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Parting shot from Rajnath; Now, up to Parliament

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Promises K-action plan, says another team for Ladakh soon; panel meets 18 delegations in Jammu Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the Centre would soon decide an action plan to tackle the Kashmir situation. He stated this on the completion of the all-party delegation’s visit to the state. Rajnath said some members of the all-party delegation had witnessed the Kashmir situation for the first time. He expressed the hope that parliamentary discussions on the issue would soon lead to a comprehensive solution to the vexed Kashmir problem through an action…

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Teenager from Sopore succumbs, toll reaches 75; 100’s injured in clashes as Valley remains shut for 59th day

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120 Fresh injuries on 5th day of unrest Many hit by pellets in Devsar People stage pro-freedom rallies at many places Forces foil rallies at Baghi Mehtab, Kulgam Mob sets cop’s house on fire in Kulgam Curbs, shutdown continue A 17-year-old boy, who was critically injured in forces’ action in Sonawani area of Wadoora in north Kashmir’s Sopore yesterday, succumbed to his injuries at Srinagar’s SMHS hospital on Monday evening, taking the death toll in the ongoing Kashmir uprising to 74. The slain youth was identified as Musaib Majeed Nagoo,…

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Clashes, Protests continue across Valley, 600 Injured; Resistance group shuts door on APD

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Kashmir registers day with ‘highest number of injuries’ Number of total civilians injured crosses 10,000 mark Pellets rain on protesters in South Kashmir Youth set ablaze mini-secretariat in Shopian Boy, 17, sustains head injury in Sopore, put on ventilator Freedom rallies held in several localities Resistance group shuts door on All Party Delegation 600 injured as pellets, tear gas shells rain in south Kashmir Tehreek-i-Hurriyat district president detained in Bandipora On the day an all-party parliamentary delegation visited Kashmir, at least 600 people sustained injuries in day-long clashes in several areas of…

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‘Talk to Hurriyat;’ Opposition asks Delhi

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Ahead of the visit of an all-party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir, political parties today pitched for holding dialogue with “all stakeholders”, including Hurriyat, to douse the unrest and banning the use of pellet guns by security forces. After a meeting held by the government to brief the MPs who are part of the 30-member delegation, leaders from Congress and CPI(M) said all stakeholders should be approached during the two-day visit of the delegation to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Sunday. “Government should invite Hurriyat for talks with the all-party delegation….…

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Congress, CPI(M) pitch for talks with Hurriyat, Ban on Pellet Guns: All-party delegation to Kashmir

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Government holds meeting to brief MPs who are part of the delegation. Ahead of the visit of an all-party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir, political parties on Saturday pitched for holding dialogue with “all stakeholders”, including Hurriyat and banning the use of pellet guns by security forces. After a meeting held by the government to brief the MPs who are part of the delegation, leaders from the Congress and the CPI(M) said all stakeholders should be approached during the two-day visit of the delegation to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Sunday.…

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Won’t talk to all-party delegation, accept ‘Kashmir is disputed’ first: Hurriyat

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The separatist party also advised Parliamentarians to hold a special session in the Parliament and accept the ‘disputed’ nature of Jammu and Kashmir. Ahead of the All-party delegation’s visit to violence-hit Kashmir on September 4 and 5, the Hurriyat Conference today refused to meet the visiting Parliamentarians and urged other stakeholders to not participate in the same. In a statement issued today, Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Geelani said, “Parliamentary delegation is coming to Kashmir after passing a resolution that Kashmir is an integral part of India.…

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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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