JAMMU — BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday strongly condemned National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah for promoting what he described as a “terror agenda” in Jammu and Kashmir at a time when people want peace and prosperity. Chugh, who is also the party in-charge for J&K, addressed several election meetings here during […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday took an auto rickshaw ride to pass through the narrow lanes of downtown Srinagar to address an election rally in support of party candidate Tanvir Sadiq. Abdullah, a former chief minister, was seen sitting in the auto rickshaw decorated with party flags and accompanied by one […]
GANDERBAL — Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah on Sunday targeted the BJP-led coalition government, saying those who once raised “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans now align with the party. Replying to allegations that the unrest in Kashmir was a result of the 1987 election rigging, Dr Farooq Abdullah […]
SRINAGAR — Article 370 is the heartbeat of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and will be restored, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said on Friday. Abdullah responded to a question about Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion that Article 370 which was abrogated by the Centre on August 5, 2019, would never be […]
SRINAGAR — The Enforcement Directorate has filed an application before a court in Srinagar seeking addition of two fresh criminal charges against former chief minister Farooq Abdullah and others in the JKCA money laundering case that was quashed by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court last month. Official sources said the agency recently submitted its […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the BJP top brass was focussing its election campaign on Jammu as they want to “intimidate” the Hindu voters of Jammu and Kashmir by creating false fears. He also accused the BJP of misleading the people by claiming that terrorism will rise again if the […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on wednesday said his party’s alliance with the Congress was not a compulsion but the need of the hour for development of Jammu and Kashmir and restoration of statehood to the union territory. The former chief minister also said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the Union […]
SRINAGAR — India is known for unity in diversity and governments must protect every religion, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said here on Saturday, a day after the Assam Assembly scrapped a two-hour ‘namaz’ break provided to Muslim legislators on Fridays. Abdullah said nothing is permanent and things will change when the time comes. […]
PULWAMA — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday that the Congress-National Conference alliance will get success in the upcoming assembly polls. When asked if his party, if elected, would push the Centre to resume talks with Pakistan, Farooq responded, “Sab manifesto mein hai…” (everything is in the manifesto). “This time, […]
“No doors are closed for anybody” SRINAGAR — An alliance with the Congress is final on all 90 assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday. The announcement came after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called on the National Conference […]