Srinagar: A meeting of opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir has been called at National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah’s residence on October 3 to discuss the political situation in the union territory. CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami said on Wednesday that a communication has been sent to leaders of all opposition parties to attend […]
New Delhi: A new book on the life and times of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah was released on Monday, announced Fingerprint! Publishing — an imprint of Prakash Books Pvt. Ltd. “Farooq of Kashmir”, written by journalists Ashwini Bhatnagar and RC Ganjoo, traces the journey of Abdullah […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said India and Pakistan will have to come to the dialogue table if they want to end bloodshed and find lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir. The former Jammu ad Kashmir chief minister also said wars did not resolve issues in the past nor will they […]
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said militancy in Jammu and Kashmir will not end until India and Pakistan hold a dialogue to find a lasting solution to all conflicts. “Encounters will keep on happening. To say that militancy has ended will be wrong. These things happened yesterday and are happening today .. […]
Srinagar: The G20 forum is better than the United Nations as 20 countries discuss their issues and look for solutions, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said here on Friday. However, he stressed that the G20 meeting take place in every member country on a rotational basis and it is a normal process. “G20 (meeting) is […]
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the central government changing names of institutions named after Jawahar Lal Nehru and Sheikh Abdullah cannot erase them from history. “They (government) cannot change history by changing names. Can they remove the names of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Jawahar Lal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi from history? They […]
Srinagar: History cannot be buried or changed by removing the names of leaders who have not been a part of the BJP, it will “emerge” and “remain”, said National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday. “They are removing Nehru’s and Indira Gandhi’s name. They are removing the names of every leader who is not a […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said promoting border tourism or holding rallies in Jammu and Kashmir is only a tamasha which will go on until India and Pakistan hold talks with honesty on the Kashmir issue. “The hearts of both the countries should be pure. There has been enough show-off,” the […]
New Delhi: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday asked the Narendra Modi government to spread “love”, and not “hate”, as it is the only way forward for the development of the country. Speaking during the discussion on the no-confidence motion, Abdullah said, “We tried to bring Kashmiri Pandits back home. Jammu and Kashmir is […]
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak on the Manipur situation in Parliament and the opposition should also be allowed to express its views on the matter. “The whole world is talking about it (Manipur). He (PM) has commented on the issue and used very strong […]