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‘Jammu and Kashmir Will Get Statehood Under PM Modi’: Omar Abdullah’s Bold Claim in Katra

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'Jammu and Kashmir Will Get Statehood Under PM Modi': Omar Abdullah’s Bold Claim in Katra

‘J&K Will Be Given Statehood by PM Modi’: Omar Abdullah Reasserts Demand at Katra Reasi 06 June 2025: In a sharp yet hopeful address on June 6, 2025, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah drew attention back to the longstanding issue of statehood for the Union Territory. Speaking during the inauguration of the Katra–Srinagar Vande Bharat Express—flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi—Abdullah said: “The same four people were present here in 2014 when the Katra Railway Station was inaugurated… Manoj Sinha, who was then MoS for Railways, got promoted…

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Construction of Anji Bridge Advances, Paving Way for Rail Connectivity to Kashmir

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Construction of Anji Bridge Advances, Paving Way for Rail Connectivity to Kashmir

Track-laying work on Indian Railways’ first cable-stayed Anji Khad bridge in Reasi district of J&K is continuing apace. With the completion of ongoing track-linking work on Anji bridge- one of the major components of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project- Indian Railways will edge closer to connecting Kashmir valley to the rest of the railway network. According to Chief Engineer (S) USBRL Sandeep Gupta, track-laying work is progressing at a brisk pace and over half of track-linking work has been completed. “Ballast-Less Track is being laid. The process is on and…

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