Omar Abdullah

Row Over New Rules For J&K Low-Ranking Jobs. Insult, Says Omar Abdullah

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday April 1, 2020

Appointment to low-ranking government posts in Jammu and Kashmir, such as junior assistant and peon, have been reserved for residents of the newly-created union territory, the centre said today in a gazette notification

"Excuse To Vilify Muslims": Omar Abdullah On COVID-19 Cases At Delhi Event

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday April 1, 2020

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday claimed the detection of coronavirus in scores of people who attended a weeks-long event organised by Tabligh-e-Jamaat at a famous Delhi mosque has provided an opportunity to "some to vilify Muslims".

PM Appreciates Omar Abdullah's Call To Avoid Gatherings On Uncle's Death

India News | Monday March 30, 2020

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, who shared an appeal last night on Twitter about his uncle's death amid nationwide lockdown over COVID-19, received a condolence message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning. In his tweet, Mr Abdullah had urged people to avoid gatherings after his uncle - Dr Mohd Ali Mattoo - died last night.

"Fresh Air, Exercise, Music": Omar Abdullah Shares Tips On Lockdown

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 30, 2020

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, who was released Tuesday after 232 days in detention, has been sharing "tips" on surviving lockdown, drawing on his "months of experience".

Barbers In Essential Services? Omar Abdullah Meme Explains

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday March 28, 2020

Omar Abdullah, who was released from detention only recently after nearly eight months, shared a meme on twitter which says barbers should be included in essential services to help those under quarrantine.

US Welcomes Release Of Farooq And Omar Abdullah, Urges To Free All J&K Leaders

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 26, 2020

The US on Wednesday welcomed the release of former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, and urged the Indian government to release all Kashmiri political leaders.

Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Tweets Concern Amid Reports Of Imminent Release

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday March 25, 2020

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is hearing "reports" of her imminent release, her daughter Iltija Mufti has tweeted a day after the release of another key leader from the state, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

"At A Time Like This...": Omar Abdullah Slams Centre On Mehbooba Mufti

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday March 25, 2020

Omar Abdullah, released yesterday from detention in Kashmir after nearly eight months, urged the government to do the same for another former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, and scores of other politicians after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day total lockdown across the country to fight coronavirus.

"Little Humour Doesn't Hurt": Omar Abdullah's Meme On Detention, Lockdown

India News | Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Wednesday March 25, 2020

Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who was freed after nearly eight months in detention, on Wednesday tweeted a picture that mocked timing of his release.

Omar Abdullah's Quip On Surviving Lockdown Gets 5,000 Likes In 15 Minutes

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday March 24, 2020

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, freed after nearly eight months in arrest, on Tuesday returned to Twitter with his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style

"Seems This Regime Fears Women": Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter On Omar Abdullah's Release

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 24, 2020

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mufti on Tuesday welcomed National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah''s release from nearly eight months of detention.

Omar Abdullah Freed After Nearly 8 Months: "Very Different World Today"

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday March 24, 2020

Omar Abdullah, released on Tuesday after nearly eight months in detention in Kashmir, posted in his first tweet that it was "a very different world today" to the one that existed on August 5, when he was placed in detention. The former Chief Minister was detained along with hundreds of politicians in August, when the centre decided to end special s...

Congress Moves Adjournment Motion To Release Political Prisoners In J&K

India News | ANI | Wednesday March 18, 2020

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has moved an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday over "demand to release political prisoners in Jammu and Kashmir".

What's The Status, Supreme Court Asks Centre On Omar Abdullah's Release

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday March 18, 2020

If Omar Abdullah is being released, he should be released soon or his sister's petition would be heard on its merits, the Supreme Court today told the centre, asking for a response by next week on the former Chief Minister detained in Jammu and Kashmir.

Farooq Abdullah Meets Son Omar After 7 Months In Detention

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday March 14, 2020

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, released yesterday after being detained for over seven months under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA), met his son, Omar Abdullah, today in a Srinagar sub-jail.