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Difference in the conduct of Mehbooba Mufti during and after PM’s J&K all-party meet: Muzaffar Baig

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffar Hussain Baig, one of the leaders who attended PM Modi’s J&K all-party meeting on Thursday, in an exclusive conversation with India TV gave insights of the meeting, spoke about the conduct of PDP chief and former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti among other issues. Muzaffar Hussain Baig said that talks with the Prime Minister were held in a good atmosphere adding that he noted down all the important issues which were raised during the…

What’s behind Modi’s surprise talks with Kashmiri leaders? Pakistan, China, and the US, to name a few

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Editor

The meeting comes two years after India stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy and detained thousands amid a harsh lockdown Experts say bonhomie with Islamabad, the military stand-off with Beijing, and pressure from Washington may all be considerations for New Delhi Kunal Purohit Two years after stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy and detaining thousands during a harsh lockdown, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an unexpected meeting with the region’s top leaders.During the meeting, Modi promised to hold polls in Jammu and Kashmir and indicated his government…

Kashmiri leaders urge Modi to restore region’s autonomy

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Editor

Kashmiri leaders from pro-India parties on Thursday urged the prime minister to restore the region’s special autonomy and engage in dialogue with Pakistan during their first meeting with him since the region lost its autonomy and saw many of its leaders jailed in a crackdown. Muslim-majority Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, with both claiming it in its entirety. It became a flashpoint between the neighbors at the end of British colonial rule in 1947, when the Indian subcontinent was divided into predominantly Hindu India and mainly Muslim Pakistan.…

Unease in sections of BJP-RSS over all-party Kashmir meeting

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Editor

There is an unease in sections of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological fount, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), over the talks on Jammu & Kashmir being held under the shadow regional parties sticking to their demand for the restoration of the Constitution’s Article 370, people aware of the matter said. The parties, including the National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks in Delhi on Thursday. This is the first such meeting after Jammu & Kashmir was stripped…

CID nod, details of kin’s ‘Political Activity’ must for govt job in J&K

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 Editor

From now on, no person can get a government job in Jammu and Kashmir without a satisfactory CID report on their antecedents, following an amendment by the Union Territory administration in the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Verification of Character and Antecedents) Instructions, 1997. One will be required to also disclose whether any family member or close relative is associated with any political party or organisation, or has participated in any political activity, or has had links with a foreign mission or organisation, or any prescribed/ prohibited/ banned organisation such…

Gupkar Alliance to send two members for Modi meet, Mehbooba advocates Collective Fight

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 Editor

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti has stressed a collective fight for the restoration of statehood and Article 370. Mufti chaired a meeting of the party Sunday afternoon in Srinagar, hours after receiving a formal invitation from Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla for an All-Party meeting on June 24 which will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ‘We have stressed for a collective fight and hence People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will send two representatives for the meeting in New Delhi’, said a senior leader who attended…

Why Modi’s meet with J&K parties is crucial, and what’s likely to be on the agenda

June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 Editor

Why Modi's meet with all J&K parties is crucial, and what's likely to be on the agenda

The all-party meet in Jammu and Kashmir is the first such exercise since the Centre announced the abrogation of the erstwhile state’s special status and its bifurcation into two Union territories in August 2019 The Central Government has called a meeting of all the regional political parties of Jammu and Kashmir. Various media reports confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to chair a meeting with all political parties from the Union Territory on 24 June. The meeting is also likely to be attended by Union Home Minister Amit…

Delimitation exercise kicks off in J&K

June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 Editor

The delimitation commission for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has kicked off the exercise by writing to all 20 District Commissioners (DC), seeking basic demographic, topographic information as well as the local administration’s impressions of political aspirations of the district. According to government sources, the letter went out to all DCs in June first week, and while the commission asked for a response within two days, it was sent off, by all DCs, at the end of the week. The commission was set up in February-March 2020 to…

Let them take 100 rebirths, Won’t allow restoration of Article 370: Ravinder Raina hits out at Digvijay Singh

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Editor

Raina was lashing out against Congress leader Digvijay Singh’s remarks that the revocation of Article 370 and stripping Jammu and Kashmir of statehood was an “extremely sad” decision and his party will have a “relook” at the issue. In a scathing attack on the Congress over its senior leader Digvijay Singh’s remarks on Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina said on Saturday that his party will not allow the Congress leaders’ “conspiracy” against India to succeed even if they take “100 rebirths”. Raina accused the opposition party…

GoI planning series of political initiatives in J&K: Officials

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021 Editor

The Centre is planning a series of political initiatives in Jammu and Kashmir which may include discussion with mainstream parties of the Union Territory and elections to the assembly in the early part of next year, officials said here on Friday. The delimitation commission, which was set up immediately after passage of Jammu and Kashmir reorganisation bill by Parliament under the chairmanship of Justice (retd) Ranjana Desai, is likely to expedite its work and submit its report. The commission was set in February 2020 and has been given an extension…