Omar Abdullah

If Talks With Taliban Fine, Why Not Kashmir Stakeholders: Omar Abdullah

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 9, 2018

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has questioned the Centre's participation in a dialogue on Afghanistan in the presence of Taliban representatives while holding no talks with stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir.

Heartbreaking Video Tells The Tragic Tale Of Kashmir's Apple Growers

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday November 6, 2018

It was mid-autumn and apple growers were busy harvesting their produce in Kashmir when winter suddenly announced its arrival with an unusually early bout of snowfall on Saturday. A video of a young farmer weeping over his devastated orchard the following day has gone viral. In it, the man is seen desperately trying to salvage apples buried under th...

White-Out In Kashmir Leads To Power Blackout, School Exams In Candlelight

India News | Reported By Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Sunday November 4, 2018

Heavy unexpected snowfall has thrown life out of gear in Jammu and Kashmir. Key road links are blocked and there is complete breakdown of electricity supply in the Valley. Apple growers have been badly hit and thousands of apple trees have been covered with thick snow.

Missing Sharda University Student 'Joins ISIS', Parents Say "Come Home"

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Saturday November 3, 2018

A picture of a missing college student wielding a gun with an ISIS flag in the background has surfaced on social media, triggering concerns that he has joined the terrorist outfit. Ehtisham Bilal, a student at Sharda University, a private university in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, disappeared on October 28, days after allegedly being beaten up by...

"Hugely Worrying If True": Omar Abdullah On Kashmiri Teen Joining ISIS

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 3, 2018

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday that reports claiming a Kashmiri student of a private university joined terrorist ranks in the Valley were "hugely worrying".

Order For Urdu Gita, Ramayana In Schools Withdrawn In Jammu And Kashmir

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 23, 2018

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday withdrew an order asking educational institutions to purchase copies of the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana for their libraries.

Other Religions Ignored, Asks Omar Abdullah On J&K Gita, Ramayana Order

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Tuesday October 23, 2018

A Jammu and Kashmir government order that copies of religious scriptures Ramayana and Bhagwad Gita should be made available at all schools, colleges and public libraries has triggered a controversy in the Muslim-majority state.

People Seen Clicking Selfies When Train Ran Over Crowd In Amritsar

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 20, 2018

As scores of Dussehra revellers watching the burning of Ravana effigy were mowed down by a passing train near here, the disturbing video footage of the accident showed many across the railway tracks filming the celebrations on their mobile phones when the tragedy struck.

Omar Abdullah Questions Centre On Low Voter Turnout In J&K Local Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 13, 2018

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah today criticised the Centre's handling of Kashmir, seeking reasons for the all-time low voter turnout in the ongoing urban local body polls.

Gautam Gambhir, Omar Abdullah Spar On Twitter Over Terrorist's Killing

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday October 13, 2018

The killing of a terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir has triggered a war of words between the state's former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and cricketer Gautam Gambhir.

Jammu Sees Brisk Voting, Barely 3% In Kashmir Valley In Local Body Polls

India News | Edited by Jayanth Jacob | Wednesday October 10, 2018

While people have come out in good numbers to cast their votes in Jammu region, barely three per cent of the electorate showed up to exercise their franchise in the Kashmir valley in the second phase of the local body elections in the state under tight security. The second phase polling today recorded 30 per cent voter turnout in the state, officia...

Governor "Named" Srinagar Mayor Before Civic Poll Results, Allege Parties

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Sunetra Choudhury; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 10, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has come under attack for his comments on NDTV "naming" the next mayor of Srinagar, even before the civic polls are over. The opposition says it exposes the elections as a farce, more of a "selection". Both the National Conference of former chief minister Omar Abdullah and the Congress have strongly reacte...

Omar Abdullah, Twitter Have Some Thoughts About This Men's Look By Gucci

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Friday September 28, 2018

Every now and then, Twitter picks up some or the other new fashion trend they don't like and trolls it mercilessly. This time a look by luxury brand Gucci has found itself on the radar of tweeple. The men's look has managed to recive quite a few reactions on Twitter, including one from Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Omar Abdullah Jabs Centre Over Refusal To Talk With Opposition On Rafale

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 15, 2018

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday said the BJP-led government at the centre "keeps lowering the bench mark with amazing regularity" as he reacted to Union Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman's remarks that the Opposition "does not deserve to be engaged" on Rafale deal.

Omar Abdullah Rules Out Any Alliance With BJP In Jammu And Kashmir

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Monday ruled out any alliance with the BJP for formation of government in Jammu and Kashmir, saying such reports were "fake news" and "some psy-ops plan" designed to "unsettle" his party cadre.