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  Hurriyat condemns Omar Abdullah for criticising Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

  National | November 02, 2016 19:19 IST

  The separatist Hurriyat Conference today condemned former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for criticising its chairman Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and accused his party of playing its “old tricks” of creating suspicion in the minds of

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  Unlike SRK I don't catch Pokemon to pass time: Omar Abdullah on being subjected to secondary immigration check in US

  World | October 17, 2016 12:32 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had to spend two hours at the airport upon his arrival in New York as US authorities subjected him to "random secondary immigration check". However, 46-year-old Omar

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  Militants don’t want Kashmiri youth to be self-reliant: Omar Abdullah

  National | October 10, 2016 13:31 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today hit out at militants for targeting the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), saying the ultras don’t want young Kashmiri boys and girls to stand on their feet.

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  'Unabated repression' in Kashmir will prolong cycle of violence: Omar Abdullah

  National | October 05, 2016 18:48 IST

  National Conference working president and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the "unabated repression" of civilians in Kashmir seemed like an effort to punish people for the ongoing unrest, but

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  Omar Abdullah’s estranged wife Payal seeks Rs 15 lakh per month in maintenance from him

  National | September 12, 2016 16:59 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s estranged wife Payal Abdullah has moved a family court here seeking maintenance of Rs 15 lakh per month from him.

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  Kashmir unrest: All Party Delegation meet achieved nothing, says Omar Abdullah

  National | September 07, 2016 18:30 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the All Party Delegation (APD) that visited Kashmir this week failed to achieve anything.

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  Lessons learnt in 2010 were forgotten in 2016, says former J&K CM Omar Abdullah

  National | August 22, 2016 23:46 IST

  Lessons learnt during 2010 unrest in Jammu and Kashmir were unlearnt in 2016, Omar Abdullah, National Conference (NC) leader, said today. "People must appreciate that after 2010 we learnt lessons that allowed us to bring

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  Kashmir's political problem can't be dealt administratively: Omar Abdullah

  National | August 20, 2016 20:10 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that Kashmir is facing a political problem that can't be handled administratively. Leading a delegation of opposition lawmakers from the state to meet President Pranab

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  J&K Opposition leaders meet President Mukherjee, press for political solution in Kashmir

  National | August 20, 2016 15:38 IST

  A delegation of 20 opposition leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, led by former CM Omar Abdullah today called on President Pranab Mukherjee, and apprised him about the present situation in Kashmir.

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  When will PM Modi wake up to the crisis in Kashmir, asks Omar Abdullah

  National | August 06, 2016 12:28 IST

  Questioning the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the ongoing unrest in Kashmir valley, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today wondered as to when will the PM wake up to the crisis.

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  Omar Abdullah takes down J&K Deputy CM for his ‘accident’ remark on Wani’s killing

  National | July 31, 2016 0:05 IST

  Hours after the Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Nirmal Singh said the encounter of Hijbul Mujahideen militant was an “accident”, former Chief Minister of state Omar Abdullah slammed his statement saying the “accident&rdqu

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  Omar Abdullah welcomes Rajnath’s visit to Pakistan for SAARC conference

  National | July 28, 2016 18:53 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today welcomed the upcoming Pakistan visit of union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

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  Kashmir requires political solution, Omar Abdullah tells Home Minister

  National | July 24, 2016 16:07 IST

  Rajnath, on the second and last day of his visit amid unrest that has left over 45 people dead in the Kashmir Valley, chaired a high-level security meeting and met delegations of political parties.

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  Kashmir issue: National Conference seeks sustained dialogue with Pakistan, separatists

  National | July 24, 2016 12:39 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir’s main opposition party National Conference today asked the Centre to initiate a sustained dialogue with Pakistan as well as separatists groups in the state for evolving a consensus for a mutually acceptable

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  I learnt from my mistakes, Mehbooba repeating and multiplying them: Omar Abdullah

  National | July 16, 2016 17:44 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that while he learnt from his mistakes, the incumbent CM Mehbooba Mufti was not only repeating but actually multiplying her mistakes.

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  Mehbooba ‘shamelessly’ trying to convey message of normalcy in Kashmir: Omar Abdullah

  National | July 13, 2016 13:20 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today launched a scathing attack on Mehbooba Mufti and accused her of “shamelessly” trying to convey message of normalcy in the state.

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  Attempts being made to vitiate peaceful atmosphere in J&K: Omar Abdullah

  National | June 15, 2016 18:38 IST

  Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that certain elements were trying to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in the state.

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  Omar Abdullah attacks Mehbooba Mufti government over allotment of land for Sainik colony

  National | May 08, 2016 15:08 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has termed as a possible "ruse to settle non-state subjects" in the Valley the PDP-BJP government's reported proposal to allocate land for setting up a 'Sainik colony'.

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  Central government realized mistake of calling off talks with Pakistan: Omar Abdullah

  National | May 02, 2016 15:09 IST

  Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the central government had "thankfully realized its mistake of calling off talks with Pakistan on the issue of separatist leaders meeting the Pakistan

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  Omar Abdullah questions what Mehbooba got from Centre

  National | April 05, 2016 23:49 IST

  Omar Abdullah today said the people of state have a right to know what PDP got from the Centre that prompted it to form government in alliance with BJP after three months bargaining and theatrical posturing.