Month: November 2018

The rise of Sajad Lone and how split in PDP played a key role

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On May 20, a day after the BJP pulled out from the alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, the editor of an Urdu newspaper in Srinagar told his reporters that a new government will be formed soon. It was hard to swallow for the newsroom that Sajad Lone—separatist-turned-mainstream-politician, who was a minister in the PDP-BJP alliance, will be heading the new coalition. Son of Abdul Gani Lone who was killed by unidentified gunmen in 2002, Sajad has called Prime Minister, Narendra Modi his elder brother and doesn’t shy away…

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‘Final resolution to Kashmir Issue’ Bollywood has a proposal

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Even as several Bollywood movies dealing with the political issues surrounding the Valley have been made in the past, makers of an upcoming film on Monday said they would provide the “final resolution” to the Kashmir problem. Shot extensively in Kashmir, director of ‘Kashmir: The Final Resolution’ Yuvraj Kumar said the movie “revisits” Kashmir’s history and would also attempt to “solve the problem”. “The story revolves around a Kashmiri Pandit family that has migrated to Canada. The main lead of the film, who is a Kashmir Pandit, travels to Srinagar…

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Via Manali, Ladakh region to get all weather road connectivity

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The Ladakh region in J&K will now be accessible throughout the year, with an all-weather road giving more strategic advantage to the country. A Border Roads Organisation (BRO) official said the cold desert would now be accessible by a double-laned motorable road from Manali in Himachal Pradesh via Zanskar of Kargil in J&K, which cuts through the Himalayas. “The road will be a strategic advantage for the Kargil region, where transgressors from Pakistan took place in 1999,” he said. Under the Project Vijayak of the BRO, tough mountains have been…

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Vulgarity being dished by FM channels for infotainment

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Even though the introduction of FM radio channels have brought a variety of options of songs for listeners to entertain themselves, at the same time majority of people are complaining about the “vulgarity” being dashed out in the name of infotainment. Many listeners alleged that the FM stations have become a platform where young boys and girls declare their love, exchange vulgar pleasantries, and dedicate songs to their “soul-mates” without any consideration for social, cultural or religious ethos that runs deep in Kashmir region. Currently, there are three prominent private…

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Was Hiba a Terrorist, Stone Pelter or a Protester questions JRL, to ‘Fix Responsibility’ Govt orders inquiry into pellet firing

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Strongly condemning the grave pellet injury to the 19-month-old Hiba of Shopian district, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik Tuesday asked what was the fault of the little angel that her eye-sight was snatched. Meanwhile, JRL leaders and activists staged a protest against the “killing spree” stating that people are giving priceless sacrifices for the only cause of right to self determination. In a statement here, the JRL said that was the 19-month-old Hiba carrying any gun or stone that she…

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As mercury continues to decrease, parents seek early winter break in schools

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As mercury continues to touch the freezing point in Kashmir, parents have demanded an early winter break for lower classes in schools, saying they lack heating arrangements. Mohammad Altaf, a resident of Baramulla, said children shiver in classes in the absence of heating facilities. “Unfortunately, schools do not have heating facilities due to which the children suffer. So, they should be closed for an early winter break because day by day, the temperature is decreasing,” he said. Another parent, Shakir Ahmad from Srinagar, said due to a dip in the…

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223 Rebels killed in 11 months across Kashmir Valley

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Surpassing last year’s militant death toll of 209, the security force have killed 223 ultras in 2018 even as there is still one month to go for this year. Last year, the security forces had launched an ‘Operation All-out’ to flush out the militants who had managed to strengthen their base following the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani. The incident had triggered a nearly five-month-long unrest in 2016. The high toll of militants this year — highest since 2010 — was despite the fact that the security forces had…

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Didn’t want to be remembered as dishonest, had I listened to Delhi, Sajad Lone would have been CM: Satya Pal Malik

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Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik has given many reasons for his decision to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir assembly just when the state’s political parties said they were getting around to stitching a coalition. At a university convocation that the governor addressed in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior a few days later, he gave one more. Governor Malik, who appeared to be countering perception that he had acted at the behest of the ruling BJP-led national coalition, told the students that if he had looked towards Delhi for instructions, Sajad…

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Kashmir Continues To Bleed -Two rebels, Army soldier killed, two CRPF personnel wounded in Kulgam gunfight, Intense clashes on, scores injured

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Two militants and an army soldier were killed and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel wounded in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday. A police official said that two militants were killed in the gunfight. “The bodies are yet to be recovered,” he saiid, adding that the slain are believed to be affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit. He said the operation is going on. He said that an army soldier, identified as Prakash Yadav, was wounded in the firefight. He was rushed to a hospital where…

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‘What are the Norwegians up to in Kashmir?’ Omar Abdullah asks Sushma Swaraj

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The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah has questioned the recent visit of the ex-prime minister of Norway Kjell Magne Bondevik to Kashmir, where he met separatists leaders last week. National Conference leader Abdullah took to Twitter on Monday asking foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and national secretary advisor Ajit Doval to put Bondevik’s visit in perspective. “What are the Norwegians up to in Kashmir? Would either @SushmaSwaraj ji or Doval ji care to put the visit of the former Norwegian PM to both sides of the divided…

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