Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah marries journalist Nidhi Razdan
The gist
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah married journalist Nidhi Razdan, announcing it on X.
The wedding follows his Supreme Court divorce from Payal Abdullah three months earlier.
How it unfolded
- 2011Omar Abdullah announced that he and Payal Abdullah had separated, and a divorce case remained pending before the court for several years.
- Dec 12, 2023The Delhi High Court passed a judgment disputing Abdullah's claim that Payal deserted him and that this amounted to mental cruelty for a divorce decree.
- 2024The matter reached the Supreme Court, where the petition remained pending until both parties agreed to end their marriage amicably.