Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti are not terrorists: Mamata Banerjee
Aug 06, 2019, at 02:46 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): Breaking her silence over the preventive detention of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers- Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the two mainstream politicians are not terrorists.
Aug 05, 2019, at 09:08 am
Srinagar, Aug 5 (IBNS/UNI): Tension prevailed in Jammu and Kashmir as the central government imposed Section 144 of the CRPC in Srinagar with effect from Aug 5 and even with several top leaders in the Valley, including former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, being put under house arrest since midnight.
Top Kashmir leaders placed under house arrest as tension escalates, restrictions imposed
Aug 05, 2019, at 03:21 am
Srinagar/New Delhi: Three prominent politicians of Jammu and Kashmir- Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone - have been placed under house arrest as tension in Kashmir escalated forcing massive deployment of troops and appeals to the Amarnath pilgrims to abandon the yatra and go back. Restrictions under CrPC 144 have been imposed in Kashmir, official circulars said.
Kashmir situation: Omar Abdullah meets Guv SP Malik
Aug 03, 2019, at 03:14 pm
Srinagar, Aug 3 (UNI/IBNS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led a National Conference (NC) delegation as they met state Governor Satya Pal Malik against the backdrop of panic created due to rumours about deterioration of situation following advisory issued to pilgrims and tourists to leave the valley.
Omar Abdullah to meet Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik
Aug 03, 2019, at 12:08 pm
Srinagar, Aug 3 (IBNS): National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah will be a part of his party's delegation which will meet Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday.
Omar Abdullah demands CBI probe into 'fake' orders circulated on social media
Jul 30, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Srinagar, Jul 30 (UNI) Reacting to statement made by Governor Satya Pal Malik that government orders circulated on social media from the past few days were invalid, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the 'fake orders and their origin'.
Ex-Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah rejects allegations about praising Burhan Wani, Zakir Musa
Jul 26, 2019, at 05:48 pm
Srinagar, Jul 26 (UNI) Rejecting allegations that he praised militant commanders Burhan Wani and Zakir Musa, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said he was talking about how people should not boycott elections.
Omar Abdullah expresses grief over death of 2 Army soldiers in Pulwama IED blast
Jun 18, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Srinagar, Jun 18 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed grief over the death of two Army soldiers in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Pulwama.
J&K Congress, Mehbooba, Omar hail Kathua verdict
Jun 10, 2019, at 10:43 pm
Jammu, Jun 10 (UNI): Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and NC vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday hailed the verdict of Kathua case in which six persons were convicted and one acquitted.
Relieved: Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah welcome Kathua verdict
Jun 10, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Srinagar, June 10 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah welcomed the verdict as a court in Pathankot convicted six people who were accused of gang-raping and murdering eight-year old girl, Asifa Bano, in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir in early 2018.
Time for all the ministers to update their Twitter bios: Omar Abdullah reminds
May 31, 2019, at 03:51 pm
Srinagar, May 31 (IBNS): Ex-Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on Friday urged new ministers in the Narendra Modi-led government to update their social media portfolios after they were allotted new positions following the oath-taking ceremony on Monday.
Omar Abdullah congratulates newly sworn in Narendra Modi government
May 31, 2019, at 12:03 pm
Srinagar, May 31 (UNI): National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday congratulated Union Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Omar Abdullah wishes Amit Shah, PM Modi for their 'professional campaign'
May 23, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Srinagar, May 23 (IBNS): As the BJP-led NDA is all set to register a victory in the Lok Sabha polls, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday praised BJP chief Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their 'very professional campaign'.
Omar condemns killing of PDP worker in south Kashmir
May 20, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Srinagar, May 20 (UNI) National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah has condemned the killing of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worker by unidentified gunmen in south Kashmir district of Kulgam.
Is Mahatma Gandhi anti-national? Omar Abdullah hits out at Pragya's 'patriot Godse' remark
May 16, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Srinagar, May 16 (IBNS): Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur who called Nathuram Godse a "patriot", former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned whether Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi is an "anti-national".
May 03, 2019, at 04:30 pm
Srinagar, May 3 (UNI) National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk about delay in J&K Assembly election instead of asserting that ‘IPL could not be played in India for two seasons as the UPA government was scared of terrorists’.
Sacrifice of soldiers sold for symbolic win: Omar on Masood Azhar
May 01, 2019, at 09:13 pm
Srinagar, May 1 (UNI): Reacting to listing of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist by the United Nation Security Council (UNSC), former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that it was amazing how quickly the sacrifices of the CRPF men were sold down the river to get a symbolic win.
RSS-BJP bigger threat to J&K than Pakistan, alleges Omar Abdullah
Apr 27, 2019, at 10:06 pm
Anantnag, Apr 27 (UNI) National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that J&K does not face as much threat from neighboring country Pakistan or the muzzle of gun as it faces from the forces that are hell-bent to destroy the special status of the state.
By not holding Kashmir assembly polls on time, Modi surrendered before militants, separatists: Omar
Apr 27, 2019, at 12:15 pm
Srinagar, Apr 27 (UNI): Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again surrendered before separatists and militants by not holding Assembly polls in the northern state, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah claimed that most political parties were ready to take on these force by ignoring their threats and poll boycott.
SKUAST employee missing, Omar Abdullah re-tweets for help
Apr 25, 2019, at 10:29 am
Srinagar, Apr 25 (UNI): An employee of S K University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST)-Kashmir has been missing since Apr 20 when he left his home on the outskirts of Srinagar city.
BJP-RSS threat to abrogate Article 370, 35 A will be defeated: Omar
Apr 24, 2019, at 09:08 pm
Kulgam, (South Kashmir), Apr 24 (UNI): National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said these elections were significant since it provides the people of the state an opportunity to reveal how passionately they feel about their identity including Art 370 and 35-A.
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti condemn serial blasts in Sri Lanka
Apr 21, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Srinagar, Apr 21 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have condemned the serial blasts in Sri Lanka that left over 150 people dead and over 300 others injured.
BJP made mockery of legal system by giving ticket to Sadhvi Pragya: Omar
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:23 am
Srinagar, Apr 18 (UNI) Hitting out at BJP for naming Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, who is out on bail in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, as its candidate from Bhopal parliamentary constituency, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah alleged that the saffron party is making mockery of the legal system with this move.
Mehbooba Mufti expresses concern over grenade attack at NC leader’s residence in Pulwama
Apr 16, 2019, at 06:10 pm
Srinagar, Apr 16 (UNI) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday expressed concern over the grenade attack by unidentified person on the residence of a National Conference (NC) leader at Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Send a copy of manifesto to J&K Governor: Omar Abdullah to BJP
Apr 08, 2019, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) Attacking the BJP after it reiterated its position on Article 370 and annulment of Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir in the party manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Jammu and Kashmir-based National Conference on Monday asked the party to send a copy of manifesto to the state Governor.
PM questions silence opposition parties on Omar statement
Apr 02, 2019, at 07:32 pm
Jamui, Apr 2 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today came down heavily on Congress and other opposition parties for their silence on the statement of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah for advocating a separate PM for India's northernmost state, saying it was a reflection that they were working to disintegrate the country.
Separate PM from Kashmir: Omar Abdullah, Gautam Gambhir exchange barbs on Twitter
Apr 02, 2019, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): BJP leader Gautam Gambhir and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah exchanged barbs over Twitter over the issue of a "separate PM for Jammu and Kashmir".
Omar Abdullah speaks for separate PM in Kashmir, Narendra Modi strongly reacts
Apr 02, 2019, at 11:18 am
Srinagar/New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has stirred a row by speaking in favour of a separate Prime Minister for Jammu and Kashmir, prompting Narendra Modi to hit back strongly.
Sikhs rescued Kashmiri students from mobs, not Modi: Omar Abdullah
Mar 26, 2019, at 10:16 pm
Baramulla, Mar 26 (UNI): Attacking Prime Minister for his delay in condemning the assault by violent mobs on Kashmiri students and traders outside the state following the Pulwama attack, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah said the students were rescued by the Sikh community instead of Narendra Modi.
Omar attacks PDP for truck with BJP after 2014 Assembly polls
Mar 25, 2019, at 08:06 pm
Srinagar, Mar 25 (UNI): Upping the ante on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for forming a government in coalition with BJP in Jammu and Kashmir after 2014 Assembly elections, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah alleged that Mehbooba Mufti-led party betrayed people’s trust by allying with the saffron party.