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“If New Delhi is controlling everything then what are we doing here?” Mehbooba

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Angered by DyCM’s Delhi remark, Mehbooba leaves cabinet meet,  Let Delhi take all decisions, CM said when Nirmal objected to Police cadre review and sought Delhi’s clearance In an extraordinary development Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti left the cabinet meeting in Jammu after she got irate when Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh raised objection over a proposal of the Home department about the Police cadre review. According to sources, the Police cadre management review proposal was aimed at reviewing the postings of the locally-recruited J&K Police officers who cannot rise above…

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Dialogue with Separatists must for peace; Reiterates Farooq Abdullah

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‘PDP-BJP have also incorporated this in Agenda of Alliance’ Amid controversy over his statement exhibiting unity with Hurriyat leaders, National Conference (NC) patron Dr Farooq Abdullah today questioned why people were blaming him alone when PDP-BJP government has included dialogue with separatists in their Agenda of Alliance. Addressing media men in Jammu, Farooq said, “PDP-BJP have put in their Agenda of Alliance to talk to everyone, they have put a condition to talk to Hurriyat leaders also for a lasting solution to Kashmir issue. So are they (PDP-BJP) anti-national. What…

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Ram Madhav reviews JK’s political activities

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Ram Madhav today reviewed the ongoing political and organizational activities in the state besides the working of different departments. As per press release, Madhav along with BJP state president and MLA Sat Sharma and State General Secretary (organization) Ashok Koul, chaired a meeting of BJP State office bearers, senior leaders and Morcha Presidents at Trikuta Nagar Office. Madhav was briefed about the mobilization of party activists at different levels to highlight the achievements of the BJP –led NDA government at the centre and…

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Joint Resistance Leadership turn Kashmir Tourism Promoters

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Come to Kashmir and enjoy our hospitality: Geelani, Mirwaiz, Malik appeal tourists, yatris The joint resistance leadership comprising of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik today invited tourists and yatris to visit Kashmir. Welcoming everyone intending to visit Kashmir, the leaders in a joint statement said, “Everyone from the world including India is most welcome to Kashmir. We invite them to come to Kashmir and enjoy our hospitality and the beauty of paradise on earth.” “From centuries Kashmiris have been safeguarding and providing exemplary…

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President Donald Trump ready to mediate & resolve Kashmir issue

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US Vice President-elect Mike Pence has opined that President-elect Donald Trump, with his unparalleled negotiating skills, is prepared to play a pivotal role in the Kashmir issue. Speaking in NBC’s “Meet the Press” show, Pence noted that the rising tensions between India and Pakistan in recent times have exacerbated the Kashmir conflict, causing the thread between the two countries to become tense enough to break. “Well, clearly there’s been great tension between India and Pakistan in recent days, which resulted in violence along the Kashmir region. And I think what…

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Unity success of uprising, Preparing for long-term protest plan: Mirwaiz

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We’re preparing for long-term protest plan, says Mirwaiz ‘Our biggest achievement is one leadership, one slogan, one goal’   Hurriyat (M) Chairman allowed to pray in Jamia Masjid after 5 months Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said that five-month long uprising raised the morale of people to an extent that Kashmiris put everything at stake and openly challenged world’s second largest military might with a message to resolve the issue. He said the biggest achievement of the ongoing uprising is that there is “one leadership, one slogan…

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Delhi’s rhetoric provoking Pakistan: Omar

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Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday termed escalation in violence on Line of Control (Loc) and spurt in militant attacks as direct fallout of New Delhi’s post surgical attack rhetoric. “What we saw after surgical strikes New Delhi indulging in rhetoric and provoking Pakistan again and again. Statements like ‘leave alone attack, Pakistan won’t dare to look towards India from now on’ were issued. Even Defense Minister threatened Pakistan of taking away both its eyes in case it dared to look towards India. We are now bearing its consequences,” Omar…

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Congress holds Aakrosh rallies against note ban

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The Congress today brought life to a standstill at several places in the Jammu region by holding Jan Aakrosh rallies to protest against demonetisation. The rallies were organised in all 10 districts of the Jammu region. In the winter capital, the rally was led by Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Ghulam Ahmed Mir. He was accompanied by other party leaders. When they refused to leave, the police took them into preventive custody at Satwari Chowk. The police at Mishriwala resorted to cane-charging which created some problem in the area. At…

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Kashmiri Students have opted for development: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today complemented young students, their parents and others in Jammu and Kashmir for their effort to ensure high participation in the board examinations. He said though the incidents of burning of schools in the Valley was a matter of concern, students’ participation in a big way in the exam process was an indication of their resolve to strive for a better future through education. Lauding that 95 per cent of the students appeared in these examinations, the Prime Minister recounted his recent meeting with heads of…

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NC comes in defense of Farooq Abdullah

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Opposition National Conference leaders today came in the defense of party president Farooq Abdullah over his controversial remarks saying his statement was based on “facts” as history stands testimony that the LoC has not been altered during the past nearly seven decades. Questioning BJP’s political understanding, senior National Conference leaders in a joint statement said, “We want Line of Control to be the line of peace, line of mutual understanding, trust and regional cooperation rather than line of conflict and animosity.” The NC leaders expressed hope India and Pakistan would…

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