Srinagar/Aizawl : Hours after former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah dared senior BJP leader Ram Madhav to prove his allegations of Pakistani links or apologize, the saffron party leader took back his words. “Just landed Aizawl and saw this. Now that you deny any external pressure I take back my comment, but, now […]
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Omar dares Ram Madhav on Pakistan links, BJP leader softens
Srinagar/New Delhi : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday dared BJP leader Ram Madhav to prove his allegations of Pakistani links of his party or apologize, forcing the latter to say he wasn’t questioning anyone’s patriotism. Ram Madhav, the BJP’s pointsman for Jammu and Kashmir, alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party […]
Decision to challenge dissolution rests with PDP: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that it was for the PDP to challenge the Governor’s decision to dissolve the state Assembly. Addressing the media here, Abdullah said that since it was the PDP and not the National Conference that had sent a letter to […]
Grand alliance in J&K was opportunistic: Governor Satya Pal Malik
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday defended his decision to dissolve the state Assembly saying the grand alliance of PDP, National Conference and Congress was an “opportunistic” one. “The decision to dissolve the assembly was taken as per the Constitution of the Jammu and Kashmir. In the case of Jammu […]
Will NC, PDP and Congress sink differences to form government in J&K?
Srinagar : Political grapevine in Jammu and Kashmir was agog on Wednesday that the Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Conference (NC) are engaged in serious parleys to form a coalition government in the state. Reports here suggest that the three parties want to stymie the efforts of the Bharatiya Janata Party […]
Omar Abdullah flays lawyer’s remark on Kathua rape victim’s parents
Srinagar : Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday took exception to the remark by lawyer Deepika Rajawat on the Kathua rape and murder victim’s parents. Responding to the family’s decision to drop her from representing the victim in the trial court, Deepika Rajawat had tweeted, “I was there with them when no one […]
Another Kashmiri student joining militancy is ‘hugely worrying’: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar : Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed his displeasure over a Kashmiri student in Noida allegedly joining militancy and called the incident as “hugely worrying”. Abdullah’s remarks come after a picture showing the student wielding a rifle and claiming allegiance to the IS appeared on the social media on Friday. “If this […]
Kashmir can’t survive if given independence: Omar Abdullah
New Delhi : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said he “truly believes” that the future of Jammu and Kashmir lied with the Union of India and that the state could not survive on its own if given Azadi (independence). He also underlined that the people […]
Chandrababu Naidu, KCR, Omar Abdullah to be present in Mamata’s anti-BJP rally
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced the formation of a “publicity campaign committee” for her party’s mega anti-BJP rally to be held here on January 19 and said several top opposition leaders from across the country have already confirmed their presence in the rally. The Trinamool Congress supremo said among […]
Why the hurry to replace Vaid, questions Omar Abdullah
Srinagar : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday questioned the hurried replacement of state police chief S.P.Vaid who was shifted in a midnight order by the governor’s administration. Reacting to Vaid’s replacement by Dilbagh Singh, a state cadre IPS officer of 1987 batch, Omar said on his twitter handle: “There was […]