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Kathua Case being given communal colour; Mehbooba, PDP ‘Playing Politics’; Nirmal

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Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti attended a youth convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) here today. As some political parties and fringe groups are politicising the rape and murder of eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Mehbooba, in a veiled attack on her coalition partner BJP, said the gruesome act was being given a communal colour. “In Kathua, a big incident happened when an eight-year-old was raped and killed. However, unfortunately today that is being given a religious colour,” Mehbooba said. She asked the youth to defeat the nefarious designs of the…

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BJP sowing seeds of ‘Discord’ in Jammu: Tara Chand

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Senior Jammu-based leaders of the Congress party on Friday blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) for “sowing the seeds of discord” in the Jammu region. Talking to Kashmir Post senior Congress leader and former deputy chief minister, Tara Chand, said, “We want to keep Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu together. Our party doesn’t believe in divisive politics at all.” Senior vice president of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee and former minister, Sham Lal Sharma said that Jammu division “is heading towards a disastrous. Serious efforts are being put to…

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Basant Rath cracks whip on commercial activities on residential premises

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Asks Divisional Commissioners to take action Basant Rath, IGP (Traffic), has now turned towards people who are using residential areas for commercial purposes and causing traffic congestion. The IG has written to the Divisional Commissioners of both Jammu and Kashmir regions to take appropriate action against the violators. Rath, in two different letters to the Divisional Commissioners, stated that a lot of commercial establishments were operating in residential areas in different municipal areas, which was not only violating the municipal rules, but also creating traffic congestion. “Owners have been playing…

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BJP takes on Mehbooba Mufti sides with Hindu Ekta Manch

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Don’t detain anyone, don’t interrogate anyone: BJP minister asks Police The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cabinet ministers Choudhary Lal Singh and Chander Prakash Ganga took on Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti by addressing a rally at Kootah organised by Hindu Ekta Manch that is fighting for the release of the rape-and-murder accused of an eight-year-old Gujjar girl. “Let the CM return, I and Lal Singh will meet her and ensure that the investigation is handed over to CBI as people have lost faith in the Crime Branch probe,” Industries Minister,…

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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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