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Farooq Abdullah was speaking to reporters after paying his respects at National Conference founder and his father Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah's mausoleum at Naseem Bagh here on his 39th death anniversary.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah visited his father Sheikh Abdullah's grave, located on the banks of the Dal Lake at Hazratbal here, shortly after being released from his 221-day detention on Friday.

Political leaders detained in Jammu and Kashmir will be released by the local administration and there will be "no central interference", Home Minister Amit Shah said in parliament on Tuesday.

Farooq Abdullah, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, has been charged under the Public Safety Act (PSA), which allows arrest or detention for up to two years without trial. In an irony, he is at the receiving end of the same law that was cleared by his father and former Chief Minister Sheikh Abdullah in the 1970s.

Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir head official Raja Farooq Haider Khan was travelling in a chopper that was fired at by the Indian Army for entering the country's airspace today, reports from Pakistan suggested.

Raising nationalistic slogans at a prayer meeting for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Delhi has landed National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah in trouble back home. The former Chief Minister was forced to leave during Eid prayers on Wednesday after he was heckled at one of Jammu and Kashmir's holiest shrines - Hazratbal in Srina...

A man was shot dead today after he forcibly drove into the Jammu home of former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and son Omar, walked in and vandalised the house.

Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was tied to an army jeep and paraded during the violence-hit April 9 by-polls in Srinagar, had cast his vote before he was used as a "human shield", a police investigation has confirmed.

At a CRPF camp an hour outside Srinagar, we meet the men who have become the face of restraint by the armed forces in an otherwise increasingly volatile Kashmir valley.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah has won the closely-watched by-poll for the Srinagar parliamentary seat, defeating People's Democratic Party's Nazir Ahmed Khan by a margin of over 10,700 votes. Mr Abdullah received around 48,554 votes, while Mr Khan got 37,779 votes, officials said.

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah's recent remarks - expressing willingness to work with the Hurriyat conference for a resolution of Kashmir - has triggered a political storm. While many indicate that he was merely posturing to hit out at the government, the ruling PDP and the BJP have both taken exception to it.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah today hoped that the proposed visit of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to Pakistan will help in improving relations, lead to resumption of dialogue process and resolution of all outstanding issues between the two countries.

Farooq Abdullah, former union minister, has said that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir will remain with Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir will remain with India.

Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, 79, tok oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for the second time today.

Late actor Farooq Sheikh's acting has captivated the audience again with the re-release of his debut film Garam Hawa on November 14

Farooq Abdullah was speaking to reporters after paying his respects at National Conference founder and his father Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah's mausoleum at Naseem Bagh here on his 39th death anniversary.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah visited his father Sheikh Abdullah's grave, located on the banks of the Dal Lake at Hazratbal here, shortly after being released from his 221-day detention on Friday.

Political leaders detained in Jammu and Kashmir will be released by the local administration and there will be "no central interference", Home Minister Amit Shah said in parliament on Tuesday.

Farooq Abdullah, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, has been charged under the Public Safety Act (PSA), which allows arrest or detention for up to two years without trial. In an irony, he is at the receiving end of the same law that was cleared by his father and former Chief Minister Sheikh Abdullah in the 1970s.

Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir head official Raja Farooq Haider Khan was travelling in a chopper that was fired at by the Indian Army for entering the country's airspace today, reports from Pakistan suggested.

Raising nationalistic slogans at a prayer meeting for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Delhi has landed National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah in trouble back home. The former Chief Minister was forced to leave during Eid prayers on Wednesday after he was heckled at one of Jammu and Kashmir's holiest shrines - Hazratbal in Srina...

A man was shot dead today after he forcibly drove into the Jammu home of former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and son Omar, walked in and vandalised the house.

Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was tied to an army jeep and paraded during the violence-hit April 9 by-polls in Srinagar, had cast his vote before he was used as a "human shield", a police investigation has confirmed.

At a CRPF camp an hour outside Srinagar, we meet the men who have become the face of restraint by the armed forces in an otherwise increasingly volatile Kashmir valley.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah has won the closely-watched by-poll for the Srinagar parliamentary seat, defeating People's Democratic Party's Nazir Ahmed Khan by a margin of over 10,700 votes. Mr Abdullah received around 48,554 votes, while Mr Khan got 37,779 votes, officials said.

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah's recent remarks - expressing willingness to work with the Hurriyat conference for a resolution of Kashmir - has triggered a political storm. While many indicate that he was merely posturing to hit out at the government, the ruling PDP and the BJP have both taken exception to it.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah today hoped that the proposed visit of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to Pakistan will help in improving relations, lead to resumption of dialogue process and resolution of all outstanding issues between the two countries.

Farooq Abdullah, former union minister, has said that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir will remain with Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir will remain with India.

Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, 79, tok oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for the second time today.

Late actor Farooq Sheikh's acting has captivated the audience again with the re-release of his debut film Garam Hawa on November 14