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Because of Modi’s mistakes Kashmir is on fire: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said Prime Minister NarendraModi had made “mistakes” on Jammu and Kashmir, as a result of which the state is “on fire”. Addressing a public meeting here, Gandhi also alleged that the ‘One-Rank, One-Pension’ scheme has not been implemented so far and the Prime Minister was speaking “lies” on the issue. He said a couple of days back, a delegation of ex- servicemen met him and said they had trusted Modi over OROP but were “disappointed” now. The Prime Minister “claims that OROP has been…

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Musharraf had asked separatists to seek concession from Delhi: JK Gov

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Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik has said that former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf told Kashmiri separatist leaders to get concessions from New Delhi through a dialogue because India was a superpower and he would not be able to break it. “He [Musharraf] told them he would not be able to change the Line [of Control]. He had told them that neither India nor Pakistan can afford a war and that they should negotiate concessions for Kashmir,” Malik told HT in an interview. Asked if he was certain that…

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PDP leaves panchayat poll participation to legislators

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MLAs, MLCs can take call on elections in their constituencies To keep its flock together, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership has authorised its legislators to decide on their own regarding the panchayat polls in their respective constituencies. The party was forced to adopt a flexible attitude on the elections as the boycott of civic bodies elections has not gone down well with its workers. Although no official announcement has been made in this regard, legislators were asked to take the decision on the panchayat elections on their own. Notably,…

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BJP- PDP manipulated list of J&K Bank to appoint favorites: Satya Pal Malik

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Governor Satya Pal Malik today exposed more scams in the State committed during previous PDP-BJP Government saying a complete selection list of 582 candidates in Jammu and Kashmir Bank was set aside to appoint political workers in their place and raised serious question mark on the working of Public Services Commission (PSC) saying a youth was selected for KAS even without appearing in the examinations. He said the Government had recruited such youths as teachers, who had been preaching fundamentalism while Government officials were pelting stones on way back from…

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Jammu celebrates Accession Day, Kashmir goes with Black Day

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Various functions were held across the Jammu region on Friday to celebrate the 72nd Accession Day. On October 26, 1947, last Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh had signed an Instrument of Accession and consequently the state of J&K had acceded to the Indian union. While the BJP organised a seminar at its party headquarters, the J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu, held another function. At the event organised by the People’s Opinion Forum on the banks of the Tawi, former minister and BJP MLA Choudhary Lal Singh was the chief…

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For dialogue, Hurriyat must keep Pakistan aside: Satya Pal Malik

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Asserting that his job was to make situation conducive for talks, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday ruled out dialogue with the Hurriyat till the separatist leaders disassociated themselves from Pakistan. “As long as the Hurriyat does not keep away Pakistan, we will not talk to them. Talks are the prerogative of the government. My role is to make the situation conducive for talks and I am trying to make that happen,” Malik told reporters on the sidelines of a function held here. Even as the Governor maintained that violence…

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NC, PDP taught a lesson, Satisfied with 4% voter turnout: Ram Madhav

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Training guns at National Conference (NC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for criticizing low voter turnout in recently held municipal polls, BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday said many leaders from these parties were elected as Members of Parliament with fewer votes. “We are very happy and satisfied. Our candidates have won in the valley. Even 4 percent votes matters for us,” Madhav said while felicitating the winning candidates of party at a function here. He accused NC and PDP of threatening people and held them responsible for low…

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Post PDP, BJP fall Rajnath meets Mehbooba

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PDP President and former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today again appealed Centre for the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan to end the present phase of acrimony and confrontation between the two south Asian neighbouring States. According to party spokesman in her meeting with Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh here today, Mehbooba Mufti said good relations with Pakistan have a positive impact on the ground situation in the State and it also encourages reconciliation among stakeholders within the State which automatically results into decline in alienation levels of people.…

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#HorseTrading; BJP placates rebels, reaches out to Independents

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Following its failure to get a majority in most of the civic bodies in the Jammu region, the BJP has initiated the process of placating the rebels and is also luring Independents to manage the required numbers in various municipalities. While the party on Sunday roped in an Independent who won from the Nagri Prole Municipal Committee, former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta approached Udhampur MLA Pawan Gupta to muster a majority in the Udhampur Municipal Council in which the party has got only four of the total 21 seats.…

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BJP grabs Jammu, Independents win majority of seats in Srinagar

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the Jammu Municipal Corporation polls while Independent candidates won majority number of seats in the Srinagar Municipal Corporation. Counting took place at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC). Of the 74 wards in the Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Independent candidates won 49 seats, Congress got 12 seats, BJP secured four seats, while in one ward no votes were polled and 8 seats remained uncontested. In the 75-seat Jammu Municipal Corporation polls, the BJP secured 43 seats, Congress won 14 while Independent candidates got 18 seats. Meanwhile,…

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