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Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks states to reach out to Kashmiri Students

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while summing up the third meeting of NITI Aayog Governing Council today, urged upon the Chief Ministers present there to take special care in reaching out to students from the Kashmir valley studying in their respective states. The Prime Minister’s remarks relating to the Valley students came after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti raised the point at the meeting, asking her counterparts to “make them (Kashmiri students) their ambassadors” in J&K. Modi’s advice assumes significance as it comes against the backdrop of thrashing of some Kashmiri students…

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Coalition may survive current stress, but BJP-PDP partnership is on thin Ice

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Political churning has begun over possible changes in who governs Jammu and Kashmir. Tensions are high between the main coalition partners: PDP and the BJP. A series of meetings were underway on Friday. Even if this does not lead to an immediate split, recent events have certainly put the coalition on thin ice. At some point, a period of Governor’s rule may ensue, after which Delhi’s political strategists might try to install an alternative civilian government. According to rumours in Srinagar, BJP leaders are in touch with a prominent PDP…

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5 Reasons why this round of Kashmir bloodletting is getting dangerous for India

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It is obvious that the situation in Jammu & Kashmir has deteriorated significantly between last year and now, with the army and police fighting Pakistan-based jihadis and stone pelters with their backs to the wall. Many observers blame inept political management by the Centre for the widespread alienation of people in Kashmir Valley (but not necessarily people of Jammu and Ladakh), making restoration of normalcy very difficult. We have been here before – in 2010, in the 1990s, etc – but this time the shift in public mood is qualitatively…

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Ram Madhav discusses Kashmir Unrest with Governor, FM, DGP

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A couple of days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the Kashmir situation with senior ministers, and amid a controversial comment by state BJP minister Chander Prakash Ganga on stone-pelters in the Valley, the party’s national general secretary Ram Madhav made an impromptu visit to Jammu on Friday. He discussed the situation in closed-door meetings with governor NN Vohra, finance minister Haseeb Drabu of the PDP ,and director general of police SP Vaid. Even as state BJP president Sat Sharma maintained that Madhav visited the winter capital in view of…

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Cracks in coalition visible, PDP skips oath ceremony of new MLCs

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Leaders say party’s dignity more important The cracks in the ruling coalition were visible on Thursday when Peoples Democratic Party “deliberately” skipped the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected members of Legislative Council to protest against “poaching” of one of the six seats in the House by its ally, Bharatiya Janata Party. The lone elected member of PDP, Yasir Reshi didn’t take the oath though he was seen in the Council Secretariat minutes before the ceremony started. The oath ceremony was scheduled for this afternoon and all members been informed about…

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Hoardings in Meerut ask Kashmiris to leave, cops take action against accused

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Giant hoardings asking “stone-pelting Kashmiris” to leave Uttar Pradesh have sprung up across Meerut in the communally sensitive belt, raising concerns over security of hundreds of students from the militancy-hit state. Police said on Thursday they have asked the controversial ‘Uttar Pradesh Nav Nirman Sena’, which admitted to have put up the warning signs, to pull down the hoardings or face action. A case has been registered against Amit Jani, the leader of the organisation, for allegedly spreading communal hatred and will be arrested soon, police added. The hoardings appeared…

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By adding 4.2 Km stretch 35% toll increased on Jammu – Srinagar Highway

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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has increased the toll rates at the Ban toll plaza by 35 per cent after adding the 4.22-km stretch on the Jammu-Udhampur national highway. The sudden raise in the toll on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway by 35 per cent has raised the eyebrows of commuters, pilgrims and tourists in the Jammu region. The NHAI has completed a stretch of 4.22 km last month on Udhampur bypass, which was pending since long due to some legal issue of land procurement. The NHAI had to…

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Kashmir unrest, Babri order top agenda at BJP core group meeting headed by Narendra Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for a meeting of the core group of the BJP over the recent Kashmir unrest and the Supreme Court’s Babri ruling. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for a Bharatiya Janata Party core group meeting at this residence. The meeting began at around 3 pm today and saw attendance by senior Union ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari and Venkaiah Naidu. According to sources, the top issues on the agenda of the meeting included current unrest in Kashmir and the Supreme Court ruling…

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Kashmir situation: ‘Worried’ Delhi discusses way forward

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“Besides the top BJP ministers the National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, and Army Chief Bipin Rawat were also present in the meeting chaired by the Prime Minister,” sources added. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is understood to have expressed concern over the deteriorating situation in Kashmir and passed directions to defuse the crisis in Kashmir, sources told Kashmir Post. They said the Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance and Defence Minister, Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Minister…

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Kashmir on the Boil; Rajnath, Ajit Doval take stock; Omar wants President’s rule

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The Centre reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, considering various options including initiating peace talks to bring back normalcy in the restive Valley. The meeting, chaired by Union home minister Rajnath Singh and attended by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, among others, took stock of the prevailing situation in the state, which saw violence during the April 9 bypoll to Srinagar Lok Sabha seat. The top brass was given a detailed presentation on the critical situation Kashmir was facing and the steps taken to restore normalcy,…

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