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Srinagar:In 2008, during the confidence motion in Parliament over the Indo-US nuclear deal, a young Omar Abdullah made an emotional appeal, bringing forward the predicament faced by many Muslims in India..
Fast forward to 2024, one of the most significant moments of the Jammu and Kashmir elections for both the National Conference (NC) and Omar Abdullah came when he held out his signature sozni cap, reaching out to Kashmiris during a campaign rally...
After the National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir crossed the majority mark, NC president Farooq Abdullah announced to loud cheers from the hundreds of supporters gathered to celebrate that his son, Omar, would become the chief minister...
The Jammu and Kashmir administration in June last yearterminatedthe services of two doctors for allegedly actively working with Pakistan-based groups and fabricating evidence in the 2009 case.. Between 2012 and 2014, the atmosphere was fairly peaceful for Kashmir though in between Omar had to face yet another challenge when Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged in Tihar..
Omarthe grandson of J&Ks former prime minister Sheikh Abdullah, who founded Kashmirs first political party, NCwas first elected to the Lok Sabha from the Srinagar constituency in 1998..
