Centre allows outsiders to purchase urban land in J&K, Omar Abdullah calls move 'unacceptable'
Oct 28, 2020, at 02:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Cente on Tuesday allowed residents of any states to purchase urban land and immovable property in Jammu and Kashmir, stating that the new law would integrate the Union Territory with the rest of the country.
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti condemn killing of police officer in Anantnag
Oct 20, 2020, at 05:49 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti along with other political leaders have strongly condemned the killing of a police officer by unidentified gunmen in south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Monday night.
Farooq Abdullah calls meeting to discuss key Kashmir issues, Mehbooba Mufti to join
Oct 15, 2020, at 03:14 am
Srinagar/IBNS: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has convened a meeting at his residence on Thursday to decide on the future course of action on 'Gupkar Declaration' with regard to the scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir by the Centre last year.
Mehbooba Mufti, kept in detention for 14 months, released
Oct 14, 2020, at 05:04 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who had been under detention since August 2019 when the Centre scrapped Article 370 in the Valley, was released on late Tuesday night.
Sep 01, 2020, at 02:14 am
Srinagar/UNI: Describing former President Pranab Mukherjee as the last of a generation of politicians able to reach out across the political aisle, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said his encyclopedic memory meant he always had an an anecdote to make the point under discussion.
Omar Abdullah takes a dig at BCCI/IPL for retaining Chinese sponsors after people damage TV sets
Aug 03, 2020, at 03:44 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Taking a dig at BCCI/IPL for retaining Chinese sponsors, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that he felt bad for those who threw their Chinese made Television sets off their balconies only to see this happen.
Will not fight elections till Jammu Kashmir regains statehood: Omar Abdullah
Jul 28, 2020, at 06:22 am
Srinagar/IBNS: National Conference leader and former chief minister of Jammu Kashmir Omar Abdullah has said he will not contest assembly elections until Jammu Kashmir attains full statehood.
Omar Abdullah threatens to sue Chhattisgarh CM over Sachin Pilot dig
Jul 21, 2020, at 04:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Monday threatened legal action against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for indicating that Congress rebel Sachin Pilot's actions were linked to him and his father's release from detention in Kashmir earlier this year.
NC's Farooq,Omar Abdullah move court over house custody of 16 leaders
Jul 13, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Srinagar/UNI: National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah on Monday filed a habeas corpus petition in J&K High Court challenging the ‘unconstitutional and illegal house detention of 16 NC senior leaders and functionaries’.
COVID not conspiracy but a real threat; opening parks, yatra confusing: Omar Abdullah
Jul 09, 2020, at 09:10 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Cautioning people that COVID-19 was not some conspiracy to harass them, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said it is a real and serious threat.
Why lockdown not used to prepare for surge in Covid-19 cases, Omar Abdullah asks Delhi govt
Jun 15, 2020, at 02:28 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Taking a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has asked why the lockdown was utilised to curb the surge in Covid-19 cases in Delhi.
Mehbooba Mufti shifted to Srinagar residence, no revocation of detention yet
Apr 07, 2020, at 01:27 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will continue to remain under detention even if she was shifted to her Srinagar residence on Tuesday, media reports said.
I am ready to share tips on surviving quarantine: Omar Abdullah tweets on lighter note after release
Mar 24, 2020, at 06:04 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Released from detention after nearly eight months, ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on a lighter note on Tuesday told his followers that with his experience of the past several months he can now share tips on surviving quarantine or a lockdown which has now been imposed in several parts of India amid COVID 19 outbreak.
Ex-J&K CM Omar Abdullah released from detention after about eight months
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir former chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah was released on Tuesday here after spending about eight months in detention since August 5.
Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah to be released today after seven months in detention
Mar 24, 2020, at 11:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who was detained in August last year ahead of the Centre’s move to scrap the erstwhile state’s special status, will be released from detention on Tuesday, media reports said.
If Omar Abdullah to be released, it should be done immediately: Supreme Court tells Centre
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Centre that if former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is to be released then the government must do it immediately, days after National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah was freed from detention, media reports said.
Congress leader Azad meets Farooq at his residence in Srinagar
Mar 14, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday met National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah, who was released on Friday after remaining under detention for over seven months.
NC president Farooq Abdullah meets son Omar in sub-jail in Srinagar
Mar 14, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Srinagar/UNI: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday met his son and former chief minister Omar Abdullah in a sub-jail in the summer capital, Srinagar, following his release on Friday from detention after seven months under Public Safety Act (PSA).
Opposition demands release of former Jammu and Kashmir CMs, sends resolution to BJP govt
Mar 09, 2020, at 04:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Eight opposition parties sent a resolution to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led union government demanding an immediate release of three former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers, Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who are kept under detention since Aug 5 when the Centre scrapped Article 370, media reports said.
Omar Abdullah's sister challenges in Supreme Court his continued detention under PSA
Feb 10, 2020, at 11:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah's sister has filed a petition in the Supreme Court over the continued detention of his brother and National Conference (NC) leader under the Public Safety Act. She dubbed it as unconstitutional and challenged the same.
Feb 09, 2020, at 08:49 pm
Jammu/IBNS: The Public Security Act(PSA) dossier prepared by the police has cited former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's "considerable influence" over people and his political opponent and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's pro-separatist stand as the reasons for their detention under the act, reports said.
PSA on Omar, Mehbooba: Detention sans charges worst abomination in democracy, says Chidambaram
Feb 07, 2020, at 11:59 am
New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader on Friday criticised the government for invoking the Public Safety Act (PSA) against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, and said detention without charges is the worst abomination in a democracy.
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti charged under Public Safety Act: Reports
Feb 07, 2020, at 12:04 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who are under arrest for the last six months, have been charged under the Public Safety Act, sources told NDTV on Thursday.
Couldn't recognise Omar, am feeling sad: Mamata Banerjee on viral photo of Omar Abdullah
Jan 26, 2020, at 12:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister on Saturday tweeted a picture of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and expressed sadness over his condition.
Kashmir: Omar Abdullah to be shifted another location
Jan 15, 2020, at 08:21 pm
Sri Nagar/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will be shifted to a bungalow near his official residence in the city but he will continue to be in detention, reported NDTV.
Farooq Abdullah's sister, daughter detained in Srinagar
Oct 15, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Srinagar: Security officials on Tuesday detained former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah’s sister and daughter who were protesting against the central government's move of scrapping Article 370 in the region.
Jammu and Kashmir: NC delegation meets Farooq, Omar
Oct 06, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Srinagar, Oct 6 (UNI) The National Conference (NC) delegation on Sunday met party vice-president Omar Abdullah, under detention since August 5, and stated that the party would remain away from coming Block Development Council (BDC) elections.
Omar Abdullah's National Conference moves Supreme Court against Centre's Kashmir move
Aug 10, 2019, at 01:53 pm
Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Omar Abdullah's National Conference (NC) on Saturday moved the Supreme Court against the Centre's step to do away with the special status of Jammu Kashmir and bifurcate it into two Union Territories.
Mamata's reaction to BJP-led Centre's Kashmir move is most innocuous submission: CPI-M's Md. Salim
Aug 06, 2019, at 09:11 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): Hitting out at Mamata Banerjee, CPI-M leader Mohammed Salim on Tuesday said the West Bengal Chief Minister's reaction to the entire issue of scrapping of Articles 370, 35A and detaining former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers- Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti- is the most innocuous submission in her four-decade long political career.
Rahul Gandhi demands immediate release of arrested Kashmiri mainstream political leaders
Aug 06, 2019, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday demanded for the immediate release of the mainstream Kashmiri leaders likes former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti.