Farooq Abdullah

Don't Know His Whereabouts, Concerned: Mamata Banerjee On Farooq Abdullah

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 7, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today claimed that the whereabouts of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah was not known and expressed concern over it.

"Was Detained At Home, Home Minister Lying": Farooq Abdullah Breaks Down

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 6, 2019

National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah today contradicted Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comment in parliament that he has "neither been detained nor arrested". "I was detained in my house... I feel sad that Home Minister can lie like this," the 81-year-old told NDTV from Srinagar.

"I'm Not A Doctor," Says Amit Shah After Question About Farooq Abdullah

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 6, 2019

National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah has neither been detained nor arrested, Union minister Amit Shah said in Lok Saha today amid opposition demands for the release of Kashmir Valley's mainstream leaders who had been kept in confinement since Sunday evening.

"Where Is Farooq Abdullah?": DMK's Dayanidhi Maran Asks Lok Sabha Speaker

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From ANI) | Tuesday August 6, 2019

Several leaders including Jammu and Kashmir's former Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah were arrested amid tensed situation over the scrapping of Article 370.

"Centre Owes Us An Explanation": Omar Abdullah On Kashmir Turmoil

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday August 4, 2019

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today said that the centre owes the people of the country an explanation for "creating panic" in Jammu and Kashmir by cancelling pilgrimages across the state and instructing tourists to leave at the earliest.

J&K Parties Unite Amid Turmoil, Warn Against Change In Special Status

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday August 4, 2019

An all-party meeting, called for by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, is underwayat the residence of National Conference chairman Farooq Abdullah

National Conference Delegation Meets PM, Requests For Polls By Year End

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 1, 2019

A National Conference delegation, led by its patron Farooq Abdullah, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and conveyed to him that assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir should be held before the end of the year.

Farooq Abdullah Questioned By Probe Agency In Money Laundering Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2019

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday questioned former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah in connection with a money laundering case related to alleged financial irregularities in the state's cricket association, officials said.

Revoking Article 370 Will lead To Constitutional Coup: Farooq Abdullah

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 20, 2019

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Saturday said annulling Articles 370 and 35-A will tantamount to a constitutional coup.

"Dangal" Actor Zaira Wasim's "Resignation Note" Draws Barbs, Support

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday July 2, 2019

"Dangal" actor Zaira Wasim's decision to quit films on account of religionhas triggered a full scale political controversy.

"Trump Has Taught Us Good Lesson," Quips Farooq Abdullah On Tariffs Tweet

India News | ANI | Friday June 28, 2019

Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that United States President Donald Trump has taught India a "good lesson" while referring to his recent comments asking India to withdraw "unacceptable" tariffs on American goods.

Farooq Abdullah Holds "Chai Pe Charcha" In BJP Bastion Jammu

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 19, 2019

A day after taking oath as a Lok Sabha member from Srinagar, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah Tuesday held a National Conference version of "chai pe charcha" in the newly-turned BJP bastion Jammu.

Farooq Abdullah Wins From Jammu And Kashmir's Srinagar

People | Edited by Swati Sharma | Thursday May 23, 2019

Farooq Abdullah is a three-time chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and the Member of Parliament from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

"There Would Have Been No India If...": Farooq Abdullah Hits Back At PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 16, 2019

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Abdullahs and Muftis of trying to break the country, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday retorted, saying if his family wanted to break India, "there would have been no India".

In Srinagar, Farooq Abdullah Fights Election On "Special Status" Plank

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Monday April 15, 2019

With election fever gripping Kashmir, women were seen singing and dancing as National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah reached Nagam village as part of his poll campaign. This was in complete contrast to the 2017 bypolls, when Farooq Abdullah contested from here and nobody would come out to root for him. The bypolls had recorded a dismal 7% voting,...