Make sure saffron does not disappear from Kashmir: Omar Abdullah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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'.