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  Pak attack on Indian post will not help normalise ties: Omar

  India | August 06, 2013 11:19 IST

  Srinagar, Aug 6: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the killing of five Indian soldiers along the LoC in Poonch sector puts a question mark on Pakistan government's overtures to India for

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  Army chief, Omar discuss Kashmir security situation

  India | July 17, 2013 9:43 IST

  Srinagar, July 17: The Indian Army chief, Gen. Bikram Singh, yesterday discussed the security situation with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and assured him that measures would be taken to ensure that incidents

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  Omar objects to portrayal of Kashmir locales as Manali in YJHD

  India | June 01, 2013 21:07 IST

  Srinagar, Jun 1: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed displeasure over the portrayal of locales of Kashmir as Manali in the recently released Bollywood filmYeh Jawaani Hai Deewani."It's irritating when we roll

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  IED defused on Srinagar road used by Omar

  India | May 01, 2013 6:57 IST

  Srinagar, May 1: A major tragedy was averted Tuesday after an improvised explosive device (IED) was detected and defused on the Srinagar-Muzzafarabad highway on which Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had passed twice during the day,

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  Omar for clear cut message to China

  India | April 25, 2013 7:51 IST

  Jammu, April 25: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah yesterday wondered what New Delhi's response would have been had Pakistan intruded into Indian territory, and asked for a clear cut message to China.He was

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  Omar raising AFSPA only to deflect public anger: PDP

  India | March 29, 2013 6:50 IST

  Jammu, Mar 29: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday accused the Omar Abdullah-government of using AFSPA as a medium to deflect public anger."The revocation of AFSPA is a very serious matter. But, unfortunately it has

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  Omar demands NIA probe into arrest of Hizbul militant Liyaqat Shah

  India | March 23, 2013 23:07 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 23: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today spoke to Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and demanded that the case of arrest of an alleged Hizbul Mujahdeen terrorist by Delhi Police

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  Families of martyred CRPF jawans in gloom, as Omar misses wreath-laying ceremony

  India | March 14, 2013 17:03 IST

  Srinagar/Jalaun/Mandya/Hazaribagh, Mar 14 : The families of all the five martyred jawans of Central Reserve Police Force are in gloom over the death of their sons in the Srinagar shootout, even as Jammu and Kashmir

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  Omar, activists back all-girls Kashmiri rock band

  Bollywood | February 03, 2013 11:48 IST

  Srinagar, Feb 2: Activists, filmmakers and others today came out in support of Kashmir's first all-girls rock band, which is facing online threats and abuses, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ordering a police probe and

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  Reggaeton star Don Omar wants to become racing driver

  Hollywood | February 02, 2013 13:16 IST

  Caguas (Puerto Rico), Feb 2: Puerto Rican reggaeton star Don Omar announced he is headed back to college to finish his studies and become a mechanic and professional racing-car driver.Before giving a motivational talk to

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  Omar Abdullah Tweets On Skipping Conclave Where Rushdie Spoke

  India | March 18, 2012 8:06 IST

  Srinagar, Mar 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday night defended his decision to skip the India Today Conclave saying ensuring there were no communal clashes in Rajouri town was more important

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  I Like Rahul's Reaction To Shoe Throwing, Tweets Omar

  India | January 23, 2012 20:43 IST

  Srinagar, Jan 23: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, himself a victim of shoe-throwing incident, today said he liked the response of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to a similar attack on him.“I like Rahul's

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  US Can't Force Pak To Handover Dawood, Omar, Says Former Envoy

  World | December 08, 2011 17:44 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 8: The US does not have the leverage on Pakistan to make it hand over the 1993 Mumbai blast mastermind Dawood Ibrahim and Taliban leader Mullah Omar to India, former U S ambassador

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  Congress Says, Omar Should Have First Consulted All Stakeholders

  Politics | October 27, 2011 18:39 IST

  Srinagar, Oct 27: Chief Minister  Omar Abdullah's move to revoke AFSPA from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir was today questioned by Congress leader Saif-ud-din Soz who said all stakeholders including the Army should have

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  AFSPA 'Sensitive Issue', Omar Can't Act Unilaterally : BJP

  Politics | October 21, 2011 21:01 IST

  Jammu, Oct 21: Any decision on AFSPA is a “sensitive” matter and should be taken after consultations with security experts, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP said today.“BJP takes an exception to the statement

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  BJP Questions Omar, Farooq's 'Proximity' To Yusuf Mohammad

  Politics | October 07, 2011 23:26 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 7: BJP today questioned Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his father union Minister Farooq's “proximity” to National Conference party worker Syed Yousuf Mohammad who allegedly died in police custody.Senior

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  Nearly 2,000 Unmarked Graves In Kashmir: Truth Commission Needed, Says Omar

  India | August 23, 2011 17:08 IST

  Srinagar, Aug 23: In the wake of the State Human Rights Commission finding that over 2,000 unidentified bodies are buried in 38 sites in north Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said there was a

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  Allegations Of Bribes To MPs Could Be Probed: Omar

  India | March 18, 2011 16:56 IST

  Jammu, Mar 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he had extended support to the UPA Government during the July 2008 trust vote on his own and not at the bidding of

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  1,200 Youths Arrested For Stone Pelting Released: Omar

  Politics | December 05, 2010 21:36 IST

  Jammu, Dec 5 (PTI) Strongly advocating that the Jammu and Kashmir government was working to improve the situation in the state, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said more than 1200 youths who were arrested for

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  Omar Welcomes Obama's Comments On Kashmir

  India | November 08, 2010 17:38 IST

  Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 8 (PTI) Welcoming US President Barack Obama's comments on Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that time had come for Pakistan and separatists in the state to "look inwards"