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National Conference President Farooq Abdullah accuses BJP of spreading lies

National Conference president and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah on Sunday accused BJP of spreading lies and attempting to pit leaders of other parties against each other

National Conference's Abdullah pitches for thaw in Indo-Pakistan relations

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said the people of Jammu and Kashmir are praying that the recent agreement between India and Pakistan on ceasefire holds as it will bring them some relief

Voicing dissent against government not sedition, says Supreme Court

Dismisses PIL against Farooq Abdullah over his comments on Article 370

Cong must set their house right to fight divisive forces: Farooq Abdullah

I want the Congress to be strong and I want the Congress to unite and fight divisive forces of the country, he said

J-K: Omar Abdullah claims he, his father and family put under house arrest

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday claimed he and his family, including his father and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah, have been put under house arrest by authorities. This is the naya/new J&K after Aug 2019. We get locked up in our homes with no explanation. It's bad enough they've locked my father (a sitting MP) & me in our home, they've locked my sister & her kids in their home as well, Omar wrote on Twitter. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also posted photographs showing police vehicles outside the gates of his residence in the Gupkar area of the city here. Omar also alleged that his house staff was not being let inside. Chalo, your new model of democracy means that we are kept in our homes without explanation but on top of that the staff that works in the house aren't being allowed in and then you are surprised that I'm still angry & bitter, he said in another tweet. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti had on Saturday too claimed

Farm laws not religious scriptures that can't be changed: Farooq Abdullah

He was speaking during the discussion on Motion of Thanks to the President's address

Farooq Abdullah requests PM Modi to restore 4G internet in Jammu & Kashmir

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah requested Prime Minister Modi to restore 4G mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir

The Kashmir valley has rejected PM Narendra Modi's 'Gram Swaraj'

Delhi's plans to marginalise the 'dynastic' political parties have gone awry and it may have to push the assembly polls further down the calendar

DDC polls were farewell party for Muftis, Abdullahs: J&K BJP in-charge

The recent District Development Council elections were the farewell party for the Muftis and sons and the Abdullahs and sons, said Jammu and Kashmir BJP in-charge Tarun Chugh

J&K DDC polls: Gupkar alliance ahead, BJP opens account in Kashmir

In the latest leads, the Gupkar alliance is ahead in 108 seats; the BJP is leading in 60 seats.

JKCA money-laundering case: ED attaches Rs 11.86-cr assets of Abdullah, others

The money-laundering probe is linked to alleged financial irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association

Article 370 abrogation coincided with human rights violation rise: Farooq

Farooq Abdullah claimed the unconstitutional abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status has coincided with a steep rise in the infringement of fundamental and human rights

'Gupkar Gang' will test BJP's 'Kashmir policy' in upcoming district polls

While the BJP may not expect to do well against Alliance candidates in the Kashmir Valley, it must ensure a decisive win in Jammu

Mufti, Abdullahs and others team up for J&K's special status restoration

Announce formation of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration

We are anti-BJP, not anti-national: Farooq Abdullah after meeting of PAGD

NC president Farooq Abdullah said Peoples' Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, which is fighting for restoration of special status to J&K, is an anti-BJP platform but not an anti-national one

Gupkar Declaration: False narrative creates a 'New Hurriyat' in J&K

It is "new" because unlike the "old" Hurriyat it is free of Pakistan's influence. It does not seek "independence" or merger with Pakistan

Farooq Abdullah appears before ED in JKCA money laundering case again

Farooq Abdullah appeared before the Enforcement Directorate, second time this week, for questioning in connection with a money laundering probe into an alleged multi-crore scam in the JKCA

Abdullah's interrogation part of 'vindictive' politics: People's Alliance

People's Alliance, a newly formed conglomerate of mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday condemned the interrogation of National Conference president Farooq Abdullah

J&K Cricket Association scam: ED questions former CM Farooq Abdullah

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has been called for questioning at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Srinagar on Monday in connection with alleged misappropriation of funds when he was the Chairman of J&K Cricket Association.

In an altered Kashmir, Gupkar Road deliberations don't hold the same sway

The deliberations will be closely watched for sure, but are unlikely to yield spectacular political results