Farooq Abdullah

Chandrababu Naidu meets Sharad Pawar and Farooq Abdullah, says protecting future of India

Naidu is expected to meet Congress president Rahul Gandhi later in the day for alliance talks.

Nov 01, 2018, 15:28 PM IST

Lord Ram will not help BJP win 2019 elections: Farooq Abdullah fires fresh salvo

Several Opposition parties have accused the BJP of polarising the nation over Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid issue ahead of the upcoming 2019 elections.

Nov 01, 2018, 12:35 PM IST

Farooq Abdullah trying to outsmart PDP by appearing to side with separatists: J&K BJP

The party claimed Abdullah was trying "all tricks" to fill the political void created by the PDP in the Valley after it had formed a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sep 09, 2018, 19:39 PM IST

Article 35A: After panchayat polls, National Conference threatens to boycott assembly, Lok Sabha elections

"First, do justice to us and clear your (Centre) stand (on Article 35-A). If your plan is that (weakening Jammu and Kashmir's special position), then our ways are separate. Then we cannot have elections. Not only these (urban local bodies and panchayat) polls, but we will also boycott the assembly and parliamentary elections then," said Farooq Abdullah.

Sep 08, 2018, 17:07 PM IST

Politicians can be bad, not politics: Farooq Abdullah

 Abdullah also claimed that the democracy of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru doesn`t exist anymore.

Sep 07, 2018, 07:18 AM IST

Row over Article 35A: NC to boycott local body, panchayat polls in J&K

In J&K, urban local body polls are slated for the first week of October while the Panchayat elections are scheduled to be held in November-December this year. 

Sep 05, 2018, 17:41 PM IST

New Delhi made many mistakes on Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah

Alleging that New Delhi has made "many mistakes" on Kashmir, National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said steps should be taken to win the hearts of the people. He said it hurts people of the state whenever issues like "revocation" of Article 35-A are raised.

Sep 01, 2018, 22:24 PM IST

Farooq Abdullah heckled during Eid prayers in Srinagar for saying 'Bharat mata ki jai'

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah was heckled during Eid prayers at a shrine here on Wednesday.

Aug 22, 2018, 15:05 PM IST

Magisterial probe ordered into killing of man at Farooq Abdullah's residence, NC demands NIA probe

Syeed Murfad Shah met an untimely death just a month ahead of his 26th birthday

Aug 04, 2018, 23:50 PM IST

Man shot dead for breaching security at Farooq Abdullah’s residence, BJP demands probe

The intruder was identified as Syeed Murfad Shah.

Aug 04, 2018, 22:48 PM IST

Man gunned down for forcibly entering Farooq Abdullah's residence in an SUV

The man identified as Murfas Shah is a resident of Poonch district in the state. At first, the man breached the main gate or the VIP gate in an XUV 500, an SUV.

Aug 04, 2018, 11:40 AM IST

CBI files chargesheet against Farooq Abdullah, 3 others in multi-crore J&K cricket scam

The chargesheeet filed in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Srinagar also mentions the names of three others - Md Saleem Khan, Ahsan Ahmad Mirza and Bashir Ahmad Misgar.

Jul 16, 2018, 18:45 PM IST

No government has followed the mandate of Article 370, it is time to change that

If we don't really care about following the letter and spirit of Article 370, we can get rid of it.

Jul 13, 2018, 13:41 PM IST

Omar Abdullah calls for dissolution of Jammu & Kashmir assembly, fresh elections in state

The National Conference  leader claimed that Gupta's statement hinted at the BJP's attempts to break other parties to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir.

 

Jun 20, 2018, 11:55 AM IST

Farooq Abdullah sings bhajan at Zee India Conclave, gets emotional

Abdullah spoke on a range of issues at the conclave.

Mar 17, 2018, 18:06 PM IST

Zee India Conclave: LoC will one day become the India-Pakistan border, says Farooq Abdullah

He also shared the rationale for his refusal to brand Pakistan a rogue state.

Mar 17, 2018, 15:44 PM IST

Kashmir incomplete without Kashmiri Pandits, they will be back some day: Farooq Abdullah

Reaching out to Kashmiri Pandits, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah said they are an integral part of the state. 

Mar 09, 2018, 15:03 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi opens fire at BJP for 'bad political decisions' in J&K

Praising the UPA for reaching out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Rahul Gandhi said Dr Manmohan Singh's government had worked relentlessly for nine years to help the state. That work, he says, has come undone.

Mar 08, 2018, 16:43 PM IST

Pramod Tiwari's take on Farooq Abdullah's 'India Pakistan new partition theory'

Pramod Tiwari reacted to Farooq Abdullah's 'India Pakistan new partition theory' according to which Jinnah initially did not want a Pakistan for Muslims. Tiwari said that Abdullah doesn't realises what he is speaking.

Mar 04, 2018, 13:57 PM IST

Jinnah initially did not want a Pakistan for Muslims: Farooq Abdullah

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah claimed that Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, did not want to “divide” India and create a separate nation for Muslims. The entire partition took place because top political leaders of the time, including Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Azad and Sardar Patel, refused to accept minority status for Muslims and Sikhs in the country.

Mar 04, 2018, 13:52 PM IST