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Kargil Highway, Mughal Road shut after fresh Snowfall

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Kashmir’s higher reaches received fresh snowfall on Monday while light rains lashed the plains including the summer capital Srinagar, even as the Mughal Road continued to remain closed for the second consecutive day. The Srinagar-Jammu highway was however open for one-way traffic. An official source told Kashmir Post that light snowfall was reported in high-altitude areas in Jammu and Kashmir, including Pir-ki-Gali on the Mughal Road, which connects Kashmir with Poonch via southern Shopian district. Snowfall was also reported at Sadhna Pass in Kupwara, Gurez Valley in Bandipora, Keran, Minamarg…

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Defying terror threat and poll boycott over 20000 candidates joining electoral race

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Defying terror threat and poll boycott call made by the separatists and some political groups, the state is heading for the restoration of grassroots democracy in an impressive way with over 20,000 candidates joining the electoral race in the first three phases of the nine-phased panchayat elections starting from November 17. According to the official statistics of the state election department, over 20,000 candidates have filed nominations for sarpanch halqas and panch constituencies in the first three phases. In all, 165 blocks of the total 316 in J&K are going…

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After Governor’s rule, JK likely to have President’s rule

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Jammu and Kashmir is unlikely to have a popular government anytime soon as the Government of India (GoI) may recommend a spell of President’s rule at the expiry of Governor’s rule on December 19, official sources said. Under the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, there is no provision for extension of Governor’s rule. The state is under central rule since June 19 after the BJP withdrew support from the then Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government. The six-month term of Governor’s rule comes to an end on December 19. Therefore, for the…

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Dont allow Kashmiri youth to join militant ranks: Bipin Rawat

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Army chief Bipin Rawat on Monday said while the government’s policy was that those triggering terrorism in Kashmir should be neutralised, the Army’s focus was to ensure that the Kashmiri youths do not join militancy. The Army chief said infiltration was going on from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. “The government has a clear cut policy that it will not allow terrorists to create violence. Anybody who creates violence will be neutralised,” he told reporters here. Rawat, who was on a two-day visit to Pathankot, presided…

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Post Kashmir meet, Ram Madhav pushing for 3rd front

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BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav, concluded his two-day visit to Kashmir and among others held a meeting with Peoples Conference (PC) chief Sajad Lone, pushing for a third front ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in the State. Emerging as permanent partners, the PC and BJP leaders uploaded pictures on social media of their meetings with Srinagar Mayor Mattu, PC’s councillors and Lone. “I interacted with newly-elected councillors of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC). It’s a team of youngsters led by young Mayor Mattu from Sajjad Lone’s PC. He…

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Farooq Abdullah urges India, Pakistan to start sustained dialogue to resolve Kashmir Issue, advocates for Ireland type Kashmir settlement

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National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah Sunday urged governments of India and Pakistan to start a sustained dialogue process and advocated an Ireland-type settlement model to resolve the procrastinated Kashmir issue. The three-time chief minister while addressing a public gathering at Uri said a day would come when the people of Jammu Kashmir will breathe in a peaceful atmosphere shorn of any insecurity. “We shouldn’t feel disheartened. The current situation is grave but we have witnessed even worst throughout the history. At one time in our history, people would not…

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Govt proposes joint venture with Union power ministry for Rattle power project

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The Governor’s administration has proposed to union power ministry a joint venture between the state and the central government for execution of 850-MW Ratle hydropower project, a month after the Jammu and Kashmir state administrative council gave a go-ahead to it. The project was initially slated for completion in 2017, but controversies and consequent delays would now push its commissioning to 2022 if the union power ministry agrees to the latest proposal. A top source said the government has proposed five models of joint-venture under which the state would receive…

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J&K Bank is a wonderful institution, Not everything I told is true: Satya Pal Malik

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Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said not everything some J&K Bank officials told him about irregularities in recruitments was the “gospel truth”. “Some youth and bank officials came to meet me at Raj Bhawan and told me about the irregularities in the recruitment process for certain appointments. And I discussed the same with media during my interviews. But, whatever they told me was not the gospel truth. Things will be clear only after an inquiry,” Malik told media persons here after flagging off a mission aimed at ensuring every…

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Horse trading for Srinagar Mayor gains momentum, BJP declares Mattu as Mayor

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The horse-trading for Srinagar Mayor has gained momentum in the last few days as Peoples Conference (PC) and Congress are fast approaching independent candidates, offering them “profitable deals” to support their nominee. Talking to Kashmir Post, many independent candidates, who emerged as the single-largest group in Srinagar Municipal Committee (SMC) alleged that they were approached by various political parties that included Peoples Conference (PC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress to join hands with them in return of greater benefits. An independent candidate, who won from the outskirts of Srinagar,…

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Congress stake claim for Mayor post, Independents reluctant to merge with BJP

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As mainstream parties including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Peoples Conference (PC) claimed the support of independent candidates for Mayor Post in Srinagar, the independent councillors who emerged as winners in the recently held Urban Local Bodies (ULB) polls from Srinagar district on Monday refused to support any party for the Mayor Post of Srinagar. After taking oath today as councillors in Banquet hall here, the independent candidates while talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS) that they will not merge with any party especially with BJP, but will stake…

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