J&K CM Omar Abdullah marries journalist Nidhi Razdan

New Delhi, Oct 31: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tied the knot with noted journalist Nidhi Razdan, announcing the news through a social media post on Saturday, three months after the Supreme Court dissolved his marriage to estranged wife Payal Abdullah.

Omar shared photographs with Nidhi Razdan on social media, describing the occasion as the beginning of a “new journey”. The announcement comes after the Supreme Court, on July 31, this year, granted him a divorce from Payal by mutual consent under Article 142 of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court passed the order after both parties informed it that they had amicably settled their differences and agreed to withdraw all pending cases against each other. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the couple, had told the court that they had resolved their disputes through a mutual settlement.

The matter had reached the Supreme Court after Omar challenged the Delhi High Court's decision upholding a family court order that had rejected his divorce petition.

It can be mentioned here that Omar Abdullah and Payal had married in 1994 after meeting while working at The Oberoi Hotel in Delhi. They have two sons, Zahir and Zamir.

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The couple had been living separately since 2009. Omar had announced their separation in 2011. The Supreme Court's July order formally dissolved their marriage following their mutual settlement.

Journalist Nidhi Razdan had also married journalist and writer Neelesh Misra in 2005, and the couple divorced two years later in 2007.