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Mehbooba Mufti meets Narendra Modi, discusses security, development in J&K

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J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti and PM Modi on Wednesday discussed the security situation in the Valley as well as along the border with Pakistan. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. During the hour-long meeting, Mufti briefed the PM on the security situation in the Valley as well as along the border with Pakistan, which has been witnessing heavy cross-border firing and continuous attempts of infiltration by militants, an official said. The two leaders also discussed the ongoing peace initiatives undertaken by the…

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Heavy shelling by Pakistan escalates border tensions

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The Pakistan army today resorted to heavy mortar shelling on Indian forward posts and civil areas in Manjakot, Tarkundi and Ghambhir sectors in Rajouri. “A few mortar shells landed near the forward posts of the Border Security Force (BSF) in the Manjakot sector, resulting in injuries to two constables” said sources. The injured have been identified as Constable Dhana Shekhar and Constable Balvinder Singh. After being provided first aid, both were taken to Army Hospital at Rajouri. The Pakistan army resorted to heavy mortar shelling in Tarkundi Gali and Kangagali…

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Al-Qaida affiliate calls to hit Army convoys in J&K

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Zakir Musa, the head of Al Qaeda-affiliated Kashmiri outfit Ghazwat-ul-Hind, has reportedly asked “able” Indian youth to attack military convoys with petrol bombs in order to make the Army’s movements difficult. While urging ‘fighters” in Kashmir to “rise above group and hero worship,” Musa in a video of his speech released on Telegram on Sunday, asked them to also target companies associated with the Indian government as well as foreign firms seeking investment opportunities in India, the SITE Intelligence Group reported. Musa’s call for attacks on Indian Army, which he…

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BJP Minister’s segregating Kashmiri Officers

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Saffron party’s ministers decline Kashmiris, Muslims as Admin Secys Kashmiri officers threaten mass resignation, raise issue with ministers, to take up matter with PM The Secretary-level Kashmiri officers Monday threatened mass resignation after they were conveyed that no Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister was willing to take them as administrative secretaries in their ministries. According to sources, after they were conveyed the decision of the rightwing BJP ministers, they raised the issue with some ministers of the BJP’s ruling ally Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who informed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti…

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400 Truce violations in 57 days: Pakistan leaves Kashmir reeling

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The line of control in Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan remains extremely volatile, with ceasefire violations (CFVs) already jumping to over 400 in the first two months of this year. Apart from civilians, Pakistan has lost 23 soldiers in the firing duels, while the tally for India is 16 till now. If this trend continues-and it has shown no signs of ebbing as yet-then 2018 is likely to record the highest number of CFVs along the LoC in 15 years since the ceasefire along the 198-km international border…

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Mehbooba Mufti orders probe after uproar over cousin’s appointment as KVIB officer

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Sunday ordered probe into the selection list of Jammu and Kashmir Khadi Village and Industries Board (KVIB) after her government faced strong criticism over appointment of her cousin and son of ruling PDP vice president Sartaj Madni as executive officer in KVIB. 37-year-old Syed Aroot Madni, who is CM’s cousin and son of PDP vice president, was recently appointed as an executive officer in KVIB. His appointment has created political storm and strong criticism from the dropout candidates and netizens. The dropped candidates…

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Govt must find a way forward to end bloodshed in Valley: Farooq Abdullah

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National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah said Pakistan also needs to work towards building peace for the betterment of both the countries. National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that the government of India must work to end the tensions along the border in Jammu and Kashmir else more soldiers will lose their lives. “Unless they find a way out, the people on both sides will suffer and many of our soldiers will also die. I think the government of India must find a way forward,” he said. He said…

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Aspirants allege favoritism in appointment of Aroot Madni, Mehbooba Mufti’s cousin

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The appointment of Syed Aroot Madni, son of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s maternal uncle Sartaj Madni, who is also the vice-president of the Peoples Democratic Party, as an executive officer of the Khadi Village and Industries Board has raised eyebrows over the selection list of the candidates for various posts. Dropout candidates have alleged that the selection of candidates for various posts was handed over to a private recruitment agency instead of the J&K Service Selection and Recruitment Board. They alleged that Aroot was selected on the basis of his…

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Outburst against BJP invites sedition charges

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FIR targets shelling victim’s kin for ‘Objectionale’ slogans at cremation For an outburst against the BJP leadership for “abandoning” border residents at a crucial time, the police have turned a daily diary report (DDR) into an FIR, slapping sedition charges on some unidentified persons. “We have registered an FIR under Section 124/A of the RPC (sedition charges) against unidentified persons for shouting objectionable slogans during the cremation of Suresh Kumar Choudhary (a shelling victim),” said Ramgarh SHO Bansi Lal Sharma while disclosing that the police had approached the court for…

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Article 370 a bridge between Kashmir & India: Mehbooba Mufti

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Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said that that the article 370 which bestows special position to the state, is the basis of state’s affiliation to India. According to the party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has written in ‘Agenda of Alliance’ that it will not talk of removing article 370. Speaking at a foundation ceremony of Passport Seva Kendra here the vice president of PDP Sartaj Madani told the media persons that Indians should think and understand that if Jammu…

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