{"id":12951,"date":"2026-02-22T18:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=12951"},"modified":"2026-02-22T18:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:58:13","slug":"terror-era-over-next-century-belongs-to-india-and-its-youth-minister-sharma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/terror-era-over-next-century-belongs-to-india-and-its-youth-minister-sharma\/","title":{"rendered":"Terror era over, next century belongs to India and its youth: Minister Sharma"},"content":{"rendered":"

* We represent tourism, our neighbour represents terrorism; they need to mend their ways<\/strong><\/p>\n

* In 2025, we saw war, Pahalgam terror attack and nature\u2019s fury as well<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gulmarg, Feb 22: Jammu and Kashmir Sports Minister Satish Sharma on Sunday said that the era of terrorism has ended and the coming century belongs to India and its youth.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inaugural function of the 6th edition of the Khelo India Games at Gulmarg, Sharma, according to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said everything has an expiry and terrorism too has seen its end.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything has an expiry and the era of terrorism has ended. The coming time belongs to India and India will lead from the front,\u201d he said, adding that the large participation of youth in sporting events reflects a new and confident Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n

Highlighting the scale of the 6th edition of Khelo-India winter games, the Minister said more than 500 to 600 athletes from different parts of the country have arrived in Gulmarg to participate in the prestigious games. He said the overwhelming response is a clear sign that peace and normalcy have returned to the Union Territory.<\/p>\n

Referring to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Sharma said that \u201cOmar Sahib went to all parts of the country to promote tourism. Today people are coming from everywhere and we are not even getting rooms,\u201d he remarked, pointing towards the heavy tourist rush in the Valley.<\/p>\n

From the famous ski resort of Gulmarg, the minister said he wanted to send a message of love and peace to everyone, including neighbouring countries. \u201cWe represent tourism, they represent terrorism. We want to tell them that they need to mend their ways,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Recalling the challenges faced by Jammu and Kashmir, Sharma said 2025 had been a difficult year for Jammu and Kashmir. \u201cIn 2025, we saw war, the Pahalgam terror attack and nature\u2019s fury as well. It was a tough year for J&K,\u201d he said, adding that in the past few months the government has worked hard to get back on its feet.<\/p>\n

He urged people from across the country to visit Jammu and Kashmir without fear. \u201cMy message to all countrymen is that they should come to J&K. I assure them they will not face any problems. This time we are going to create a record,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a lighter vein, Sharma said he prefers to interact directly with the people. \u201cUsually ministers don\u2019t behave like this, but I behave like a sarpanch as I am their sewak. It is the direction of my leader Omar Abdullah Sahib,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Sports Minister also expressed hope that Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s cricket team would emerge victorious in the Ranji Trophy final. \u201cWe should pray that we win the Ranji finals. It is for the first time we have entered into the finals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Calling for responsible journalism, Sharma said the region needs unbiased and good media, adding that the Chief Minister has envisioned several initiatives for the welfare of journalists as well. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

* We represent tourism, our neighbour represents terrorism; they need to mend their ways * In 2025, we saw war, Pahalgam terror attack and nature\u2019s fury as well Gulmarg, Feb 22: Jammu and Kashmir Sports Minister Satish Sharma on Sunday said that the era of terrorism has ended and the coming century belongs to India […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12951"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12953,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12951\/revisions\/12953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}