SRINAGAR — After a resounding victory in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, National Conference Vice President and newly-elected MLA Omar Abdullah, on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the voters of the union territory saying that voters have performed their duty, now their responsibility begins. “I am very thankful to the voters of J&K that they utilised […]
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INDIA bloc will stake claim to form govt in J&K only after partners elect leader of coalition: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the INDIA bloc will stake claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir only after the alliance partners meet to elect the leader of the coalition in the assembly. “Let the NC legislative party meet, I am not staking a claim to […]
Carrying on family legacy: Omar Abdullah set to become next J&K Chief Minister
SRINAGAR — A scion of the influential Abdullah clan in Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah faced a battle of prestige in the Assembly polls in the Union Territory. Securing an impressive victory in Budgam and leading in Ganderbal — the two seats that he contested — the third-generation politician is set to become the next […]
“People have supported us more than we expected”: Omar Abdullah
BUDGAM — With the latest trends in the Jammu Kashmir Assembly vote counting showing the National Conference- Congress alliance leading more than half the seats, National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that he was happy that the people made National Congress win with their votes. “We should wait for the final results […]
Omar will be chief minister of J&K: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — Omar Abdullah will be the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, his father and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah announced on Tuesday as the party looked on course to come to power in the union territory with ally Congress. “Omar Abdullah will be the chief minister,” the senior Abdullah told reporters when asked […]
There should be no fiddling with people’s mandate: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Tuesday asserted there should be no “fiddling” with the mandate of people in Jammu and Kashmir, and the Centre and the Raj Bhavan must not indulge in any “machinations”. “Transparency should be there. Whatever happens should be done in a transparent manner. There should be no […]
Fought the good fight, results will reflect, says Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Vice President of National Conference Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the NC fought the Assembly polls well and prayed that the results would be good for them. As per the early trends, he was leading in the Badgam Assembly seat. “Here’s wishing all my colleagues […]
Omar Abdullah’s claim of ‘Govt curtailing CM’s powers’ misleading, speculative: Amit Shah
NEW DELHI (KIMS) — Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister on Friday refuted Omar Abdullah’s claim that ‘the Government had curtailed the powers of the Chief Minister and assigned them to the Lieutenant Governor.’ He said that the allegation was ‘misleading’ and ‘speculative,’ as there was no such proposal. Omar Abdullah, in a post on […]
Omar Abdullah asks bureaucrats to resist pressure to ‘further disempower’ incoming govt
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Friday asked bureaucrats in Jammu and Kashmir to resist any pressure to “further disempower” the incoming elected government. “The BJP has clearly accepted defeat in J&K. Why else would the chief secretary be assigned the duty to change transaction of business rules of the government to […]
NC-Congress alliance foiled BJP’s plans in first two phases of polling: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday claimed that the National Conference-Congress alliance has been able to keep BJP at bay in the first two phases of polling in Jammu and Kashmir. “We (alliance) have foiled the efforts of the BJP at government formation in the first two phases of polling. We now […]