Kashmir leaders express disappointment over Supreme Court's verdict on Article 370
Dec 11, 2023, at 09:09 pm
Kashmir's mainstream political parties on Monday expressed their disappointment after the Supreme Court upheld abrogation of Article 370 which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Bombardment on Gaza must stop to save innocent people from getting killed: Omar Abdullah
Oct 25, 2023, at 02:03 am
Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that bombardment on Gaza must stop to save innocent people from getting killed.
Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah to attend Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir
Dec 28, 2022, at 03:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra will have a full attendance of the opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir as it enters the valley on Jan 22.
'The Kashmir files' concocted, full of lies: Omar Abdullah
Mar 19, 2022, at 12:46 am
Srinagar/UNI: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference Vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday called 'The Kashmir Files' movie a “concocted story” and claimed that “many lies have been projected in the film.”
Muslim leaders slam Karnataka HC ruling on hijab issue
Mar 15, 2022, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi: AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi and Kashmiri leaders Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah on Tuesday denounced the Karnataka High Court ruling which upheld the ban on wearing of hijabs in schools calling the head scarfs not essential in practising religion.
Sarpanch shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir, second killing in 48 hours
Mar 12, 2022, at 05:39 am
Srinagar/UNI: Militants shot dead a sarpanch in Kashmir on Friday evening, the second such killing in the last 48 hours.
Gupkar group is 'still there, doing its job': Omar
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:54 am
Srinagar/UNI: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is "still there and is doing its job."
Man shot dead after terrorists open fire in Srinagar shop, second attack in 24 hrs
Nov 09, 2021, at 05:18 am
Srinagar/IBNS: A man was shot dead as terrorists opened fire inside a shop in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Monday.
Pak denies use of its airspace to Srinagar-Sharjah direct-flight
Nov 03, 2021, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Srinagar-Sharjah direct flight, inaugurated by Home Minister Amit Shah last month, has come under uncertainty as Pakistan denied the use of its airspace to a flight in the route.
Political parties react to Amarinder Singh's resignation
Sep 19, 2021, at 05:17 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Captain Amarinder Singh's resignation as the Punjab Chief Minister today elicited some strong criticism from a spectrum of political parties and leaders.
Omar Abdullah questions Centre over dialogue with Taliban
Sep 02, 2021, at 05:07 am
Srinagar: Former Jammu And Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today accused the Centre of not having clarity over its approach towards the Taliban regime in Afghanistan -- whether they are viewed as terrorists or not.
Omar, Mehbooba react sharply to thrashing of journalists by Jammu and Kashmir police
Aug 18, 2021, at 01:55 am
Srinagar/UNI: Reacting to the alleged thrashing of media persons by police in Srinagar, former chief ministers -- Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti – said the journalist's were simply doing their jobs.
Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected terrorists gun down BJP leader in Kulgam, politicians condemn
Aug 18, 2021, at 12:03 am
Kulgam: A Bharatiya Janata Party leader was gunned down by suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday.
Any move to drive wedge between Sikhs, Muslims will cause irreparable harm to J&K: Omar Abdullah
Jun 29, 2021, at 01:12 am
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that any move to drive a wedge between Sikhs and Muslims in Kashmir will cause irreparable harm to Jammu & Kashmir, former chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday citing that the two communities have supported each other through thick and thin and withstood countless attempts to damage age-old relationship.
Jun 26, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that it would be foolish to expect that the current BJP regime at the Centre would return Article 370, former Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah on Saturday said they didn’t mention anything during the 'All Party Meeting' chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that was outside the agenda of Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).
Centre's responsibility to restore J&K's full statehood: Omar Abdullah after meeting PM Modi
Jun 25, 2021, at 05:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, who attended the crucial meeting hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening, said it was the duty of the Centre to restore the broken trust of the people.
Jun 23, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir seems to be waiting to witness a new approach of consensus as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a meeting with all senior leaders of Jammu and Kashmir on June 24, a key development since the scrapping of Article 370, a move opposed by many of the traditional outfits of the region that ruled the former state.
Omar Abdullah confirms getting invite to PM Modi's all-party meet on J&K
Jun 20, 2021, at 04:11 am
Srinagar/IBNS: National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said they have got a formal invite for an all-party meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
Ex-Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah tests COVID-19 negative
Apr 27, 2021, at 03:58 pm
Srinagar: Ex-Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah has tested COVID-19 negative.
Omar Abdullah tests positive for COVID-19, goes into self-isolation
Apr 09, 2021, at 10:03 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Vaccine shortage not a figment of Maharashtra govt's imagination, it's real: Omar
Apr 08, 2021, at 08:26 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that it's safe to say the COVID-19 vaccine shortage is not a figment of the Maharashtra government's imagination, former chief minister and NC vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that it is real and won't be resolved by war of words between people in responsible positions.
Omar Abdullah welcomes Indo-Pak renewed engagement on J&K
Mar 04, 2021, at 01:21 am
Srinagar/UNI: National Conference (NC) Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the renewed bilateral engagement between India and Pakistan after a long hiatus, saying the changed understanding of both the neighbouring countries with respect to Jammu and Kashmir will act as a forerunner of peace and prosperity in the region.
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Bukhari condemn killing of two policemen in Srinagar
Feb 19, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti and Apni Party (AP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari have strongly condemned the killing of two police personnel of Jammu and Kashmir police by unidentified gunmen in a broad-daylight in the uptown Srinagar Friday afternoon.
4G internet connection being restored across Jammu and Kashmir after 18 months of shutdown
Feb 06, 2021, at 03:44 am
Srinagar/IBNS: High-speed internet services are being restored across Jammu and Kashmir after more than 18 months of a shutdown, a government official said on Friday.
Democracy being discarded by horse trading in J&K, alleges Omar Abdullah
Dec 26, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Alleging that democracy was being discredited by using administration and police for horse trading in favour of a particular party in the Kashmir valley, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah said this all is being done to change the verdict of District Development Council (DDC) elections.
ED seizes Farooq Abdullah's property worth 12 cr in money laundering case
Dec 20, 2020, at 08:16 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday attached properties worth Rs 11.86 crore of National Conference president and former chief minister of Jammu Kashmir Farooq Abdullah in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) money laundering case, said media reports.
Amit Shah triggers controversy with his ‘Gupkar gang’ remark, Kashmiri leaders slam him
Nov 17, 2020, at 11:29 pm
Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has triggered a controversy with his ‘Gupkar gang’ remark, prompting key Jammu and Kashmir leaders to slam him for the comment.
Omar Abdullah-led People’s Alliance delegation leaves for Kargil
Oct 30, 2020, at 06:20 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A delegation of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, headed by former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, left for the border town of Kargil in the Union Territory of Ladakh early on Friday morning.
LG, leaders of various parties condemn killing of 3 Kashmir BJP workers
Oct 30, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, besides leaders of different political parties, have strongly condemned the killing of three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers by militants in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Thursday night.
Three BJP workers killed by terrorists in J&K, PM Modi condemns attack
Oct 30, 2020, at 05:42 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, including a youth leader, were killed on Thursday in a terrorist attack in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.