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‘People of Kashmir need both Development and Trust’; Modi

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There was a time when we were being seen as a sinking ship. But today we are seen as a bright spot in the economy, said PM Modi. In his second interview to a private news channel CNN-News 18 on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched on many issues, including the Kashmir unrest, Robert Vadra land deals, Dalits, the Indian economy among others. Speaking on the Kashmir issue, PM Modi said, “I always maintain that people of Kashmir need both development and trust. And 125 crore Indians have always stayed…

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To address Kashmir Crisis, Oppn to talk in one voice

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2 Days to go for All Party delegation’s visit to state The Opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir, including National Conference and Congress, are planning to list demands and talk in one voice before the all-party parliamentary delegation that is scheduled to visit the state on Sunday. The Opposition parties were planning to meet the delegation and give a list of demands, sources said. The sources said the parties, which had earlier met at former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s residence last month, were framing a unified list of demands that…

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As the Curfew continues, Centre says Guv Rule or Guv Change not an option

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As curfew continues for the 55th day in Kashmir, the Centre said it does not want to intervene by imposing governor’s rule or changing the present governor, NN Vohra. The BJP has decided to continue its alliance with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) despite the alarming situation in Kashmir. Curfew, restrictions and shutdown continues for the 55th day in Kashmir. The Centre, however, does not want to intervene by imposing governor’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir because that would mean removal of the only political interface between the security forces and…

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Facing anger over unrest, PDP banks on Alliance ‘Agenda’

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At a time when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing resentment in its bastion of south Kashmir, the party is now banking on effective implementation of the ‘Agenda of Alliance’ as a face-saver. The party leadership is hoping that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will ensure speedy implementation of the ‘Agenda of Alliance’, the road map for governance agreed upon by the PDP and BJP in 2015. “The present unrest has surely hit the party core base, but we are hopeful that the ‘Agenda of Alliance’ will be implemented. The…

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All-party delegation may not meet Resistance Group

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While the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is working out ground rules for the all-party delegation, indications are that the MPs will not be allowed to meet the separatist leaders. The delegation will arrive in the Valley on September 4 and interact with a cross-section of people during their two-day visit. Sources in the MHA said that once the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry formalised the contours of the delegation, a preparatory briefing for the MPs was scheduled for September 3, where they would be told about the details of the visit.…

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Merge 1952 Delhi pact with Musharraf’s 4 Point formula; Soz offers Solution

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Former J&K Congress chief Prof Saifudin Soz on Tuesday offered a political solution to the vexed Kashmir issue by advocating “merger” of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s four-point formula with the 1952 Delhi agreement. Addressing a press conference, Soz said the ongoing uprising in Kashmir that has already left 70 civilians dead and over 7500 injured “prompted me to unveil this possible solution” to the Kashmir issue. “I believe reviving the Delhi agreement of 1952 within the framework of what was known at one point of time Musharraf’s four-point formula…

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Political beeline starts for buying Kashmir Peace

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Azad visiting today, Karan Singh on Sep 1 Chidambaram, Yechury also arriving soon Nitish, Lalu, Mulayam, Mayawati to send representatives After 52 days of the ongoing summer uprising, a battery of Indian politicians will make a beeline to Kashmir to hear the grievances of the stakeholders and try to help end the current crisis. Former Jammu Kashmir chief minister and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad would arrive in Srinagar on Tuesday. Talking to Kashmir Post, State Congress chief, Ghulam Ahmad Mir said, “Azad sahab is…

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Plebiscite under UN supervision should be held in both sides of Kashmir: Shankaracharya

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The Shankaracharya said while “referendum is a time consuming process”, there should be dialogue even with separatists to “douse the present crisis”. Goverdhan Peethadhishwar Shankaracharya Adhokshjanand Devtirth on Sunday favoured “plebiscite” on both sides of Kashmir for a “permanent solution” of the problem. “A plebiscite under the supervision of United Nations representative and guarded by forces of United Nations should be held in both sides of Kashmir,” he said while talking to reporters in his Ashram in Mathura. The Shankaracharya said while “referendum is a time consuming process”, there should…

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Govt signals all-party talks on Kashmir next month may include Separatists

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Decks appeared to clear on Saturday for a meeting between Kashmiri separatists and members of an all-party delegation scheduled to visit Srinagar early next month. The Centre and the state government reached an understanding that no member of the delegation will be discouraged from engaging with the separatist leaders, sources said after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday. Talks with separatists are seen by many as necessary to restore normality in Kashmir, where 70 people have been killed in street protests against…

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Govt corners Separatists to bring peace in Valley; Centre looks to replace Vohra

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Authorities detained two top separatists, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Act, as the situation continued to remain grim in the valley following the death of another youth in Pulwama on Friday, taking the toll in the recent unrest in the state to 69. JKLF chief Yasin Malik, who was arrested on July 9, will be flown to New Delhi on Saturday , ostensibly for a check-up at AIIMS. The three Hurriyat men had constituted a group, ‘joint resistance force’, in…

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