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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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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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