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Support for right to free speech cannot depend upon religion: Omar Abdullah

Support for the right to free speech cannot depend upon the religion of a person, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Saturday after many criticised the suspension of US President Donald Trump's social media accounts following the storming of the US Capitol by his supporters. "Will all those crying themselves hoarse about Trump & his right to free speech please extend the same courtesy to #MunawarFaruqui & his friends. You either support the right to free speech or you don't. It can't depend upon the religion of the person speaking/tweeting," Abdullah said on Twitter, referring to the arrested stand-up comedian from Gujarat. Faruqui was arrested, along with four others, in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on January 2 after the son of a BJP MLA filed a complaint accusing them of passing indecent remarks about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a show. Abdullah's remarks came after various social media users, including some BJP leaders, ...

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

BJP should accept DDC polls verdict, stop indulging in horse-trading: Omar

He accused the Apni Party, led by former PDP leader Altaf Bukhari, and the union territory administration of using coercive tactics to buy loyalties of newly elected DDC members

DDC polls: J&K people gave full support to Gupkar alliance, says Abdullah

Omar Abdullah said the results of the just concluded District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir should act as an "eye-opener" for the BJP which had made these polls a prestige issue

Omar terms ED attachment order of father's properties as 'baseless'

Omar Abdullah termed the provisional attachment order of properties belonging to his father by the Enforcement Directorate as 'baseless'

'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

Will fight politically, legally for restoration of articles 370, 35 A: Omar

A delegation of the PAGD led by Omar Abdullah visited Ladakh and held consultations with the people in Kargil "on the road ahead" for Jammu and Kashmir

Indian citizens can now buy land in Jammu & Kashmir as govt amends laws

Ministry of Home Affairs has made several changes to the land laws, including allowing use of agricultural land for setting up facilities of public purpose

Amended land laws smack of BJP's cheap politics, deceit, says Omar Abdullah

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday slammed the Centre over the amendments in the land laws in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and alleged that the move smacked of the BJP's "cheap politics and deceit". Calling the amended Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, which has come into force with immediate effect, as "hostile to the interests" of the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, the former chief minister said the amendments to the land ownership law has put the union territories up for sale. "With these new laws in place tokenism of the domicile certificate has been done away with as purchasing non-agricultural land has been made easier. These new laws are unacceptable to people of J&K, Ladakh, he said in a statement here. Omar also said the BJP remains unchallenged in the "opportunistic politics and that the issuance of the amended land rules notification smacks of its "cheap politics and deceit". "Interestingly the Centre waited till the elections to LAHDC

J-K admin tells high court none of 16 NC leaders detained, free to move

The administration has informed the h that none of the NC leaders, for whom Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah had filed a bunch of habeas corpus petitions, had been detained

Abrogation of Article 370: Tracking change Jammu and Kashmir one year later

Government assures Kashmiris they will get to change political representatives as militancy continues

Cracks appear in Kashmiri political class as govt seeks middle ground

The first anniversary of the abrupt revocation of the region's special status is barely making headlines but Kashmiris have not forgotten the trauma

Will not contest polls in J&K till statehood is restored: Omar Abdullah

Omar, a former union minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, made it clear he would continue to work for his party NC and people of Jammu and Kashmir

Govt order asks OMCs to stock up LPG supply in Kashmir, sparks speculations

Describing the order as a 'matter most urgent', the director asked the oil marketing companies to make adequate stocks of LPG

Railways to resume passenger service in phases with strict safety norms

Passengers can make advance reservations seven days earlier from the normal four months before the date of journey. On cancellation, only 50 per cent of the fare would be refunded

3 photojournalists from J&K win Pulitzer for 'striking images of life'

Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yasin of the Associated Press won in the feature photography category.

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Cruel to keep J&K leaders detained during Covid-19 lockdown: Omar Abdullah

Meanwhile, the National Conference leader shared a meme of himself mocking the timing of his release

Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah released after 8 months of detention under PSA

Abdullah, who turned 50 on March 10, had spent 232 days in custody since the government announced abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state on August 5 last year