Year: 2015

Shah advises Sushma Swaraj to examine Kashmir history

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Terming the arrest of Hurriyat leadership in New Delhi against the spirits of India democracy pro freedom leader Shabir Ahmed Shah Tuesday questioned that if Kashmir is not an issue and Hurriyat leaders are irrelevant then why former Prime Ministers of India talked to pro freedom leadership from Kashmir in past. “The claims made by Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj with regard to Kashmir issue and Kashmiri separatist leaders are not only astonishing but baseless as well. “Swaraj forgot that her mentor Atal Bihari Vajpayee exchanged letters with me and…

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Centre evaded talks with Pakistan on Kashmir: Hurriyat

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Moderate Hurriyat Conference on Tuesday accused the Centre of “evading” the NSA-level talks with Pakistan by refusing to discuss Kashmir, an issue it described as the main reason for the “huge trust deficit” between the two countries. “India’s attempt to evade talks on Kashmir issue was extremely unfortunate, imprudent and contrary to the historical, political and ground realities of Jammu and Kashmir,” the Hurriyat said in a statement after its meeting at the residence of Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq here. Terming the Kashmir dispute as the “core issue” between the…

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VHP, RSS eye Kashmir’s political space

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After inroads by the Bharatiya Janata Party into Jammu and Kashmir’s political arena, the right-wing organizations, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Rashtriya Swayam sevak Sangh, are slowly attempting to enter into the Valley and “make their base here.” In a development that took many observers by surprise, a VHP leader Shiv Narayan Singh Tuesday held a meeting with J&K Governor N N Vohra. An official spokesman said Singh—PRO of VHP—called on Governor N N Vohra, here at Raj Bhavan and “informed him about various important matters of high public interest” and…

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Kashmir not a third party, it is integral to dialogue: Sharif

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Pakistan Prime Minister says that any discussion with India, minus the Kashmir issue, would be futile. Asserting that Kashmiri separatist leaders are not a “third party”, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that any dialogue process with India which does not include the Kashmir issue will be futile. “Kashmiri leaders are not a third party, but an important party to this issue. Any decision on their future cannot be made without their opinion and consultation,” he said at a Cabinet meeting on Monday. The Prime Minister told the Cabinet…

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Kashmiri Pandits hold protests in Valley

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An organisation of non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley today held a protest here in support of their demands including minority status for them and a job package for the youths. “The government is focusing on bringing back the migrant Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley which is a good thing. However, the non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits are being ignored and neglected by successive state governments,” General Secretary of Hindu Welfare Society Kashmir C L Bhat said. He said the protest was being held to press the government to fulfill the demands…

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Salman Khan BROKE his promise, claims his adopted family in Kashmir!

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The family reports that Salman hasn’t kept his word and that all their attempts to contact the actor have gone in vain Apart from his acting, stardom and crazy fan following, Salman Khan is also known for his philanthropic side. Not only does he actively involve himself with his Being Human NGO, he also makes sure to not let any opportunity to help other go by. Accordingly the actor made headlines for the same while he was shooting in Kashmir for his last release, Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The actor had adopted…

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Making Missionary Schools Accountable

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When they’re earning millions, why should they pay peanuts to government? People generally are under this impression that Right to Information Act ( RTI) is applicable to Government departments only and that is the reason citizens of this state seek information under RTI from the Government departments and public sector undertakings ( PSU’s) only. For the information of our esteemed readers, I want to clarify that nowhere in J& K RTI Act 2009 and even Central RTI Act 2005, it is mentioned that RTI is applicable to Government authorities only. Section 2…

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Ufa: Another Opportunity Lost

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One thing is very clear. The statement issued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif representing some kind of agreement at the Russian city of Ufa on July 10, 2015 seems on its face to be conspicuously duplicitous. One wonders if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had some subordinate prepare it, trusting him to convey the intent, but never actually read what was published before it was published. Here’s the thing. There are two distinct parts to the Ufa agreement as it is explicitly written. First, It is prefaced with the general…

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Mirwaiz to get Z+ security

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The Z security status of Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is likely to be enhanced to Z plus in the wake of the increasing threat perception on his life. Sources said authorities have decided to upgrade Mirwaiz’s security to the highest level after receiving inputs about threat to his life. “There are intelligence inputs from central and state agencies that Mirwaiz might be under life threat following which authorities have decided to upgrade his security from Z to Z plus,” they said. Sources said central agencies interrupted some…

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Schools asked to do away with ‘barring process’ in class 10, 12

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Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar, Monday said the state government has asked the educational institutions to do away with the practice of barring the students from appearing in 10th and 12th class examinations to improve results. “All the heads of educational institutions have been directed not to detain any student for his/her poor performance in the Golden Test,” the Minister said while speaking at a function at Government Higher Secondary School Aragam. MLC, Yasir Reshi, Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, Sajjad Hussain Ganai, Director School Education Kashmir, Dr Shah Faesal, SSP Bandipora,…

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