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Post tourist death, condemnation of stone-pelters pours in from across Valley

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When the four members of a family from Chennai embarked on a journey to explore “paradise on earth”, they could never have imagined it would turn into hell for them the way it did on Sunday. After spending a day in Srinagar, the family was heading towards the tourist resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir, when their convoy came under attack from stone-pelters at Narbal crossing on the Srinagar-Gulmarg Road, on the outskirts of Srinagar. “They came under attack at 8 am on Sunday while the family was heading towards…

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BJP alliance biggest provocation to Kashmiris, Mehbooba should quit: Chidambaram

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With violence and unrest continuing in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader P Chidambaram today asked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to quit the PDP-BJP coalition government saying the “unholy” alliance was the gravest provocation to the people of the Valley. In a series of tweets, the former Home and Finance Minister claimed the “muscular and militaristic” approach of the central government has driven the state towards the present “catastrophic” situation “Mehbooba Mufti should break her party’s unholy and opportunistic coalition with the BJP. And go back to the philosophy of her…

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Mehbooba Mufti must accept failure, step down: Omar Abdullah

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National Conference working president Omar Abdullah on Monday said Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti should “accept her failure to govern” and demanded that she “step down”. Omar, who addressing a public meeting in Kargil district, also accused the Chief Minister of her “inability to handle the deteriorating situation” in the state. “The time has come for Mehbooba Mufti to accept her failure and the grave costs of the Peoples Democratic Party’s sellout. She should step down as the Chief Minister before the situation deteriorates any further,” Omar said. “Youth across the…

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Find ways to end cycle of Violence in Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said a way out has to be found to end the violence which is consuming young lives in the state Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asked the centre to find a “middle path” for ending the cycle of violence in Kashmir valley. Five Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists including a top commander and a university professor were killed in an encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Five also civilians died during clashes near the encounter site. “The tragedy…

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Tassaduq Mufti more honest than Mehbooba Mufti: Omar Abdullah

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National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Monday slammed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over her “hollow” tweet on the violence in the state, and said that her brother Tassaduq Mufti was more honest than her in voicing opinion on the situation. In the wake of the Pulwama encounter, Mufti had called for unity among the people and professed that “violence is no solution to the issues that plague us”. Quoting her tweet, the former chief minister said, “Your tweet has a hollow ring to it. At least…

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Professor’s killing shows just jobs, development not answer to Kashmir’s Issues: Omar Abdullah

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Just providing jobs and ensuring development is not the solution that will end “violence and alienation” in Kashmir, former chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday referring to the killing in an encounter of an assistant professor who allegedly had joined terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. “Sadly this is also an answer to those who claim jobs & development are the solution to the violence & alienation in Kashmir. This is another tragic development in a steady stream of tragedies in Kashmir,” Abdullah tweeted. Earlier, Mohammad Rafi Bhat, a contractual assistant…

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Don’t allow vested elements to disturb peace: Mehbooba Mufti

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Hailing the people of Jammu for upholding the values of brotherhood and amity despite severe provocations, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday appealed to the people to carry forward this tradition of social inclusion and not let any vested elements cause any wedge between communities. Interacting with the members of the civil society here in the evening, the Chief Minister praised the people of the Jammu region for upholding harmony and brotherhood despite severe provocations and defeating the evil designs of miscreants who are out to divide the people. She…

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Will transfer Kathua gangrape case at slightest hint of unfair trial: Supreme Court

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Supreme Court said the Kathua gangrape and murder trial should be fair not only for the accused but also for the victim’s family. It has also ruled out a CBI probe. The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it might move the case of an eight-year-old girl’s gang rape and murder out of Jammu’s Kathua in case it concludes that a fair trial of the suspects is not possible there. “Fair trial is the consideration and we are concerned with the interest of the victim and accused. If we find…

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BJP reluctant to rein in Lal Singh, stop his anti-govt rallies

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Even as the outspoken party legislator Choudhary Lal Singh has stepped up attacks on Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, the ruling BJP appears to be not in mood to “rein in” its former forest minister. Although some ministers have been mounting pressure on the party to stop Lal Singh from directly attacking the CM, the leadership is convinced that he has, so far, not indulged in any anti-party activity or indiscipline which warrants action.“There is no reason, so far, to take action against Lal Singh, who is the party’s prominent leader,”…

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Bar Council of India bails out Kathua Bar

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Despite Kathua Bar Association admitting in a statement that it had obstructed the Crime Branch from producing the charge-sheet against the accused in Kathua rape and murder case, the Bar Council of India on Thursday told the Supreme Court that nothing of the sort had happened. What is more, the BCI also advocated the CBI probe into the case. The BCI report, which was filed before a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, said the demand of Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Jammu, and Kathua District Bar…

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