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General News

Snow wreaks havoc across Kashmir, Admin ‘Buried’ under few inches of Snow, Help each other: Mirwaiz Plea to Kashmiris

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A man died after a snow avalanche hit his residential house in Sanbradi Magam village in Kokernag area of southern Anantnag district on Thursday evening, officials said.An official said a massive avalanche hit the residential house of Bashir Ahmad Qureshi, son of Noor Mohammad.The house owner Bashir died in the incident while his wife is still trapped, he said.Earlier, officials said they rescued two of the family members.Deputy commissioner Anantnag Muhammad Younis Malik told Kashmir Post that the rescue operation is still in progress. Highway Closed, Flights CancelledWhile the Srinagar-Jammu…

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PDP’s breaking up, should not be taken seriously: Governor Satya Pal

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Former Chief Ministers Mufti, Omar slam Malik over his ‘political’ statement Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was breaking up and its president Mehbooba Mufti shouldn’t be taken seriously. He alleged that Mufti had come to power by doing politics of going against forces and she was again doing the same. “It is election time and Mehbooba might be facing some problems. Just show some sympathy towards her. The PDP is breaking up. The party is in a mess and basically, she came to…

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Jammu – Srinagar traffic mess continues to ‘Worsens’

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The nightmares for the commuters travelling on the Srinagar-Jammu highway continue as the authorities failed to make the highway functional for smooth movement of vehicles. On Monday, only the Kashmir-bound trucks carrying essential commodities were allowed to continue their journey to Srinagar, as authorities allowed restricted traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, officials said. Restrictions were put on vehicular movement on the 270-km highway due to heavy snowfall last week near the Jawahar Tunnel and landslides near the Banihal-Ramban stretch. The highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest…

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IAS to Politics: Shah Faisal begins his ​political journey

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Less than a month after he resigned from the IAS to join politics, Shah Faisal started his political journey from his home districtt of Kupwara, declaring that he was there to contest the elections to rid the people of corruption and nepotism. At a public meeting in Kupwara, the 2010 IAS topper from Kashmir said it was painful to see the people suffering on various fronts, be it the problem of public services in distant areas or the youth killings. He expressed his concern over the killing of PhD scholars…

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UN says India’s ‘Excessive Force’ caused unlawful killings in its first report on abuses in Kashmir

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Indian security forces used “excessive force” resulting in unlawful killings and a high number of injuries during widespread demonstrations in the Kashmir region that began in 2016, the United Nations said in a report released Thursday. The report was the first by the United Nations to spotlight human rights abuses in the Himalayan territory disputed by India and Pakistan, which U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein called “a conflict that has robbed millions of their basic human rights, and continues to this day to inflict untold suffering.”…

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If voted to power, will bring autonomy resolution within month, Pulwama-like killings ignite passion for freedom: Farooq Abdullah

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The National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that if his party is voted to power with absolute majority, his party bring a autonomy resolution in the State Assembly within a month, “which is our core agenda.” “If am blessed with good health by Allah and we’re voted to power with absolute majority, I promise that I will make this happen (regional autonomy) within 30 days after assuming power,” Adbullah said while welcoming expelled ex-BJP MLA Gagan Bhagat into the party fold. Bhagat joined the National Conference in presence…

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After Governer, President’s rule imposed in Jammu & Kashmir

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After completion of six months of Governor’s rule in Jammu Kashmir, the State has come under President’s rule from Wednesday night, paving way for the union cabinet to take all policy decisions related to the militancy-hit State. President Ram Nath Kovind signed the proclamation for imposition of President’s rule in the State, which plunged into a political crisis in June after Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government collapsed following withdrawal of support by 25-member BJP. The gazette notification issued today said the President has received a report from Governor Satya Pal Malik…

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Another blow to PDP, two leaders to join NC today

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received another setback as two of its senior leaders Syed Basharat Bukhari and Peer Mohammad Hussain are set to join the National Conference tomorrow, just days after four party legislators quit the party. Both leaders will join the NC in presence of party president Farooq Abdullah and working president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday morning, senior NC leader Muhammad Akbar Lone told Kashmir Post. “Hussain and Bukhari will join the NC at the Gupkar residence of Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday. We have been advised…

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95238 Kashmiris killed by Indian forces since January 1989: Report

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According to a report Indian forces in their anti-freedom operation, killed 95,238 Kashmiris, including 7,120 in custody, since January 1989 till date. The report said that the troops molested or disgraced 11,107 women and damaged 109,191 residential houses and other structures. It maintained that Indian troops and police subjected at least 8,000 people to custodial disappearance in the period. The report pointed out that during this year alone, Indian forces and police personnel slain 350 Kashmiris including PhD scholars, engineering students and Hurriyet leaders, Professor Dr Muhammad Rafi Butt, Dr…

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‘God save! they haven’t given voting rights to cows’: Mehbooba Mufti’s dig at BJP

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Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said it was the “best time” for India to hold talks with Pakistan as the neighbouring country’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan is being touted as a “proxy” for their army. If initiated now, she said, the talks between the two neighbours at this time could prove “beneficial”. “If Imran is a proxy of the Pak army then this is the best time to talk. When Imran Khan says he is ready to talk, to open corridors, then I think…

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