SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said he does not see the militant attack in Poonch as a security failure as militancy was still alive in that region of Jammu and Kashmir. One soldier was killed and four were injured as militants ambushed an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticised the BJP for anti-Muslim rhetoric during elections and said targeting the 14 per cent of India’s population won’t strengthen the nation. Speaking at a rally in downtown Srinagar in support of his party candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Abdullah emphasised the need for harmony […]
SRINAGAR — The people of Jammu and Kashmir will have to decide if their lives have improved after the abrogation of Article 370, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. Addressing workers’ conventions, public gatherings, road shows and rallies at 24 places in the Beerwah assembly segment of Budgam district, Abdullah — the National […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone on Saturday demanded that National Conference leader Omar Abdullah prove his allegation that the separatist-turned-mainstream politician is collaborating with the BJP. Lone also demanded an apology from Abdullah if he failed to prove the allegation. The separatist-turned-politician is pitted against Abdullah from the Baramulla seat in north Kashmir. […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday asked the BJP why it had not fielded candidates from the Kashmir Valley despite claiming to have put Jammu and Kashmir on the path of development following the abrogation of Article 370. The BJP has not fielded candidates for the Lok Sabha elections from the three […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the BJP will not win 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and added the ruling party will keep revising its estimates with every passing phase of polling. Speaking to reporters after a public meeting here, Abdullah said if the BJP crosses 400 seats […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah filed his nomination papers for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Accompanied by NC’s treasurer Shammi Oberoi and senior vice president of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee G N Monga, Abdullah filed the nomination papers before Baramulla Deputy Commissioner Minga Sherpa, […]
SRINAGAR/JAMMU — The NC leader Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked the Election Commission not to postpone polls in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. The former chief ministers made the appeal after the EC sought a report from Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and the Chief Electoral Officer on representations submitted by some […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday accused National Conference (NC) leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah of working at the behest of the BJP to polarise voters along religious lines. “The BJP has run out of polarisation issues… Remember Bihar elections, the BJP was falling weak. Farooq sahib gave a statement […]
KOKERNAG — The PDP has become the BJP’s C-team and people should only look towards INDIA bloc candidates in the Lok Sabha elections to defeat the communal forces, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday. Abdullah made the remarks while speaking to reporters after an election rally in south Kashmir’s Kokernag. He said, “We […]
