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Violence needs to be brought down before any dialogue: Dineshwar Sharma

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Days ahead of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma, the Centre’s interlocutor for the state, has reportedly said that the level of violence has to be brought down before any political dialogue can be initiated. While speaking to leading daily, Sharma, who had persuaded the Modi government to announce the unilateral Ramadan ceasefire, asserted,”The biggest challenge in Kashmir today is to calm down the sentiments of the people, particularly youth.” Furthermore, he stated, “It will be difficult to think about any political dialogue, any political solution until we…

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Jammu at 40 degrees, Kashmir at 35 degrees, Heat wave declared across State

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At 40 degrees Celsius, Jammu city on Monday recorded the hottest day of the year. “This is the highest recorded this year so far,” an official of the Met department said. “Similarly, the maximum temperature was 34.4 degrees Celsius in Srinagar today and yesterday it was 35 degrees Celsius,” it added. The weather office said that Jammu city also recorded the hottest night this year at 31.4 on Sunday. Meanwhile, heat wave has been declared across Kashmir as the maximum temperature was recorded at 34.4 degrees Celsius, 8.1 degrees Celsius…

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Time right, Talk to save Kashmir, separatists must join: Mehbooba Mufti

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Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said now was the right time for separatists to come forward for dialogue. She said the unilateral ceasefire and dialogue offer “opportunity does not come every day”. “We always say that J&K is a political problem and needs a solution. The Army, CRPF or the police cannot resolve it. It can only be resolved politically through dialogue and when there is an offer of dialogue from the Centre, I request all stakeholders to come forward to save J&K and its economy,” Mehbooba said while…

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Ambiguity over Kashmir Talks mar the seriousness of Talks: Hurriyat Leardership

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New Delhi is confused about what it wants to talk about in Kashmir, Hurriyat said in a statement. The statement released by All Parties Hurriyat Conference on Tuesday was a reaction to statements made on Monday by Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj. In a press conference held on Monday, Swaraj, in context of holding a dialogue with Pakistan, had said, “We are ready for talks. But there’s a caveat – terror and talks cannot go together. This has always been our position.” The Hurriyat said that there was a…

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Want good ties with all, but Pak must stop abetting terror: Venkaiah Naidu

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Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said India wanted good relations with all neighbours, but Pakistan must honour its commitment of not allowing its territory to be used for training terror. Tension on borders had hampered the developmental activities in J&K, he said, adding that that no government could carry out development smoothly unless there was peace. “We want to have good relations with all. We don’t have any problem in talking with our neighbours, including our immediate neighbour (Pakistan), but they also have to reciprocate in a similar manner.…

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Today Joint Resistance Leadership to take call on Centre’s talks offer

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Three key separatist leaders in Kashmir are likely to hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss and take a final call on the dialogue offer by the Central government. The meeting is likely to take place at the residence of Syed Ali Geelani and will be attended by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik. The three separatist leaders refer to themselves as Joint Resistance Leadership, an issue-based coalition which they had formed two years ago. Sources said, “the leaders will take a final decision and then issue a joint statement…

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Ready to talk to Hurriyat, Pakistan, No confusion in our Kashmir policy: Rajnath Singh

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Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that India is ready to talk to the Hurriyat Conference if they are ready to talk, a media report said today. “If Hurriyat is ready to talk, we have no problem, we are ready to talk to anyone. Even if Pakistan comes for a dialogue, we are ready for it,” Singh told Aaj Tak TV channel during a programme held in New Delhi to mark four years of the Narendra Modi government. “There is no problem in any dialogue with Pakistan, it is our…

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Amid Bloodbath and Destruction along IB, BJP celebrating four years of Modi Govt

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Amid bloodbath and destruction along the International Border, the top brass of the state BJP on Friday celebrated four years of the NDA government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The high-profile celebrations were held at Akhnoor which also witnessed destruction in the recent shelling from across the border. The Pallanwalla sector, where eight-month-old Nitin lost his life due to Pakistani firing, is part of the Akhnoor area. The BJP celebrations evoked a strong reaction from people, especially in Akhnoor. “Instead of organising the function with a pomp and show,…

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If found guilty, Major Gogoi will get exemplary punishment: Army Chief

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Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Friday Major Leetul Gogoi will be given “exemplary punishment” if he is found guilty after the Rashtriya Rifles officer was detained along with a woman and a local man on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar. “If anyone in the Indian Army, at any rank, does any wrong and it comes to our notice then strictest action will be taken,” Gen Rawat was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. “If Major Gogoi has done something wrong then I can say that…

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Suspension of operations by security forces likely to continue in Valley after Ramadan: Sources

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Suspension of anti-terror operations by security forces in Jammu in Kashmir is likely to continue after Ramadan. The Ministry of Home Affairs had on May 16, 2018, asked security forces not to launch operations in J&K during the holy month of Ramadan. The ministry had said that the decision had been taken to help the “peace-loving Muslims observe Ramadan in a peaceful environment”. The Centre had also said that the security forces reserved “the right to retaliate if attacked or if essential to protect the lives of innocent people”. As…

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