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Farooq Abdullah urges cadres to gear up for 'big challenge' in J&K

National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday exhorted its cadres to strengthen the party at every level and gear up for the big challenge being faced by Jammu and Kashmir.

Farooq Abdullah prevented from leaving home on Pulwama attack anniversary

Sources in the National Conference, of which Abdullah is the president, said that he was scheduled to travel to Jammu by road, a stretch of nearly 300 kilometers

NC, PDP workers protest after detention of their leaders

Scores of activists of NC and PDP took out separate protest marches here after authorities allegedly detained top leaders of the parties

J&K: Statehood, restoration of Art 370 among 7 resolutions passed by NC

A demand for the restoration of full statehood of J&K along with the provisions of Articles 370 and 35-A of the constitution were among the seven resolutions passed by the NC on Tuesday

Sacrifices needed like farmers to reclaim J&K's rights: Farooq Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Chairman Farooq Abdullah said that his party leaders are ready to make sacrifices to reclaim their rights including restoration of Article 370 and statehood

'Some people' do not want elections to be held in J&K: Omar Abdullah

Asserting that there should be no political interference in the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said some people do not want assembly polls to be held in the Union Territory. "I know that some people do not want elections to be held in Jammu and Kashmir. Let us see how long they will be successful in their conspiracies", he told reporters in Ramban. Abdullah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have talked about the elections in J&K. "The prime minister talked about elections on August 15. In a meeting later in Delhi, Prime minister talked about removal of 'Dil say Doori aur Delhi say Doori'. We want Dil say Dori and Delhi say Dori' to lessen. Recently, the home minister repeated that elections would be held after delimitation," he said. Replying to another question about delimitation, Abdullah said that regions have separate demands over that and we want that there should no political ...

Shah's J&K visit was necessary in aftermath of recent killings: Abdullah

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said Shah's visit was imperative

Hope Taliban delivers good governance in Afghanistan: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday indirectly extended support to the Taliban saying he hopes the group delivers good governance and respect human rights in Afghanistan.

National Conference, Cong meet delimitation panel in J&K, PDP stays away

The two parties submitted separate memoranda to the Commission headed by Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai outlining their concerns and 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

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"

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 .

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.

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

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

Mufti demands J-K admin come clean on Parimpora encounter, NC demands probe

National Conference additional spokesperson Sarah Shah said the versions of people and family pertaining to the killing of the three at an encounter site in Srinagar suburb are contradictory

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

Congress, NC evading question on restoration of Article 370 in J&K: Singh

The PAGD is an amalgam of various political parties of Jammu and Kashmir, including the NC. It has sought the restoration of Article 370, which accorded special status to the erstwhile state

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