Center should hold talks with the Hurriyat: Farooq Abdullah 11-Jan-2019 Srinagar National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has said that lasting peace can be achieved in Kashmir only through dialogue and the Center should hold talks with the Hurriyat leaders.Referring to Army chief Bipin Rawat's comment a day earlier on engaging with...
Farooq Abdullah pitches for early polls in J&K 19-Dec-2018 Srinagar Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday pitched for early elections to the state Assembly.Talking to reporters during a function at his residence, where two expelled senior PDP leaders -- Basharat...
Farooq Abdullah censures govt for doing way subsidy on Sugar, calls it anti- people move 18-Dec-2018 Srinagar National Conference president and Member Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday censured the incumbent governor administration’s move to end disbursement of subsidized sugar to state’s poor consumers.The statement by Farooq comes a couple of days after GNS reported...
NC not to make any pre-poll NC not to make any pre-poll alliance in assembly polls : Dr Farooq Abdullahlliance in assembly polls : Dr Farooq Abdullah 07-Dec-2018 Srinagar Ruling out any alliance in the ensuing elections to Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Friday said after voting to power, his party’s government will grant regional autonomy to various regions of the...
India going through worst phase of its history : Dr Farooq Abdullah 06-Dec-2018 Jammu Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and president of the regional National Conference (NC), Dr Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday the country is passing through worst period of its history.Addressing party workers during a function to remember Dr Bhimrao...
Designs to takeover J&K Bank existed while I was CM, new govt will have to look into it : Dr. Farooq Abdullah 05-Dec-2018 Srinagar Plans to takeover Jammu and Kashmir Bank by New Delhi existed long before and any government which is elected to power in Jammu and Kashmir to mark the end of the governor rule will have to look into the issue of the takeover of the state’s premier institution.“The...
Shaikh Abdullah’s 113th anniversary: NC holds commemorative function 05-Dec-2018 Srinagar National Conference (NC) on Wednesday held commemorative functions to mark the 113th Birth Anniversary of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah across the State. The main congregational Fateha Khwani was held at Qaid Mazaar at Naseem Bagh in Srinagar. According...
36th Foundation Day : SKIMS playing vital role in JK’s healthcare sector : K Vijay Kumar 05-Dec-2018 Srinagar Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar today said the annual day of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura was a day of commemoration, celebration, thanksgiving and patting each other for the creation of such an institute which has played a tremendous...
India-Pakistan friendship will solve Kashmir issue : Farooq Abdullah 02-Dec-2018 Srinagar Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Lok Sabha member, Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the day India and Pakistan become friends, Kashmir issue would be resolved automatically.Talking to the media in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, he said: "The...
Farooq Abdullah Inaugurates Kashmir World Film Festival 28-Nov-2018 Srinagar Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah inaugurated the fourth-edition of Kashmir World Film festival at Tagore Hall in the presence of eminent artists and film personalities on Wednesday.Farooq was among the chief guests during the occasion,...
Congress should have given Vajpayee Bharat Ratna : Farooq Abdullah 26-Nov-2018 New Delhi Lamenting that the political discourse in the country has hit a new low, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Monday that the Congress, rather than the BJP-led NDA, should have conferred the Bharat Ratna on late former Prime Minister...
Nobody can divide India as long as we are united : Farroq Abdullah 26-Nov-2018 New Delhi Marking a minute of silence in the memory of those killed during the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai 10 years ago, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farroq Abdullah said on Monday that nobody can divide India as long as the people remain united.He said he...
Farooq Abdullah calls for a united front against communal forces 18-Nov-2018 Lucknow National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Sunday urged all the secular forces of India to put up a strong and joint front against the communal forces that are hell-bent to tarnish the secular countenance of India.Dr Farooq while addressing various...
Democracy in danger, says Farooq Abdullah at meet with Sharad Pawar, N. Chandrababu Naidu 01-Nov-2018 New Delhi Accusing the BJP of attacking Constitutional institutions, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that "democracy is in danger" as he met NCP leader Sharad Pawar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu."Democracy is in danger....
Shatrughan Sinha, Farooq Abdullah attend Sanjay Khan's autobiography launch 29-Oct-2018 Mumbai Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was the guest of honour at the launch of "The Best Mistakes Of My Life", an autobiography of veteran actor-producer Sanjay Khan, who became emotional at the event.Other guests at the event included Farrukh...
Dr Farooq Abdullah inaugurates 7thJK Golf Association tournament at Pahalgam 20-Oct-2018 Srinagar Member Parliament Farooq Abdullah Saturday inaugurated 2-day 7th J&K Golf Association Tournament at Pahalgam Golf Course.GoC 15 Corps, Lt Gen Anil Kumar Bhatt, Director Tourism Kashmir Tasaduq Jeelani, former JK Bank Chairman M Y Khan, MD Cum CEO J&K...
Farooq Abdullah threatens to boycott LS, Assembly polls 08-Sep-2018 Srinagar Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday threatened that his National Conference (NC) party would boycott the 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls if the Centre does not clarify its stand on the special position of the state.Speaking...
National Conference delegation meets Governor 08-Sep-2018 Srinagar A delegation of National Conference leaders led by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Member Parliament, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. The delegation comprised Sh. Aga Hussain, Sh. Aga Syed Ruhullah and Sh. Tanveer Sadiq.Sh Baseer...
Politics is not bad but politicians can be bad : Farooq Abdullah 07-Sep-2018 New Delhi Former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has said that "politics is not bad but politicians can be bad".Speaking at an event in Delhi on Thursday, he further said that since Independence, each election has divided...
Governor launches India Postal Payments Bank in J&K 01-Sep-2018 Srinagar As a part of nation-wide launch of county’s new banking behemoth, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), Governor Satya Pal Malik launched the IPPB facility for Jammu and Kashmir at an impressive function organized by the J&K Postal Circle at SKICC here this...