Farooq Abdullah

Farooq Abdullah Charged By CBI In Scam Linked To J&K Cricket Body

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday July 16, 2018

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has been charged by the CBI in a corruption case linked to the state cricket body.

UK-Ireland Style Open Border Best Solution For Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 13, 2018

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has proposed an Ireland-style solution of an open border between the UK-governed Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic's adjacent territory as the best option to resolve the Kashmir issue.

Farooq Abdullah Reportedly Dissuaded Separatists For Dialogue With Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 12, 2018

Hitting out at National Conference president Farooq Abdullah over his reported statement cautioning separatists against entering into a dialogue with the Centre, the ruling PDP in Jammu and Kashmir today said it was "an attempt to sabotage" the prospects of peace and stability in the state.

"Don't Engage In Talks With Delhi," Farooq Abdullah Tells Separatists

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday June 10, 2018

Lok Sabha member and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has advised separatists not to engage in talks with the Centre, saying they will get nothing.

Right Time For Governor To Take Over Jammu And Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 22, 2018

Questioning the Mehbooba Mufti government's silence on the alleged involvement of BJP leaders in a land row in Jammu, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has called for immediate imposition of governor's rule in the state.

Time For Mainstream Parties And Separatist Groups To Come Together: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 21, 2018

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah today said militants in Kashmir were "on their own" and advocated that the mainstream parties and separatist groups should join hands to end the sufferings of the people.

Others Should Introspect Too: Farooq Abdullah On Salman Khurshid's Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 25, 2018

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah today welcomed the remarks of Congress leader Salman Khurshid that the national party has "Muslims' blood on its hands", saying introspection is important to initiate reconciliation between various communities in the country.

Farooq Abdullah Wants Line Of Control To Be Turned Into "Line Of Peace", Invites BJP Criticism

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 9, 2018

National Conference president Farooq Abullah argued for the Line of Control (LoC) to be converted into a 'Line of Peace and Goodwill' while India and Pakistan should initiate the dialogue process with an active involvement of the people of Jammu and Kashmir to usher harmony and tranquility in the state.

Farooq Abdullah Blames Nehru, Patel For Partition, Absolves Jinnah

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 5, 2018

Kicking off a fresh controversy, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday blamed the country's first prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, Maulana Azad and Sardar Patel for "division" of united India.

Farooq Abdullah Decries Communalisation Of Politics Ahead Of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 4, 2018

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday expressed grave concern over communalisation of politics" ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, and cautioned the BJP to desist from "dividing the nation on religious lines".

Don't Think Rahul Gandhi Has Failed: Farooq Abdullah On BJP's Northeast Win

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 4, 2018

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah today defended Congress president Rahul Gandhi over the party's debacle in the assembly polls in three northeastern states, stating that the party scion needed some time to deliver results.

India Upheld Its Independent Stand On Palestine: Farooq Abdullah

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 23, 2017

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Friday that India has upheld its independent stand on Palestine by voting in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution against the United States declaring Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

He's Broke: Omar Abdullah's Jibe At Man Who Offered Bounty For His Father

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday November 21, 2017

Amid the rising threats and shocking offers of bounty for actors and director of Bollywood movie Padmavati, and the growing outrage over it, Omar Abdullah has come up with a reality check. Do they even have the money, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir has questioned.

Delhi Court Refuses To Pass Order Against Farooq Abdullah Over PoK Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 21, 2017

The Delhi High Court today refused to pass any order on a PIL seeking action against National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah over his alleged remarks on Pakistan occupied Kashmir. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar directed the petitioner to approach the ministry concerned, which will decide the issue on ...

Cabinet Committee To Take Decision On Winter Session Schedule: Law Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 17, 2017

Amid suggestions that the winter session of Parliament will be a truncated affair, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs will take a call on the issue.