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Issues in Jammu and Kashmir are different from each other: Farooq

Farooq Abdullah said issues in two regions of UT were different from each other amid criticism that NC's proposal to Delimitation Commission in Jammu echoed BJP's demands

Elections before statehood in Jammu & Kashmir: Can a cart pull a horse?

The demand for restoration of statehood before elections is likely to have popular support both in Jammu and in the Kashmir Valley

To close 'dil ki doori' with Jammu and Kashmir, govt on welfare road

It looks to consolidate gains in Jammu and Kashmir and act fast while Pakistan is focused on Afghan developments

Upon return from Delhi, Farooq Abdullah says 'level of mistrust' in J&K

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Saturday said there was "a level of mistrust" in Jammu and Kashmir and it was for the Centre to remove it, even as his son and former chief minister Omar Abdullah demanded restoring Jammu and Kashmir's statehood before holding Assembly polls. Speaking to reporters upon their return from Delhi after attending an all-party meet convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq said he would hold discussions with his party leaders and PAGD constituents before making any further statement on the meeting. He said the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru promised plebiscite to the people of J&K, but went back on it. He also said that before the 1996 elections, the then prime minister P V Narasimha Rao had promised autonomy from the floor of the house. "Narasimha Raoji before elections promised us autonomy and said sky is the limit, but not independence. We said we never asked (for) independence, we have asked for ..

Committed to restoring J&K statehood, says PM Modi at all-party meet

Farooq Abdullah overtly flagged a return to the pre-5 August 2019 status of J&K when Article 370 was written down. In an emotional speech he spoke about the loss of trust

PM Modi's all-party meet on J&K: No big expectations, say experts

"It is a sequel to the democratic process of elections already on in the region and should be seen as just that: nothing more, nothing less," say top government sources

Most leaders invited for PM's Thursday meet on JK reach Delhi

Most of the 14 leaders including four ex-chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir invited for an all-party meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the union territory on June 24 have arrived here by Wednesday evening. The Thursday's meeting will be the first between the Centre and mainstream Jammu and Kashmir politicians after the abrogation of Article 370 and the divisions of the erstwhile state into two union territories in 2019. With no agenda announced for the Thursday meeting, the J&K leaders said they will go with an open mind. "We have not been given an agenda. We will be attending the meeting to know what the Centre is offering, said CPM leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, who is also a spokesman for the six-party People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). Tarigami is among the 14 leaders invited for the all-party meeting convened by Modi. Others invited include four former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. The ...

Now, Rashtra Manch to invite leaders from the Congress to next meet

Samajwadi Party leader Ghanshyam Tiwari told Business Standard that a 'decision' not to invite the Congress party to the meeting was just a "rumour"

Gupkar alliance leaders agree to attend PM Modi's all-party meeting

Fourteen leaders from Jammu and Kashmir have been invited to the meeting to be chaired by the PM to discuss the future course of action for the union territory

Jammu and Kashmir's Gupkar alliance to attend Centre's all-party meeting

The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will attend the all-party convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alliance chairperson Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday

NC chief Farooq Abdullah begins internal deliberations over Centre's invite

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah started the process of consultations with leaders of party for the invitation of talks from the Centre to mainstream political parties of J&K

NC to continue fight for restoring rights of people of J&K: Abdullah

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said his party would continue with its fight for the restoration of the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah discharged from hospital

Veteran politician and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah was on Wednesday discharged from a Srinagar hospital, where he was admitted last week as a precautionary measure after testing positive for COVID-19, officials said. Abdullah, a former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, was discharged as doctors were of the opinion that he could recover at home since all his parameters were fine, they said. The NC president will, however, continue to remain in self-isolation at his residence for some time, the officials added. "Five days after being admitted to SKIMS, Srinagar with COVID my father was discharged this evening. He will continue the rest of his recovery and recuperation at home. My father and the entire family are indebted and deeply grateful to the doctors, nursing staff & others at the institute," his son and NC vice-president Omar Abdullah wrote on twitter. "My father has been instructed by his doctors to focus on his recovery & for the time being will not be .

J-K LG Sinha visits hospital to enquire about Farooq Abdullah's health

Manoj Sinha visited the SKIMS hospital here on Sunday to enquire about the health of National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah, who is undergoing treatment for Covid-19

Jammu and Kashmir LG wishes Farooq Abdullah speedy recovery from Covid-19

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday prayed for the speedy recovery of Farooq Abdullah who was admitted to a hospital here after testing positive for Covid-19

Covid-19: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah hospitalised

Veteran politician and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who tested positive for COVID-19 recently, was on Saturday admitted to a hospital as a precautionary measure.

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah tests positive for Covid-19

Former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has tested positive for Covid-19, his son and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed on Twitter on Tuesday.

PM Modi wishes Farooq Abdullah speedy recovery from coronavirus infection

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished good health and speedy recovery to former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah who has tested positive for COVID-19. "Praying for the good health and speedy recovery of Dr. Farooq Abdullah Ji. Also praying for your and the entire family's good health @OmarAbdullah," Modi tweeted. The prime minister's tweet came after Omar Abdullah, also a former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, informed people through Twitter about his father's diagnosis. "My father has tested positive for COVID-19 & is showing some symptoms. I will be self-isolating along with other family members until we get ourselves tested. I request anyone who has come in to contact with us over the last few days to take all the mandated precautions," he said.

Congress has become weak, says National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah

Congress leaders need to stand up to the challenges being faced by the country and look into the problems of the people instead of "staying at their homes", Farooq Abdullah said

Not campaigning in upcoming West Bengal polls: NC's Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said he does not have time to campaign for the Trinamool Congress in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.