Why lockdown not used to prepare for surge in Covid-19 cases, Omar Abdullah asks Delhi govt

Srinagar/UNI: Taking a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has asked why the lockdown was utilised to curb the surge in Covid-19 cases in Delhi.

Mehbooba Mufti shifted to Srinagar residence, no revocation of detention yet

Srinagar/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will continue to remain under detention even if she was shifted to her Srinagar residence on Tuesday, media reports said.

I am ready to share tips on surviving quarantine: Omar Abdullah tweets on lighter note after release

Srinagar/IBNS: Released from detention after nearly eight months, ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on a lighter note on Tuesday told his followers that with his experience of the past several months he can now share tips on surviving quarantine or a lockdown which has now been imposed in several parts of India amid COVID 19 outbreak.

Ex-J&K CM Omar Abdullah released from detention after about eight months

Srinagar/UNI:  Jammu and Kashmir former chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah was released on Tuesday here after spending about eight months in detention since August 5.

Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah to be released today after seven months in detention

New Delhi/IBNS: Ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who was detained in August last year ahead of the Centre’s move to scrap the erstwhile state’s special status, will be released from detention on Tuesday, media reports said.

If Omar Abdullah to be released, it should be done immediately: Supreme Court tells Centre

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Centre that if former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is to be released then the government must do it immediately, days after National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah was freed from detention, media reports said.

Congress leader Azad meets Farooq at his residence in Srinagar

Srinagar/UNI: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday met National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah, who was released on Friday after remaining under detention for over seven months.

NC president Farooq Abdullah meets son Omar in sub-jail in Srinagar

Srinagar/UNI: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday met his son and former chief minister Omar Abdullah in a sub-jail in the summer capital, Srinagar, following his release on Friday from detention after seven months under Public Safety Act (PSA).

Opposition demands release of former Jammu and Kashmir CMs, sends resolution to BJP govt

New Delhi/IBNS: Eight opposition parties sent a resolution to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led union government demanding an immediate release of three former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers, Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who are kept under detention since Aug 5 when the Centre scrapped Article 370, media reports said.  

Omar Abdullah's sister challenges in Supreme Court his continued detention under PSA

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah's sister has filed a petition in the Supreme Court over the continued detention of his brother and National Conference (NC) leader under the Public Safety Act. She dubbed it as unconstitutional and challenged the same. 

PSA dossier cites Omar Abdullah's considerable influence and Mehbooba Mufti's support for separatists, reason for detention: report

Jammu/IBNS: The Public Security Act(PSA) dossier prepared by the police has cited former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's "considerable influence" over people and his political opponent and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's pro-separatist stand as the reasons for their detention under the act, reports said.

PSA on Omar, Mehbooba: Detention sans charges worst abomination in democracy, says Chidambaram

New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader on Friday criticised the government for invoking the Public Safety Act (PSA) against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, and said detention without charges is the worst abomination in a democracy.

Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti charged under Public Safety Act: Reports

Srinagar/IBNS:  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who are under arrest for the last six months, have been charged under the Public Safety Act, sources told NDTV on Thursday.

Couldn't recognise Omar, am feeling sad: Mamata Banerjee on viral photo of Omar Abdullah

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister on Saturday tweeted a picture of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and expressed sadness over his condition.

Kashmir: Omar Abdullah to be shifted another location

Sri Nagar/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will be shifted to a bungalow near his official residence in the city but he will continue to be in detention, reported NDTV.