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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Farooq Abdullah addressing at the presentation ceremony of the Cash Prizes to the best performing Regional Rural Banks and Certificates for extending loans for SPV home lighting systems during 2009-10, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg — Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, GODL-India.","cite":"\"Farooq Abdullah\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/farooq-abdullah. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T08:54:49Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/farooq-abdullah","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/farooq-abdullah","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/farooq-abdullah?lang=ne"}}