Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah was admitted to a hospital in Srinagar as he hadn't been keeping well for the past few days. According to news agency PTI, National Conference leaders said that Abdullah had developed an infection in his stomach earlier this week and was therefore taken to a private hospital for treatment.

"He (Abdullah) was not keeping well for the past few days but his condition is getting better now. He is likely to be discharged later today or tomorrow," they said. Abdullah, 87, is the father of present Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

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