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India
“If only they’d let us stay in office’: Omar Abdullah’s cheeky reply to Trump
In a cheeky response to United States’ outgoing President Donald Trump tweet insisting yet again that he won the election, National Conference’s leader Omar Abdullah on Monday replied, ‘if only…
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Kashmir
Our fight is against BJP, not India: Omar Abdullah
Kargil: Making his pitch against the revocation of Article 370, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said that “our fight is not against the country but against the BJP…
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Politics
Jaswant Singh was perfect boss and mentor: Omar
Srinagar: Jaswant Singh was the perfect boss and mentor, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said as he remembered his stint as a junior to the former External Affairs minister who…
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Politics
Former NC MLA dies of COVID-19 in Jammu
Jammu: Senior National Conference leader and former legislator Thakur Rachpal Singh died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Monday, officials said. The 69-year-old Singh is…
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Kashmir
Satya Pal Malik is an outright liar: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Vice President of the National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah took strong exception on Saturday to a comment made by former state governor Satya…
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Kashmir
Omar showers praise on Uddhav Thackeray
Srinagar: Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on Sunday showered praise on Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, apparently for the way the latter is handling the COVID-19…
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Kashmir
Muslims should not be blamed for COVID-19 spread
SRINAGAR: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said Muslims should not be blamed for the spread of coronavirus in the country. He was reacting to netizens’ response to reports…
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Kashmir
Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah released
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has revoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) of former chief minister Omar Abdullah and ended his detention on Tuesday more than seven months after he…
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Delhi
SC to hear plea on Omar Abdullah’s detention on Thursday
New Delhi: “Matter pertaining to liberty can be entertained”, said the Supreme Court on Monday agreeing to hear a plea by Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging detention of former Jammu and…
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News
Omar Abdullah’s sister Sara Pilot challenges his detention in SC
New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the detention of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, under the Public Safety Act (PSA). The plea was filed by Abdullah’s…
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Kashmir
Priyanka questions grounds for detaining ex-J&K CMs under PSA
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday questioned the basis on which two former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir have been booked under the Public Safety Act…
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Kashmir
J-K: No respite from detention for Omar, Mufti in sight
Srinagar: Even as the Jammu and Kashmir administration is gradually releasing the mainstream politicians, two former chief ministers, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti’s detention may be extended. Authorities could extend…
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News
Bearded photo of Omar Abdullah sparks tizzy on Twitter
NEW DELHI: Photograph of National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, who has been under detention for the last 173 days has gone viral on social media platforms. After mobile data services…
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Kashmir
NC delegation meets Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: A 15-member National Conference (NC) delegation on Saturday met party President Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar. Farooq and his son Omar Abdullah are under preventive detention following the abrogation of…
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Kashmir
Under-detention Abdullahs allowed to meet NC team
SRINAGAR: A team of National Conference (NC) leaders has been allowed to meet former Chief Ministers and father-son duo Farooq and Omar Abdullah on Sunday in Srinagar. The permission was…
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India
Rahul Gandhi, Omar Abdullah quoted in Pak document in UNHRC
The opening pages of a leaked Pakistan’s dossier on Jammu and Kashmir contain the statements made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah in the wake of…
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Kashmir
Govt opens channels of communication with Omar, Mehbooba
Srinagar: The government has opened up channels of communication with former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, who were arrested ahead of the scrapping of Article…
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Kashmir
Scrapping of Art 370 betrays people of J&K, says Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Scrapping of Article 370 is betrayal of the trust that the people of Jammu and Kashmir had reposed in India when the State acceded to it in 1947, said…
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Section 144 imposed in Srinagar amid complete shutdown
Srinagar :Amid the prevailing tensions in Jammu and Kashmir following security advisory to Amarnath pilgrims and tourists, National Conference Party leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said he believed he is…
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Kashmir
Omar Abdullah urge PM to hold elections in J&K by end
New Delhi: In the backdrop of recent developments in the Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and requested him “not…
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News
Omar reacts strongly; J&K governor backtracks
Naveen Kapoor Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): A day after he said that terrorists should gun down those who have looted the country and their state, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya…
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News
Omar Abdullah, Sushma Swaraj pay tributes to Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi: Hailing Sheila Dikshit as a politician par excellence, leaders from various parties paid tributes to the former Delhi chief minister on Sunday. Stating that her contribution to the…
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Srinagar Mayor revealed he has bone marrow disorder
Srinagar: Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Junaid Azim Mattoo on Sunday revealed that he has been diagnosed with a bone-marrow disorder. The SMC Mayor confirmed in a tweet that he…
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India
Kishtwar accident is ‘heart-wrenching’, says PM Modi
Kishtwar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed condolences to the families of those who died in the Kishtwar accident while calling the accident as “heart-wrenching”. “The accident in Jammu…
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Kashmir
Netizens react after Omar Abdullah tweets over India’s defeat against England in WC
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned India’s “listless performance” which let to their first loss in the ongoing ICC World Cup tournament. “Would the batting be…
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Zaira quits Bollywood: Here’s what Omar Abdullah, Shah-Faesal tweets
SRINAGAR: Hours after national award-winning actor Zaira Wasim announces her “disassociation” from the field of acting, political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir came out in support of her decision. Former…
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Kashmir Valley relieved after Kathua verdict
SRINAGAR: The verdict of a Special Court in Pathankot on the rape and murder of a eight-year-old girl last year in Kathua convicting six of the seven accused on Monday…
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Omar Abdullah welcomes courts verdict on Kathua rape case
New Delhi [India]: Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, on Monday welcomed the verdict in the Kathua rape case, demanding ‘severe punishment’ to the convicts. “The guilty…
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Kashmir
Eid-ul-Fitr 2019: Omar Abdullah wishes the Muslim community
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah wished the Muslim community on the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday. “On the devout occasion of Eid, I’d like to wish the…
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Kashmir
Iftar party row: Omar Abdullah urges India, Pak to “stop this nonsense”
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday reacted to the row over Indian High Commissioner”>Indian High Commissioner’s Iftar party in Islamabad urging both the countries to “stop this nonsense”.…
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