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Why 'non-official' dialogue with Taliban is acceptable to govt, asks Omar

Omar Abdullah slams Centre for 'non-official' dialogue with Taliban

There was no hurry to replace Vaid as DGP, says ex-J&K CM Omar Abdullah

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah has criticised the timing of changing the state DGP, saying there was no hurry to replace S P Vaid and the state police could do without having to deal with the confusion of leadership. The state government removed Vaid as the DGP late Thursday night and handed the charge to DG Prisons Dilbagh Singh till a permanent appointment is made. "There was no hurry to replace @spvaid. He should have been changed only when a permanent arrangement had been worked out. @JmuKmrPolice has enough problems without having to deal with confusion of leadership," Omar wrote on Twitter soon after the government announced Vaid's removal. "Changing the DG is the prerogative of the administration but why a DG as a temporary arrangement? The current DG won't know if he's going to stay & others who would like his job will be trying to replace him. None of this is good for @JmuKmrPolice," Omar said. The outgoing DGP thanked the police department, ...

Don't pay heed to rumours; NC won't be part of govt formation in J&K: Omar

On the governance front, Abdullah demanded an investigation into the use of funds meant for dredging of River Jehlum in the aftermath of the 2014 floods

More militant deaths show militancy's reemergence under NDA: Omar Abdullah

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah today said the NDA government's claim that more militants were killed in Kashmir during its rule than in the UPA dispensation actually tells how it allowed militancy and violence to re-emerge in the Valley. Actually minister sahib this tells the story of how your government allowed militancy & violence to re-emerge in J&K forcing the security forces to kill more terrorists, Omar wrote on Twitter. The former J&K chief minister was reacting to Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's tweet and statement that more militants were killed under the NDA government than in the UPA rule. Prasad said security forces had killed 72 and 67 militants in 2012 and 2013 under the UPA and the figure rose to 110 in 2014 when the BJP-led NDA came to power at the Centre. He said the forces killed 108 militants in 2015, 150 in 2016, 217 in 2017 and 75 till May this year. Omar said the increase in the number of militants killed was not an ...

PM Modi most popular leader in India but economy has cost him, tweets Omar

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today said a survey was not needed to admit that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most popular leader in India at the moment but the economy has cost him. "That said I don't need a survey to tell me what most would admit - PM is the most popular leader in India at the moment however Economy has cost him," he tweeted. He was reacting to the results of the survey conducted by Pew Research Global, which claimed that most Indians hold a favourable opinion of Modi, and many are content with the state of the economy and the direction the country is. "Could very well still be true but we know a week is a long time in politics & this survey was done between Feb & March 17. Much could have changed!" Omar said in another tweet.

Prove my father wrong by taking PoK back, Omar Abdullah challenges Centre

Farooq Abdullah made controversial remarks earlier this week saying PoK was part of Pakistan while J&K is part of India

Omar thanks PM for spending Diwali in Gurez, asks for mobile network

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for spending Diwali in Gurez along the Line of Control and urged him to gift physical and mobile connectivity to the people in the area on the festive occasion. Modi arrived in the Gurez sector this morning to celebrate Diwali with troops posted in the forward area close to the Line of Control (LoC). Army Chief General Bipin Rawat was also accompanying the prime minister. "Thank you for celebrating #Diwali with the people & troops in #Gurez. Please gift the people and troops a tunnel under Razdan pass @PMOIndia," Omar wrote on his Twitter handle. "Physical and mobile connectivity would be your biggest gifts to the area this Diwali jenab. #HappyDiwali @narendramodi Sahib," he tweeted. "You will have noticed that you can't tweet from there sir. That's because there is no data and almost no mobile service. Please do help with it," he added.

If Modi is reason for UP win, what about Bihar, Delhi losses: Omar Abdullah

If BJP credits PM Narendra Modi for its UP victory, it should also explain Delhi and Bihar debacles, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah today said as he asked the opposition to begin preparing for "tough" 2019 polls. Seeking to clarify his remarks made in the wake of UP election results that with no leader to take on Modi, the opposition should forget 2019 and prepare for 2024, Abdullah said he was only stressing on the need to learn lessons and prepare for the difficult test that the next general elections would be. "I said (on Twitter) that if the same situation prevails, I mean the defeat, which we faced in these elections (in UP), if we did not learn from it, then undoubtedly we should think about 2024 elections instead of 2019," he told reporters here. If the same situation prevails, then it is obvious, Abdullah, working president of the National Conference said. "The way BJP swept polls in UP, the way they formed governments in two states with the help of ...

Saif, Kareena have right to decide their baby's name: Omar Abdullah

After the couple announced their son's name as Taimur, social media users went on to troll the couple

Grave mistake to always blame Pakistan for Kashmir unrest: Omar Abdullah

Criticised the Centre for failing to take concrete measures to curb the unrest in Kashmir post the killing of militant Burhan Wani

India, Pakistan are not at the brink of war: Omar Abdullah

Tension along the LoC and ceasefire is "under a bit more pressure" than it was at the same time in 2015: Abdullah

After SRK, Omar Abdullah detained by US immigration for 2 hours

However, the former J&K CM takes it sportingly, says this happens every time he visits the US

Omar Abdullah lashes out at Centre for raising Balochistan

PM Modi referred to Balochistan in his Independence Day speech on Monday

Omar Abdullah hits out at Mehbooba Mufti over her I-Day speech

He said Mehbooba will have to find someone to blame for failing to hoist the national flag at the I-Day function on Monday

Omar Abdullah fears spurt in militancy in Kashmir Valley after Burhan's killing

More than 20,000 people on Saturday attended his burial in south Kashmir's Tral town

PDP-BJP government shredding democracy to pieces: Omar

He met the governor and submitted two memorandums, accusing BJP-PDP coalition of shredding democracy to pieces

Jammu and Kashmir govt to look into Kashmiri students' issue raised by Omar Abdullah

This would be done to infuse confidence among the students

Let J-K govt handle NIT issue without back seat driving: Omar

The NC leader said the matter needs "tactful handling" and

Look forward to PDP MLAs saying 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' after swearing-in ceremony: Omar Abdullah

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister reignited the nationalism debate.

Omar Abdullah questions separatists' silence over Chinese troops in PoK

Army spotted senior PLA officials at the forward posts opposite Nowgam sector in North Kashmir