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J&K facing higher threat from forces ‘Hell-bent on destroying Special Status’ than Pakistan: Omar Abdullah

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National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir does not face as much threat from Pakistan or the muzzle of the gun as from the forces who were “hell-bent on destroying the special status of the state”. Addressing a public meet in Kund valley area of Devsar in Kulgam district of Anantnag parliamentary constituency, in south Kashmir, Abdullah said keeping in view the challenges the state is facing, the people have to make a right choice in the ensuing elections while choosing their representative for the Lok…

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J&K staring at bankruptcy, Articles 370, 35A did maximum damage to Kashmir: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the problem in Jammu and Kashmir is that a handful of families in the state have made it a “tool of blackmail”. PM Modi said even before coming to power, we [BJP] knew the “right approach” on Kashmir. PM Narendra Modi said this during an exclusive interview in Varanasi on the day he filed his nomination papers. PM Modi said Articles 370 and 35A have done “maximum damage” to Kashmir.“We set up AIIMS and IIM in Kashmir but top professors are not ready…

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Assembly elections ‘Not Possible’ in June, EC may move date to November

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Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir may not be held in June, a top government source on Friday. The source added that the Election Commission could move the date to November. The government has reportedly cited the Ramzan Yatra, tourism season and Bakarwal migration as reasons for further delay in elections. The state has been under President’s rule following the expiry of six months of Governor’s rule in December. The 87-member state assembly plunged into a political crisis after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrew support to the PDP government…

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Rain, Storm uproots trees, snapped power supply in J&K

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Overnight thunderstorm and rain in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir disrupted normal life while plunging a large areas in darkness as power lines were snapped. However, no injuries or loss of life was reported in Jammu, Reasi, Samba, Kathua, Kupwara, and Anantnag, which were worst-affected by high velocity winds. Parts of Rajouri and Udhampur were also affected by the storm. In Jammu district, power lines and electric poles were damaged as many trees were uprooted. It was only after Jammu Municipal Corporation staff and power development department (PDD) workers…

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Government reviewing its Jammu-Srinagar Highway Ban

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Restrictions on the movement of civilian traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, imposed ahead of elections in light of the Pulwama terror attack that claimed the lives of at least 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, are being reconsidered, senior officials in the security establishment said on condition of anonymity. The restrictions had come into effect on April 7 and were to be in place until May 31 . A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a bus carrying CRPF troopers from Jammu to Srinagar on February 14 in…

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Special observers favours J&K polls in June

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Three special observers, appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), have favoured holding J&K Assembly elections in June, it is learnt. In their report, submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs, they have recommended that polls be held immediately after Eid. The observers — former IAS officers Vinod Zutshi and Noor Muhammad and former IPS officer AS Gill — met representatives of several parties, including PDP, Congress, BJP and Sajjad Lone-led Peoples Conference, during their visit to J&K last month. “The special observers have favoured early Assembly elections, most…

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‘Narendra Modi will bring Kashmir Issue to an end’: Devendra Fadnavis in Aap Ki Adalat

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“I believe that Modi has started taking strong steps in Kashmir. Like Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, who brought about the unconditional merger of 542 princely states in the Indian Union, Modi will also bring the Kashmir question to an end.” Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis today said, he was of the firm opinion that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “will bring the Kashmir issue to an end” (Kashmir ka jo prashna hai, khatm karengey). Fadnavis was replying to questions from Rajat Sharma in India TV’s show ‘Aap Ki Adalat’, recorded in…

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If problem of just two districts, Why to lockdown whole highway:​ Omar asks Modi

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Jammu and Kashmir National Conference party, vice-president, Omar Abdullah on Monday said that the “ensuing Lok Sabha election provides an opportunity to send credible and strong voices to parliament.” Addressing a mammoth gathering at Naidkhai Sonawari, party vice president said, “How can Mehbooba be trusted with protecting state’s special status when she was the one who implemented GST in the state? We impressed upon her not to implement it. We raised our voice against the implantation of GST in state. We told her that the implementation of GST will infringe…

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BJP is playing with fire: J&K parties hit BJP over Articles 370, 35A poll pledge

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The BJP’s manifesto for the general elections has stirred a hornets’ nest with political parties in Kashmir insisting that the proposal to scrap Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution is a dangerous move. Mainstream political parties in Kashmir on Monday termed the BJP’s proposal to scrap Article 370 and Article 35 A in its manifesto as dangerous which will have far reaching consequences and will end relations of state with India. The BJP in its election manifesto released in Delhi had said that party’s position on Article 370 has…

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Demanding separate PM will force us to scrap Art 370, 35A: Rajnath Singh

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Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the Centre would be left with no option but to scrap Article 370 and Article 35A as the Valley politicians were demanding a separate Prime Minister for Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at a rally at Badyal Kaaziyan near the International Border in Suchetgarh, Rajnath said as the Home Minister he had tried his best to reach out to the people in Kashmir. “I was open to dialogue with the separatists as well and had asked the then Chief Minister also to talk to…

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