New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday said the government would take every necessary step to ensure the security of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah. Responding to concerns raised in the Rajya Sabha by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the recent attack on the senior leader, Nadda described the incident as extremely serious and said the Centre was treating the matter with utmost concern.Kharge said, “Today, you must have read that…
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Jammu, March 12 (IANS) Leaders of the National Conference have expressed anguish and concern following a firing incident involving former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah during a private function in Jammu. A person attempted to attack National Conference president Farooq Abdullah during an event on Wednesday evening. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary was also present during this. The suspect is in police custody.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the atte…
Jammu, March 11 (IANS) A suspect was apprehended on Wednesday evening after a firing incident during a private function attended by National Conference president and former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary in Jammu. The firing occurred when the two leaders were leaving the venue after attending the function. It was not immediately clear whether the suspected firing attempt was aimed at the VVIPs.The accused, identified as Kamal Singh Jamwal, was…
Srinagar, March 10 (IANS) National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday visited the Iranian embassy in New Delhi and signed the condolence book on the demise of Iranian supreme leader, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli air strikes on Tehran.NC spokesperson said, “Dr. Farooq Abdullah, President of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, today visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi and signed the condolence book on the martyrdom of Ayatollah Ali Kh…
Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) All schools, colleges and universities in the Kashmir Valley will remain closed for two days from Monday amid protests over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, it was announced even as J&K Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha, appealed to communities to stay peaceful and calm.As peaceful protests continued across the Valley on Sunday, authorities today ordered the closure of all educational institutions, including schools, colleges and universities, for…
Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) A large number of people across the Kashmir Valley, especially in Srinagar city, carried out peaceful protests against the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli bombing, as local political and religious leaders condemned the killing while appealing for peace in Jammu and Kashmir.Protesters came out in processions shouting slogans against the US and Israel as the security forces maintained vigil to ensure that anti-national and anti-soci…
Srinagar, Feb 28 (IANS) As reports of Israeli bombings on Iranian locations poured in on Saturday, Kashmiris are showing grave concern about the safety of local students and others still stranded in Iran. Both former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah and the present chief minister Omar Abdullah had asked Kashmiri students in Iran earlier this week to take the Indian foreign ministry advisory seriously and pull out of Iran since the airspace was open at that time.Despite many Kashmiri students ha…
Jammu, Jan 28 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference President and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday expressed grief and shock over the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash.The Chief Minister expressed grief over Ajit Pawar’s untimely death on X. “Shocked to hear about the untimely demise of Ajit Pawar Sb. I’ve known Ajit da since my days in college in Bombay when I stayed with Sharad Pawar Sb & his family…
Jammu, Jan 20 (IANS) Former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday that those talking of dividing Jammu from Kashmir are unwise and don’t realise the consequences. Responding to the demand of former Srinagar Mayor, Junaid Azim Mattu and legislator, Sajad Gani Lone, that the Valley should be separated from the Jammu division, Farooq Abdullah said, “We have never thought on those lines. We have been opposing the separation of Ladakh from J&K. What did the people of Ladakh g…
Jammu, Jan 19 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) President, Farooq Abdullah, said on Monday that he does not believe that Kashmiri Pandits will ever return permanently to the Valley. “They may come as visitors, but I don’t think Kashmiri Pandits will ever return permanently to the Valley,” Farooq Abdullah told reporters here.He, however, added that the displaced Kashmiri Pandits are always welcome to return to their homes.Emphasising that the Valley is th…