Omar Abdullah
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Omar Abdullah expresses concern over Udhampur attack
National | Aug 05, 2015, 12:35 PM ISTSrinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the attack on a BSF convoy in Udhampur was a “worrying development” as the area had remained free from militancy for a long time.“An
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Grenade attacks should serve as wake up call for govt: Omar Abdullah
National | Jul 24, 2015, 05:34 PM ISTSrinagar: Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah today said the series of grenade attacks in Srinagar should serve as a wake up call for the PDP-led government.“Thank goodness no injuries or casualties
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Omar Abdullah attacks Sajad Lone for supporting RSS
National | Jun 26, 2015, 05:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday attacked Sajad Gani Lone after the separatist-turned-minister in PDP-BJP government stated that he was close to BJP since the times of Prime Minister
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Afzal Guru not hanged for 'political reasons': Shinde
National | May 24, 2015, 04:33 PM ISTMumbai: Former Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today rejected National Conference leader Omar Abdullah's claim that Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged for "political reasons" by the UPA government."Supreme Court had given the decision.
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'Amazing transformation' of Rahul Gandhi: Omar
National | May 24, 2015, 12:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Rahul Gandhi preferred silence during the UPA regime as speaking his mind would have meant either being critical of the Prime Minister or his mother, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said and termed
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Afzal Guru was hanged by UPA for 'political reasons': Omar Abdullah
National | May 24, 2015, 12:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The controversial hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru had been carried out for “political reasons” by the UPA government which had informed him only hours before, former Chief Minister of Jammu and
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Omar backs Kejriwal in fight with Lt Governor
National | May 24, 2015, 12:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Omar Abdullah today came out in strong support of Arvind Kejriwal on the issue of his ongoing tussle with the Delhi Lt Governor, saying Jammu and Kashmir had to pay a “heavy price”
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Omar takes swipe at PM's foreign policy
National | May 19, 2015, 12:48 PM ISTSrinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today took a swipe at the Prime Minister's statements on India and its foreign policy during the latter's three-nation tour.“Actually the ‘Look East' policy was NDA-1's
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Appointment of Chief Secretary: Arvind Kejriwal seeks people's view
National | May 16, 2015, 11:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid row over appointment of new acting Chief Secretary of Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today sought opinion of Delhities through social media.Accusing senior bureaucrat Shakuntala Gamlin of "being close" to power companies,
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Omar Abdullah backs Kejriwal on row over Delhi's acting Chief Secretary
National | May 16, 2015, 09:12 PM ISTSrinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today backed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in his face off with Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung saying the head of the government should be free to
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Hope PM resolves issue of stapled visa with China: Omar
National | May 14, 2015, 05:02 PM ISTSrinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be able to resolve the issue of stapled visa with Chinese authorities during his ongoing visit to
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Duty of NC to fight for rights of people: Omar Abdullah
National | May 11, 2015, 07:36 PM ISTSrinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and opposition National Conference working president Omar Abdullah today said it was the duty of his party to fight for rights of people of the state and to
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Omar slams PDP chief for defending Public Safety Act against Masarat Alam
National | Apr 29, 2015, 01:47 PM ISTSrinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today criticised ruling PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on the issue of invoking of Public Safety Act (PSA) on Hurriyat Conference leader Masarat Alam."Where is Mehbooba Mufti? The person I'm
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PDP-BJP coalition govt a change for the worse: Omar Abdullah
National | Apr 23, 2015, 04:09 PM ISTSrinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today said that the PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir has been a change for the worse.“This @jkpdp & @BJP4India Govt after the Modi/Mufti accord is a change
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Omar condemns killing of youth in Budgam
National | Apr 18, 2015, 08:37 PM ISTSrinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today condemned the killing of a youth in central Kashmir Budgam district, demanding responsibility be fixed immediately and the guilty punished. “I strongly condemn the killing
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Hurriyat attacks Omar for proposing to convert LoC into border
National | Apr 16, 2015, 07:50 PM ISTSrinagar: Moderate Hurriyat Conference today hit out at National Conference leader Omar Abdullah for advocating conversion of Line of Control between India and Pakistan into a permanent border, saying he was running away from the
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Omar Abdullah calls for converting the LoC into International Border
India | Apr 15, 2015, 03:10 PM ISTWashington: Asserting that the current status quo is not an answer to the Kashmir problem, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called for converting the Line of Control (LoC) into an international
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JK govt hints at reassessing flood relief package proposal
National | Apr 09, 2015, 10:30 PM ISTJammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government today hinted at reassessing the proposal seeking a financial package of Rs 44,000 crore for the victims of last year's devastating floods, which was submitted by the previous dispensation."We
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Omar Abdullah takes a swipe at Mufti over Kashmiri Pandit township issue
National | Apr 09, 2015, 07:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: National Conference working President Omar Abdullah today took a dig at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed's stand in the state Assembly on townships for displaced Kashmiri Pandits, going back on his
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Omar warns against "ghettoisation" of Kashmiri Pandits
National | Apr 08, 2015, 06:03 PM ISTJammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed his opposition to state and central governments' plans for building “composite townships” for Kashmiri Pandits saying no one will support “ghettoisation” in segregated and