Latest Omar Abdullah News

A grenade explosion in a busy market in Indian-controlled Kashmir wounds 9

Nov. 03, 2024 07:33 AM EST

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — An assailant threw a grenade at a marketplace bustling with shoppers in the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Sunday, wounding at least nine people, police said. The attack comes a day after a suspected militant was killed in a daylong gunbattle in...

Gunmen kill 7 people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Oct. 21, 2024 22:27 PM EDT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Gunmen fatally shot at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others, officials said on Monday. Police blamed militants who have been fighting against Indian rule for decades for the...

Kashmir gets a largely powerless government 5 years after India stripped its special status

Oct. 16, 2024 08:33 AM EDT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Leaders of Kashmir’s biggest political party were sworn into office Wednesday to run a largely powerless government after the first local election since India stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago. National Conference leader Omar...

Biggest Kashmir party opposed to India's stripping of region's autonomy wins most seats in election

Oct. 08, 2024 13:13 PM EDT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Kashmir’s biggest political party opposed to India's stripping of the region's semi-autonomy won the most seats in a local election, according to official data on Tuesday, following a vote seen as a referendum against the move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...