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“Every stone picked by misguided youth destabilises Kashmir”: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his one-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, appealed to the Kashmiri youth to shun the path of violence and join the mainstream. PM Modi was speaking for the first time after the centre announced a unilateral “ceasefire” with terror groups during the month of Ramzan. “My appeal to these misguided youth is to return to the national mainstream, which is their own family, and participate in the development of Jammu and Kashmir,” PM Modi said while inaugurating the 330-MW Kishanganga power project. “Every stone or…

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330-MW Kishen Ganga inauguration today, Pak concerned over inauguration

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After failing many deadlines, project set to be inaugurated by PM Pak concerned over inaguration of Kishenganga project The 330 Megawatt Kishen Ganga Hydro Electric Power Project, a project of great strategic value,would be inaugurated on Saturday by Prime Minister Narender Modi from Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC). After failing many deadlines stemming from adverse climatic conditions, public uprisings and tug-of-war with affected people, the project is set to be inaugurated on Saturday. The construction of the project was completed amid a legal battle between India and Pakistan. Pakistan in…

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Ramadan ceasefire may be prudent decision as govt seeks to calm seething youth, break spiral of violence

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The best efforts at peace-making will come to nought as long as the funerals of young Kashmiris excite passions, and motivate more and more boys to become militants. And the major part of summer is still ahead. The good thing is that last winter, the government was far more conscious of the need to reach out to young people than it was in the past. The blindness of the policymakers to the ground situation during the winter of 2016-17 was baffling. They thought their troubles were over when agitations seemed to…

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Return home, Contest polls: Ravinder Raina to Syed Salahuddin

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State BJP president Ravinder Raina has ‘advised’ Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin to renounce violence, return home to J&K and join the mainstream. Speaking at the party headquarters on Thursday after receiving a rousing welcome, Raina sent a message across to the Hizbul Mujahideen chief to avail the ceasefire chance, join the democratic process in J&K and contest elections. “This is a chance given by the Union Government to anti-social elements, militants and misguided youth in the Kashmir valley to drop guns and join the mainstream,” Raina said, adding, “I…

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Urge your wards to leave path of violence: DGP to families of rebals

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A day after Delhi announced the ceasefire in the State, Jammu Kashmir Police Chief DGP Shesh Paul Vaid Thursday urged the families of local militants to shun the path of violence. Vaid wrote on twitter: “Taking advantage of fresh initiative of GOI during Ramadan, families of local militants should urge their sons to leave path of violence & join them to live peacefully . Wish them good luck (sic).” On Wednesday afternoon, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the government has asked the government forces not to launch the anti-militancy…

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Ravinder Raina state BJP head invokes Islamic teachings for Kashmiri’s

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“I hope and pray that the holy fasting month of Ramazan brings peace for the entire state…. We believe in ‘Hubbul Wattani’ (love for country), which was preached by Prophet Muhammad… We believe in this poem (of Allama Iqbal) that we recite in schools…. It teaches us to love and help the poor and the weak.”— Ravinder Raina, BJP president, J&K Usually known for his outspoken attitude and being a “hardcore RSS worker”, Ravinder Raina, newly nominated BJP state president, on Wednesday invoked Islamic teachings and quoted poetry of Allama…

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Forces to scale down CASO during Ramadan

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The forces in Valley have ostensibly worked out a fresh strategy to deal with militants and ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the general public in anti-militancy operations during the holy month of Ramadan. Kashmir Post has learnt that in view of the holy month of Ramadan, the anti-militancy operations would remain limited to based on “specific intelligence information” while the routine Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs) would be scaled down. “The anti-militancy operations will be carried out based on intelligence operations. There will be no regular and general…

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Govt. revokes order on Kashmiri Pandit’s pilgrimage registration

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Kashmiri Pandits are sons of the soil and they do not need any permission to visit the shrines in the Valley, says Minister. The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday removed a senior official and ordered a probe into the official directive asking migrant Kashmiri Pandits to register before embarking on any pilgrimage at the historic temples of the Kashmir Valley. “Migrant Kashmiri Pandits belong to this soil. They don’t need to register for such religious pilgrimages. They don’t require any permission from the government. We cannot have them questioned…

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Security forces issue list of top ten commanders in Valley

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After death of several top terrorist commander’s, security forces have issues a new list of top commanders in the Valley. The names were made public with an aim to eliminate them from the region. Among the wanted terrorists, Riyaz, Zakir and Pakistani terrorist Naveed Jatt alias Abu Hanzullah, who escaped from the clutches of the Jammu and Kashmir police. Their escape came as a big blow to the security agencies, which are witnessing a fresh round of unrest. According to the police, all the top ten terrorists have been put…

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Make your children give up violence: Priya Sethi to mothers of “Misguided Youths”

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BJP leader Priya Sethi exhorted Sunday the mothers of “misguided youths” in Jammu and Kashmir to convince their wards to give up violence and join the mainstream. The former minister was speaking at a women leadership conclave Pink Marathon: Empowered women Empower women organised by Epilogue Press on the occasion of Mother’s Day. “Today, we are celebrating Mother’s Day and nothing could have been better than this conclave. I ask mothers of misguided youth who have taken up arms to influence their children to shun the path of violence,” Ms…

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