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  Omar's failure to check stone-pelting in 2010 led to current situation: Mehbooba Mufti

  Politics | April 14, 2017 18:40 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Mehbooba Mufti today said the "failure" of the previous Omar Abdullah government to deal with the issue of stone-pelting had led to the unrest last year and the situation in the Valley at present.

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  It's 'BJP tsunami' in UP, opposition should forget 2019 elections: Omar Abdullah

  Politics | March 11, 2017 12:22 IST

  It's a BJP "tsunami" in Uttar Pradesh and not a ripple in a small pond, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today said and advised the opposition to forget 2019 and start planning for the 2024 general elections.

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  Parents get to decide baby’s name: Omar Abdullah hits back at trolls for targeting Saifeena's baby

  Bollywood | December 21, 2016 17:13 IST

  Politician Omar Abdullah has defended star couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan who were trolled for naming their son Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi. The former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister in a tweet

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  Modi's ministers provoking Pakistan: Omar Abdullah on Nagrota attacks

  Politics | December 02, 2016 7:01 IST

  Former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah sparked a row on Thursday by saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ministers were provoking Pakistan to launch terror attacks like in Nagrota town where seven soldiers

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  PM Modi's ministers provoking Pakistan to launch terror attacks, alleges Omar Abdullah

  Politics | December 01, 2016 18:47 IST

  Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah today accused both the central and state governments of failing to provide a peaceful environment in the border state.

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  ‘Terrorists no more deterred from attacking our armed forces’: Omar Abdullah

  Politics | November 30, 2016 14:17 IST

  former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has asked the Centre to explain its Pakistan policy to the nation after seven army personnel were killed by terrorists in Nagrota.

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  Kashmir a ‘political issue’, needs ‘political solution’: Omar Abdullah

  Politics | November 23, 2016 7:14 IST

  Omar Abdullah today said Kashmir is a "political issue" and needs a "political solution" for heralding lasting peace in the state.

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  Hurriyat condemns Omar Abdullah for criticising Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

  Politics | November 02, 2016 19:19 IST

  The separatist Hurriyat Conference today condemned former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for criticising its chairman Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and accused his party of playing its “old tricks” of creating suspicion in the minds of

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  Unlike SRK I don't catch Pokemon to pass time: Omar Abdullah on being subjected to secondary immigration check in US

  World | October 17, 2016 12:32 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had to spend two hours at the airport upon his arrival in New York as US authorities subjected him to "random secondary immigration check". However, 46-year-old Omar

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  Militants don’t want Kashmiri youth to be self-reliant: Omar Abdullah

  Politics | October 10, 2016 13:31 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today hit out at militants for targeting the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), saying the ultras don’t want young Kashmiri boys and girls to stand on their feet.

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  'Unabated repression' in Kashmir will prolong cycle of violence: Omar Abdullah

  Politics | October 05, 2016 18:48 IST

  National Conference working president and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the "unabated repression" of civilians in Kashmir seemed like an effort to punish people for the ongoing unrest, but

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  Omar Abdullah’s estranged wife Payal seeks Rs 15 lakh per month in maintenance from him

  Politics | September 12, 2016 16:59 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s estranged wife Payal Abdullah has moved a family court here seeking maintenance of Rs 15 lakh per month from him.

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  Kashmir unrest: All Party Delegation meet achieved nothing, says Omar Abdullah

  Politics | September 07, 2016 18:30 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the All Party Delegation (APD) that visited Kashmir this week failed to achieve anything.

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  Lessons learnt in 2010 were forgotten in 2016, says former J&K CM Omar Abdullah

  Politics | August 22, 2016 23:46 IST

  Lessons learnt during 2010 unrest in Jammu and Kashmir were unlearnt in 2016, Omar Abdullah, National Conference (NC) leader, said today. "People must appreciate that after 2010 we learnt lessons that allowed us to bring

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  Kashmir's political problem can't be dealt administratively: Omar Abdullah

  Politics | August 20, 2016 20:10 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that Kashmir is facing a political problem that can't be handled administratively. Leading a delegation of opposition lawmakers from the state to meet President Pranab

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  J&K Opposition leaders meet President Mukherjee, press for political solution in Kashmir

  Politics | August 20, 2016 15:38 IST

  A delegation of 20 opposition leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, led by former CM Omar Abdullah today called on President Pranab Mukherjee, and apprised him about the present situation in Kashmir.

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  When will PM Modi wake up to the crisis in Kashmir, asks Omar Abdullah

  Politics | August 06, 2016 12:28 IST

  Questioning the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the ongoing unrest in Kashmir valley, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today wondered as to when will the PM wake up to the crisis.

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  Omar Abdullah takes down J&K Deputy CM for his ‘accident’ remark on Wani’s killing

  Politics | July 31, 2016 0:05 IST

  Hours after the Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Nirmal Singh said the encounter of Hijbul Mujahideen militant was an “accident”, former Chief Minister of state Omar Abdullah slammed his statement saying the “accident&rdqu

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  Omar Abdullah welcomes Rajnath’s visit to Pakistan for SAARC conference

  Politics | July 28, 2016 18:53 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today welcomed the upcoming Pakistan visit of union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

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  Kashmir requires political solution, Omar Abdullah tells Home Minister

  Politics | July 24, 2016 16:07 IST

  Rajnath, on the second and last day of his visit amid unrest that has left over 45 people dead in the Kashmir Valley, chaired a high-level security meeting and met delegations of political parties.