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Rajnath promises alternative to pellet guns, asks media not to question Centre’s role

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on his two-day visit, asserted that there is no future of India without the future of Kashmir. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today held a joint press conference in Srinagar to discuss security situation in the state. Singh, on his two-day visit, asserted that there is no future of India without the future of Kashmir. “We see future of Kashmiri children with that of Indian children…Children are children. We can never think of Kashmir future in separation…

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BJP wants Mehbooba Mufti to crack down on Radicals

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The ruling BJP, it appears, is running out of patience over the way Chief Mehbooba Mufti is handling the unrest in the Valley, which today entered the 47th day of curfew. According to top BJP leaders here, apart from reviewing the situation in Kashmir and talking to stakeholders there, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has another mandate. They say Rajnath also wants to convey the thought that she should get cracking against radicalised groups, the overground workers (OGWs), “read the riot act”, that is, and create a situation for relaxing the…

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Govt puts the Ball in Separatists court for Talks

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Ahead of Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Kashmir on Wednesday, the government has put the ball in separatists’ court for talks. Sources said that the Home Minister won’t invite separatists for talks but will engage with anyone who comes to meet him. Since the separatists have actively participated in the valley unrest, the Centre doesn’t wants to come across as magnanimous towards them. Singh will undertake a two-day visit to the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday during which he will review the situation and may hold talks with cross section…

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Kashmir slipping away from India, grant it maximum freedom: Prem Shankar Jha

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A renowned columnist Prem Shankar Jha on Monday asked the New Delhi to rewind the clock back to 1947 to prevent Kashmir from spinning out of India’s control. “Kashmir is in danger of spinning out of control. If Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not act, Kashmir will slip away from India. The best option available with India is to rewind the clock back to 1947 and by doing so, Kashmir will get freedom and at the same time the bond between India and Kashmir will not get disconnected,” suggested Jha.…

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Handful of ‘Vested Interests’ Inciting trouble in Valley: Chief Minister

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The Kashmir Valley has been on the boil since the July 8 killing of militant commander Burhan Wani. At least 68 people have been killed and thousands injured in the subsequent unrest in the valley. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said a handful of people opposed to peace were inciting youth to violence in the Kashmir valley. Speaking at an official function in Bhagwati Nagar area of the city, Mehbooba, who visited Jammu for the first time since violence began in the valley last month, said…

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‘Stone Pelters are attackers, not Satyagrahis’; Jaitley

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There’ll be no compromise on security and integrity of nation, asserts Finance Minister Terming stone-throwers in the Valley as ‘attackers’, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said such elements were aggressors and not ‘satyagrahis’. “They are not ‘satyagrahis’, but attackers who have attacked security camps. Pakistan, separatists and religious forces, through a new tactic, have attacked the integrity of India, which is a serious situation. No compromise will be made on security and integrity of India and the country will defeat them,” he said. If a mob of 10,000 attacked…

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Karan Singh warns of effects of Violence

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Flagging the ongoing unrest in Kashmir and the recent instances of caste atrocities, senior Congress leader Karan Singh has underlined the “devastating” effects of violence. Speaking at the launch of a book on non-violence on Friday night, he said: “If you still have societies which preach their children hatred for other nations or other religions, how can you expect to grow them in a non-violent situation?” In the face of “endemic” violence across the world, the question that confronts the human race today is one of its survival, he said.…

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Opposition leaders meet President, press for political solution in Kashmir

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Opposition leaders led by former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday called on President Pranab Mukherjee requesting him to urge upon the central government to find a solution to the present Kashmir crisis politically rather than administratively. “The failure of the central government to acknowledge that the issue in Kashmir is largely of a political nature has worsened the already volatile situation,” Omar, who was leading a delegation of 20 opposition leaders, told reporters after an hour-long meeting with the President. “We have requested the President to impress upon the…

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Army hints at possible talks with resistance group to end Kashmir Crisis

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“It is not for me to say who should do what but yes, everyone needs to discuss the issue,” Lt Gen DS Hooda said. After political parties, including Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the army in Kashmir has now come out in favour of holding discussions with separatists leaders to solve the ongoing crisis in the Valley. Interacting with the media, the Northern Army Commander today in Srinagar hinted at possible talks with separatists to bring peace in the violence-hit region. “We all have to sit down and put our heads…

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Ban Ki Moon condemns killing of Kashmiri Protesters

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Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the killings of Kashmiri protesters by Indian security forces in occupied Kashmir. The UN Secretary-General wrote a reply to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s letter, which the Pakistani Premier had written to him to take notice of the killings of Kashmiri civilians in Indian-held Kashmir. In his letter, he called for India and Pakistan to solve the problem of Kashmir jointly and offered cooperation in that regard. “India and Pakistan should solve the conflict of Kashmir together,” he wrote. “The United…

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