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.
Nirav Modi found by newspaper, not PM Modi & his agencies: Omar Abdullah
Mar 20, 2019, at 08:09 pm
Srinagar, Mar 20 (UNI): Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members for crediting Narendra Modi for the arrest of billionaire diamond tycoon Nirav Modi, the fugitive jeweller wanted in the Rs 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank scam, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said it was a London-based newspaper that found him, not the Prime Minister and his agencies.
J&K special status under attack whenever NC not in power: Omar
Mar 18, 2019, at 08:45 pm
Srinagar, Mar 18 (UNI): Alleging that forces inimical to state’s unique status are trying their level best to weaken Jammu and Kashmir’s identity and integrity, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah claimed that the state’s special status was fiddled with whenever his party was not in power.
Omar Abdullah condemns killing of woman SPO in Shopian
Mar 16, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Srinagar, Mar 16 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on Saturday condemned the killing of a woman special police officer in the state's Shopian area.
Only potential candidates for 3 LS seats shortlisted: Omar Abdullah
Mar 11, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Srinagar, Mar 11 (UNI) Rejecting media reports about selection of candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir valley, Vice President of the National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah said only a preliminary short listing of potential candidates have been done.
No Assembly elections in J& K for now: CEC Arora
Mar 10, 2019, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (UNI/IBNS) The Election Commission on Sunday announced that Assembly elections to Jammu and Kashmir will not be held now and the militancy-hit state will elect four of its members of Lok Sabha in multiple phases.
Omar Abdullah targets PM Modi over 'simultaneous polls' issue in Jammu and Kashmir
Mar 10, 2019, at 06:50 pm
Srinagar, Mar 10 (IBNS): As no date to hold simultaneous Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Lok Sabha polls was announced by the election commission on Sunday, former CM Omar Abdullah criticized PM Narendra Modi over the issue and said people should rethink before praising his leadership next time.
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti 'glad' with EC order on armed forces to be 'kept out' of poll process
Mar 10, 2019, at 06:13 pm
Srinagar, Mar 10 (UNI/IBNS) Reacting to the Election Commission's directive to political parties to keep armed forces out of political campaign, former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti said they were 'glad,' as the order will end the BJP's tax payer-funded campaign.
Governor trying to sabotage Assembly polls to remain in power in J&K, alleges Omar Abdullah
Mar 08, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Srinagar, Mar 8 (UNI) Hitting out at the Governor Satya Pal Malik over his comment that the fine line differentiating mainstream political parties and separatists is fading, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday alleged Malik is so keen to remain in power that he and some in his administration are trying to sabotage Assembly elections.
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti criticise attack on Kashmiris in Lucknow
Mar 07, 2019, at 12:30 pm
Srinagar, Mar 7 (IBNS): Former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have criticised the attack on two Kashmiri dry-fruit vendors in Lucknow.
Mar 06, 2019, at 04:13 pm
Srinagar, Mar 6 (IBNS): Kashmir's top political leaders and former state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday welcomed Pakistan government's decision of removing Punjab Information Minister after he made derogatory remarks about the Hindu community.
Make sure saffron does not disappear from Kashmir: Omar Abdullah
Mar 03, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Srinagar, Mar 3 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said more care should be taken that saffron does not disappear from the Valley.
Omar Abdullah expresses dismay over JeI ban, says Centre should reconsider its order
Mar 02, 2019, at 07:49 pm
Srinagar, Mar 2 (UNI) Expressing dismay, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah said the move to ban Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Jammu and Kashmir by the Centre will prove to be detrimental as far as the education sector is concerned because a number of schools run under its patronage.
Omar pays tributes to DySP, soldier martyred in Kulgam encounter
Feb 25, 2019, at 01:17 pm
Srinagar, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) : Paying glowing tributes to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) and an Army soldier, who were martyred in Kulgam encounter, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said they laid down their lives in the course of doing their duty to the nation.
Omar Abdullah slams Centre, Congress over issue of attack on Kashmiris
Feb 21, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Srinagar, Feb 21 (IBNS): Amid reports that Kashmir students were targeted in several parts of the country following the Pulwama attack, former state CM Omar Abdullah on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Congress party for not making any comments on the incidents.
Omar Abdullah wishes to see explanation for Defence Ministry's note on Rafale
Feb 08, 2019, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said he would like to see how those aligned with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would explain reports that the Defence Ministry had protested over the mechanism being adopted by the PMO for the Rafale deal.
Omar Abdullah fires ODOMOS reply to Amit Shah's OROP
Jan 28, 2019, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): If Congress has OROP, the rest of India suffers from too much ODOMOS.
Omar Abdullah feels Supreme Court should check computer snooping authority given to agencies
Dec 21, 2018, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): Ex-Jammu and Kasmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the Supreme Court should intervene to check the authority to snoop on computers, the power which Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has given to various agencies in the country.
Ailing Manohar Parrikar inspects bridge in Panaji, BJP receives flak
Dec 17, 2018, at 03:48 pm
Panaji, Dec 17 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has received flak after its ailing chief minister from Goa, Manohar Parrikar, inspected an under-construction bridge here on Sunday.
Omar Abdullah congratulates Ashok Gehlot as he becomes new Rajasthan CM
Dec 14, 2018, at 07:04 pm
Srinagar, Dec 14 (IBNS): Ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday congratulated Ashok Gehlot after he was named as the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
Narendra Modi should be blamed for BJP's defeat in three states: Omar Abdullah
Dec 12, 2018, at 06:38 pm
Srinagar, Dec 12 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be blamed for the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the assembly polls in three states.
J&K Governor dissolves state assembly amid govt formation claims
Nov 21, 2018, at 11:54 pm
Srinagar, Nov 21 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday evening dissolved the state assembly amid claims and counter claims to form governments by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) led by former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti in alliance with her arch rivals and People's Conference leader Sajad Lone.
Is grand alliance emerging in Jammu and Kashmir?
Nov 21, 2018, at 03:09 pm
Jammu, Nov 21 (IBNS): At a time the talks of grand alliance are going on in the rest of the country, Mehbooba Mufti's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Omar Abdullah's National Conference (NC) and Congress might team up to form the next Jammu and Kashmir government, media reports said.
Omar Abdullah questions Centre over 'non-official' level talks with Taliban
Nov 09, 2018, at 04:12 pm
Srinagar, Nov 9 (IBNS): Ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday questioned the Centre over its decision to sit for talks with the Taliban at a non-official level but not engaging into any dialogue with the Kashmiri separatist leadership.
Another Kashmiri student choosing the path of militancy is hugely worrying: Omar Abdullah
Nov 03, 2018, at 04:54 pm
Srinagar, Nov 3 (IBNS): Amid reports that a Kashmiri student has allegedly joined militancy, ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said such an incident was 'hugely worrying'.
All my life I knew them as Nehru jackets: Omar tweets after Moon Jae-In thanks Modi
Oct 31, 2018, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IBNS): Ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday sarcastically questioned the labeling of jackets sent by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to South Korean President Moon Jae-in as 'Modi Jacket'.