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No talks, Compromise with Resistance group: Defence Minister

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Days after the Centre told the Supreme Court that it won’t hold any dialogue with Kashmir’s separatist leaders, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday again ruled out any talks with the separatists, at least for now. “In this current atmosphere of violence, we will not hold talks with separatists who are instigating violence. Not for now,” he told TimesNow news channel. Jaitley said the government will definitely talk to the people of Kashmir and would like to address their grievances. Asked if this included Hurriyat, he said, “I am not…

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Political parties divided over award to Maj Gogoi

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The Commendation Certificate by the Army Chief to Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi has generated a fresh debate in the state as Jammu-based political parties, including the ruling BJP, on Tuesday said the award to the Army officer would boost the morale of the security forces fighting the anti-national forces in the Valley. The decision of the Army has also created a regional divide as Kashmir-centric parties, including the opposition National Conference, have condemned the decision. The Congress, which has base in all three regions of the state, has maintained a…

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Tit-for-tat Pak Army’s video shows damaged Indian posts

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The Pakistan Army has released a video showing heavy damage caused to the Indian military posts across the Line of Control, in a tit-for-tat action after the Indian Army released a clip of the “punitive fire assaults” on Pakistani positions. Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor in a brief statement with the video, posted on the army’s Facebook page, alleged that India on May 13 had targeted innocent civilians. “In befitting response, the Pakistan Army destroyed Indian posts in Nowshera Sector,” he said. The 87-second video purportedly shows heavy-artillery…

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Amit Shah’s three-and-a-half-district remark wrong: Mani Shankar Aiyar

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Before India’s freedom, Lord Linlithgow also termed our movement issue of three districts If Delhi doesn’t talk now, then guns will start talking’ I’m ready for pre-1952 position, Chidambaram ready to start from 1947 Senior Congress leader and former diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar Tuesday said before India’s freedom, Lord Linlithgow termed the Indian freedom movement an issue of only three districts. Speaking to media person on the sidelines of a discussion programme, ‘J&K – The Road Ahead’ organised by Centre for Peace and Progress (CPP), Aiyar said Lord Linlithgow had…

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Nashri – Jawahar Tunnel four laning

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District Development Commissioner Ramban, Muhammad Aijaz held a meeting with revenue officers, engineers and representatives of construction agencies working on prestigious four laning project of NH-1A from Nashri to Jawahar tunnel and Railways for smooth shifting of public utilities, an official statement said. The meeting was attended by Senior Superintendent of Police, Mohan Lal, ADC, Angrez Singh Rana, Xens of PHE, PDD, PWD, TLMD-III Udhampur and representatives of the companies, AFCON, IRCON Railway, Navayuga, Ramky, HCC, GAMMON India, NHAI besides other officers. Taking into account importance of prestigious Railways and…

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Geelani slams Centre over glorification of Major who tied stone-pelter to army jeep

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Kashmiri separatist leader and chief of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Tuesday strongly came down on the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre over the glorification of Major Leetul Gogoi, who tied a man to a jeep in Kashmir purportedly as a ‘human shield’ against stone-pelters. Kashmiri separatist leader and chief of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Tuesday strongly came down on the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre over the glorification of Major Leetul Gogoi, who tied a man to a jeep in Kashmir purportedly…

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Hold referendum if you believe Kashmir is a problem of three districts: Geelani to Amit Shah

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Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani today criticised Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and other BJP leaders for their statements on the Kashmir issue, alleging that their “narratives” reflect “negative and egoistic approach”. The separatist leader said the Kashmir issue is serious and cannot be resolved through rhetoric or provocative statements. “Their (BJP leaders) narratives about Jammu and Kashmir illustrate their negative and egoistic approach,” Geelani said, reacting to the statements of Singh, BJP president Amit Shah and the state’s deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh. Addressing the home minister, the…

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Major Leetul Gogoi, who tied Kashmir ‘Stone-Pelter’ to jeep, gets award from Army Chief

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Gogoi shot to fame in social media after he tied a stone-pelter to a jeep in order to thwart violent protesters from targeting a security convoy. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has honoured Major Leetul Gogoi with a ‘Commendation Card’ for his “sustained efforts” in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Gogoi had grabbed the headlines after he tied a supposed stone-pelter to his jeep as a human shield to thwart the violent protesters from targeting his vehicle last April. Though the officer’s action helped save the lives of his…

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Talks and Terror can’t go Hand-in-Hand, No engagement with Hurriyat: Jitendra Singh

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Singh also refused to accept the argument that Hurriyat is an ‘important’ stakeholder in resolving the Kashmir issue. As long as the Hurriyat Conference supports terror and separatism, the government would not hold any reconciliatory dialogue with them, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. Singh also refused to accept the argument that Hurriyat is an ‘important’ stakeholder in resolving the Kashmir issue. “Our agenda of alliance in Jammu and Kashmir says that we will talk to stakeholders. But who are the stakeholders. “Are Kashmiri Pandits not a stakeholder? Are Sikhs…

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Modi must begin talks in Kashmir before it is too late

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If you watched the captions that scream out at you from your TV screens every night, their flaming orange hues designed to add to the heat, you would think that complex truths of the turmoil in Kashmir can be squeezed into 140 characters – just perfect for the Twitter age. But, like Akira Kuroswa’s Rashomon (Four people give different accounts of a rape and a murder) taught us, there can be multiple truths. Here are eight truths about Kashmir, seemingly paradoxical; simultaneously truthful. Things in the Valley have not been…

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