking. The proposed Western Block, comprising two basements, ground floor and five upper floors, will accommodate the judicial branch, Registrar chambers, library, lawyers chambers, cafeteria, medical branch, archives and podium parking. The Eastern Block, also comprising two basements, ground floor and five upper floors, will house the administration branch, Registrar chambers, meditation chamber, lawyers chambers, cafeteria, archives and podium parking. These two blocks are yet to be tendered. The project also envisages, in Phase-II, a police constabulary, judicial block, guest house, auditorium and residential quarters. The overall complex is planned to provide 1,600 car-parking spaces, including 265 spaces in Podium-1 and 115 spaces in Podium-2 of the main building. The Chief Minister subsequently inspected the site for the proposed Mominabad Vehicle Underpass (VUP), intended to reduce traffic congestion and facilitate seamless movement along the National Highway. The proposed four-lane RCC T-Beam Slab type underpass will have a 22.50-metre main carriageway, service roads with paved shoulders on both sides, a one-kilometre total main-carriageway approach length and drainage/utility corridors. The viaduct will have a vertical clearance of 5.5 metres. The Chief Minister also reviewed associated traffic infrastructure proposals, including the underpass at Nowgam Railway Station and the Foot Over Bridge at Children Hospital, Bemina. The Nowgam underpass will have a 25-metre main carriageway, service roads on both sides and a 5.5-metre vertical clearance, besides a 270-metre railway approach road. The proposed FOB at Children Hospital, Bemina, will have a length of 48.5 metres and width of 3.19 metres, with steel fabrication and staircases on both sides. Lift provision has also been envisaged for persons with disabilities, senior citizens and women. The combined sanctioned amount for these works is 31.52 crore. At Gindun Sports Complex, Rajbagh, the Chief Minister inspected the recently completed main swimming pool, a state-of-the-art aquatic facility aimed at promoting competitive swimming, diving and other aquatic sports in Jammu and Kashmir. The project, which was initiated in 2014 and had remained languishing during 201920 due to paucity of funds, was subsequently revived. Completed in November 2025 and commissioned in July 2026, the facility has been developed at a cost of 20.60 crore. The international-standard swimming facility has a 50-metre by 25-metre pool with 10 lanes, a maximum depth of 3.88 metres and minimum depth of 1.40 metres, along with 1-metre, 3-metre and 5-metre diving platforms. It includes gender-based changing rooms and washrooms, 50 storage lockers, seating capacity for 300 spectators, modern filtration, circulation and disinfection systems, lifeguard and pool management facilities, equipment storage, barrier-free access and fire-safety and emergency provisions. The Chief Minister also reviewed the Training-cum-Toddler/All-Weather Heated Pool facility and inspected the newly completed Gymnastic Hall at Gindun, Rajbagh. The gymnastic hall, measuring 110 feet by 70 feet and covering around 8,700 square feet, has been developed as a dedicated facility for gymnastics training and indoor sports activities. The project was initiated on June 19, 2023, at an advertised cost of 328.77 lakh, and was completed in July 2026. Speaking after the tour, the Chief Minister described the extensive visit as a recognition of the importance of Srinagar and the need to give focused attention to both capital cities of Jammu and Kashmir. We are the only area in this country where there are two capitalsSrinagar in the summer and Jammu in the winter. It is obvious that both cities need to be given special attention. We left at 6:30 in the morning to inspect some important projects, and around 1012 projects were reviewed in the city. Most of the projects are in good progress. We need to give a push to one or two of them, he said. He said that field visits provide an opportunity to assess the actual position of projects and compare it with the information available at the Secretariat. The benefit of these tours is that we get a chance to compare what is told in the Secretariat and the ground reality. I assure the people of Srinagar that similar projects will be taken up. The big bottlenecks will be corrected. We need to decongest Srinagar from traffic jams, for which some important steps have to be taken. In Shehar-e-Khaas, there is a huge problem of parking, and we will address and resolve that issue also, the Chief Minister said. During the tour, the Chief Minister was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Minister for Health & Medical Education Sakina Itoo, Minister for Sports Satish Sharma, Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, MLA Khanyar Ali Mohammad Sagar, MLA Habba Kadal Shamim Firdous, MLA Eidgah Mubarik Gul, MLA Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq, MLA Hazratbal Salman Ali Sagar, MLA Chanapora Mushtaq Guroo and MLA Lal Chowk Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed. Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Dheeraj Gupta, Commissioner Secretary Youth Services & Sports, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Director Health Services Kashmir, Engineer-in-Chief R&B, Secretary Sports Council, senior engineers of executing agencies and other concerned officers and officials also accompanied the Chief Minister during the tour.
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Srinagar, Aug 19 : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he was very hopeful and optimistic that engagement between the United States and Jammu and Kashmir would widen and deepen in the years ahead. Speaking to reporters outside his residence in Gupkar after meeting US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, Omar said the discussions focused on India-US relations, with particular emphasis on what the United States could do for Jammu and Kashmir. It was, as Ambassador Gor has said, a very good meeting. We had an opportunity to discuss the relations between our two countries, but with specific focus on what the U.S. can do with Jammu and Kashmir, Omar said, as per the news agencyKashmir News Observer (KNO). He said there were certain legacy issues that would be addressed over time, while expressing willingness to continue the conversation. There are obviously certain legacy issues that over time we will be working to resolve, but we look forward to taking this conversation further, he said. Omar said the engagement would involve discussions between the US envoy and Washington, as well as between him and the Government of India in New Delhi. This is a conversation that will take place both between Ambassador Gor and Washington and between me and the Government of India in New Delhi, he said. We are very hopeful and optimistic that the engagement between the United States of America and Jammu and Kashmir will both widen and deepen in the years ahead, Omar added(KNO)
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Srinagar, Aug 19: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday said Washington would reassess its travel advisory for Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to reporters, as per news agencyKashmir News Observer (KNO), after meeting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at his residence in Gupkar, Gor said the United States periodically reviews its travel advisories. The United States puts out travel warnings and every so often we re-evaluate those travel warnings. I cannot make any big announcements here today, but it is something were going to look at, Gor said. He said the Government of India and the J&K government had taken some incredible steps towards making the region safer. We will be looking at whether the travel warning that is imposed, that is recommended by the United States, is something that should be downgraded, he said. Gor, who is on his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir, described the region as incredibly beautiful and said many Americans could enjoy visiting it. This is a beautiful area. I think a lot of Americans would enjoy coming here and seeing the beauty and opportunities that exist here, he said. The envoy described his meeting with Omar as very good and very cordial, saying follow-up issues would be taken up with Washington and New Delhi. We have some follow-ups that we hope to take back to Washington, back to Delhi, but very warm, very cordial, and we look forward to building this relationship forward, Gor added. (KNO)
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Dozens of PDP, Congress, BJP and AAP Workers from Gool-Sangaldan Join National Conference in Banihal
Banihal, August 19: In a significant political development, around 150 political workers and activists, mainly from the PDP, besides Congress, BJP and AAP, joined the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference at a joining function held in Banihal. Welcoming the new entrants into the party fold, MLA Banihal-Gool Sajjad Shaheen said the continued joining of political workers from different political parties reflects a clear shift in the political mood across the Banihal-Gool constituency and growing confidence in the National Conference. This is the second major joining in just two weeks, with prominent political activists from different parties from Gool-Sangaldan choosing to join the National Conference. This is not merely a change of political affiliation; it reflects the growing trust people have placed in the NCs politics of dignity, representation and public service, Shaheen said. Among those who joined the National Conference were PDP Block President Mohd Rafiq Ganai, senior PDP leader Jamaldin Mir, PDP ST Block Vice President Choudhary Mumtaz, AAP Youth Block President Ishad Malik and senior BJP leader Uttam Singh Rai, besides dozens of other activists and workers. Shaheen said the growing support for the National Conference is also linked to the leadership of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, whose government, he said, has ushered in a new phase of development across Jammu and Kashmir despite the limitations and difficulties of the present Union Territory set-up. Under the leadership of Omar Abdullah, a new era of development has begun across regions of Jammu and Kashmir. Despite the limitations of the present UT framework and the challenges before the government, the focus remains firmly on development, connectivity, public services and addressing the long-pending needs of the people. People are witnessing this change on the ground, Shaheen said. He said the continuing exodus of political workers from the PDP carries a strong political message and reflects growing disappointment with the partys past political choices. People have not forgotten how the PDP entered into an alliance with a right-wing party despite making political commitments to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. That alliance contributed to the political disempowerment of the people and eroded public trust. People have understood the difference between those who stood by their aspirations and those who compromised them for political convenience, he said. Shaheen said the joining of workers from different political backgrounds demonstrates that the National Conference continues to remain a strong and credible political platform for people who believe in democratic values, political dignity and the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. People are making their choice based on experience. They want politics that is rooted in the soil, respects their aspirations and remains accountable to them. The National Conference has always stood for these principles, and we will continue to strengthen this bond with the people, he said. Welcoming the new members, Shaheen assured them that their experience and contribution would further strengthen the party organisation at the grassroots level. He said the doors of the National Conference remain open to everyone committed to public service, democratic politics and the welfare of the people. Former DDC Chairperson Shamshada Shan, Block President Sangaldan Jan Mohammad Chandail, Mohd Afzal Giri, Musyad Ahmed Naik, Mehboob Ul Mukhtiar Bhat and Abdul Gani Khakmat, along with other senior party leaders, functionaries and workers, were present on the occasion.
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