Dr Farooq Abdullah

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference has selected Omar Abdullah as the leader of its Legislature Party, making him the party’s candidate for Chief Minister. This decision was finalized during a key meeting chaired by NC President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday.   Omar Abdullah is now set to receive a letter of endorsement […]

SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) and Indian National Congress (INC) have forged a pre-election coalition for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, agreeing on a shared seat arrangement for 90 constituencies. Out of the 90 seats, JKNC will contest 51, while INC will compete in 32. A “friendly contest” has been planned […]

SRINAGAR: In an exclusive interview with The New Indian during the election campaign in Kupwara, JKNC candidate for the North Kashmir Lok Sabha seat and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, expressed concerns over the BJP’s efforts to undermine democracy in the region. He emphasized that for the past six years, there […]

SRINAGAR: The entire Kargil unit of the National Conference resigned in Ladakh due to the selection of the INDIA block candidate in the region. They submitted their resignations to party chief Farooq Abdullah, reportedly under pressure from the party’s top leadership to support Congress candidate Tsering Namgyal. The mass resignation followed Farooq Abdullah’s warning to […]

SRINAGAR: On Friday, Jammu Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah announced the party’s participation in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.  He declared the nomination of Omar Abdullah, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, as the candidate for the North Kashmir constituency. Additionally, Ruhullah Mehdi, a prominent senior leader, was named as […]

SRINAGAR: Mehbooba Mufti, the President of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), declared on Wednesday that the party is set to compete for all Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir. She revealed that the final candidate list will be unveiled in the upcoming days. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Mehbooba reaffirmed PDP’s determination to contest from […]

SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, Member of Parliament, and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah for questioning in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). The Enforcement Directorate has asked Dr Farooq Abdullah to depose at the ED office in Srinagar […]

Day after party president Dr Farooq Abdullah performs ‘Umrah’, cracks appear in the party as senior leaders scuffle over NIA action on terrorist

JKNC president Dr Farooq Abdullah performs Umrah, albeit with a turbulent political history

A total of 30 politicians, including the Abdullahs, are tipped to be in possession of the state land