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Farooq Abdullah on Kejriwals resignation threat

New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Reacting on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s statement that he will resign if the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed, New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that Kejriwal can resign if he wants to and added that someone else will form the government if he does so. Feb 10, 2014
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Farooq Abdullah supports sharing information with Britain on Operation Bluestar

Jammu, Feb 5 (ANI): New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah has come out in support of the Indira Gandhi Government's move to share information with the British government during the 1984 Operation Bluestar. Abdullah said that nations work like this by cooperating with each other. Abdullah's comment comes after it was revealed that the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wrote a personal letter to her British counterpart Margaret Thatcher soon after the 1984 Operation Bluestar in an attempt to justify her decision to send army to flush out militants from the Golden Temple. Feb 5, 2014
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Possibility of Third Front depends on LS results: Farooq Abdullah

Jammu, Feb 4 (ANI): Speaking over the possibility of a Third Front against the UPA and NDA, National Conference leader and New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that Third Front formation depends upon the results of the Lok Sabha polls when it would be known which party gets how many seats. Further speaking on him meeting DMK leader M Karunanidhi he said that he met Karunanidhi because of the friendship they share and no political discussion took place. He also added that as far as National Conference is concerned, they are not going to join NDA and J& K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has already made it clear. He also said that people of India will have to decide if they want a secular or communal Government. Feb 4, 2014
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India must spend 2 per cent GDP on science: Manmohan Singh

Jammu, Feb 04 (ANI): As he pitched for more funds to promote science, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the country's annual expenditure on science and technology should be atleast two per cent of the GDP. Singh was addressing the Indian Science Congress for the tenth year in succession in Jammu where he said India needs to leverage the ability of modern science to deliver value to society. The event was attended by several scientists, noble laureates, Union Science and Technology Minister S Jaipal Reddy, and J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The meet will last for five days. Meanwhile, Singh also congratulated scientists for their achievements in the field of space and technology. Feb 4, 2014
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Impasse over cross border trade is 'unfortunate': Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir, Feb 2 (ANI): Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that the deadlock in cross border trade with Pakistan, after Indian authorities seized contraband had escalated to ministerial level talks, terming Pakistan's continuous support to the alleged drug smuggler as 'unfortunate'. Abdullah denounced Pakistan's stance on the issue and said a criminal should not be supported by any nation. Feb 2, 2014
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No intent of leaving UPA Omar Abdullah

Jammu, Feb 01 (ANI) Refuting the speculations on the split of Congress and National Conference (NC) alliance, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the party has no intention of leaving the Congress. He said that both the parties agree on the point that they will stay in alliance till the very end. Commenting on Farooq Abdullah’s meeting with DMK President M Karunanidhi, he said that the two dignitaries are friends and their meeting should not be seen as a political meeting. It can be that the meet was to strengthen ties between the Congress and DMK. Feb 1, 2014
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Hurriyat calls for shutdown in Kashmir against Pathribal verdict

Srinagar, Jan 31 (ANI): The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference, under the chairmanship of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq called for a shutdown in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday as they protested against Indian Army’s decision of closing the Pathribal fake encounter case. In 2006, CBI had indicted five Army personnel for staging fake encounter while giving a clean chit to provincial police. During the encounter, five people were killed on March 26, 2000, at Pathribal in south Kashmir. All shops, business establishments, schools, colleges and government offices remained shut and the public transport also remained off from the roads. Jan 31, 2014
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India and Pakistan hold flag meet over ceasefire violations

Poonch / New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): India and Pakistan conducted a brigadier-level flag meeting near the border in Jammu and Kashmir, following a large number of ceasefire violations on the Line of Control (LoC) last year. The meet continued for an hour-and-a-half at Chakan-Da-Bagh on LoC, a military line that divides Kashmir between the nuclear-armed neighbours, in Poonch district of the region. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, met Union Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde, to reduce the tension along the border. Jan 18, 2014
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Turkish president meets opposition amid judicial row

Turkey's president Abdullah Gul met Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday after holding talks with opposition leaders on the embattled premier's controversial bid to curb judges' powers. Duration: 00:52 Jan 14, 2014
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Omar Abdullah praises Aam Aadmi Party

Samba, Jan 12 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, praised Aam Aadmi Party for its anti-corruption agenda. Abdullah said that AAP was agent of change that had swept a wave of anti-graft movement across the country. He also urged people to invoke anti-corruption laws in the state. Jan 12, 2014