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Life remains paralysed in Kashmir, Restrictions Continue

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Normal life remained paralysed in Kashmir for the 24th consecutive day today as curfew continued in some parts while restrictions were in effect in rest of the Valley to maintain law and order. Curfew remained in force in five police station areas of the city and Anantnag town. Restrictions on assembly of four or more persons continued in entire Kashmir, a police official said. “Curfew is in place only in five police station areas of Srinagar city — Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari, Safakadal and Maharajgunj,” he said. Normal life remained disrupted…

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If India is to make J&K love India, Referendum is the only way

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The Congress failed in the 50 years after Independence to win over the minds and hearts of the people of the Valley. The reconciliation process began with Atal Bihari Vajpayee. There is celebration in heaven when a single sinner repents. In Indian Parliament, there is little freedom for back benchers to speak their own mind. Yet P Chidambaram has boldly spoken the unspeakable about Kashmir. He is the first ranking member of any of the political parties to say openly that India (that is all except J&K) has reneged on…

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Iftikhar Hussain Misger quits NC, pledges support to “Freedom Struggle”

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Senior National Conference (NC) leader from Anantnag, Iftikhar Hussain Misger, who recently unsuccessfully contested Assembly election from Anantnag constituency against Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, on Sunday quit his party and pledged support to ongoing “freedom struggle”. “I hereby pledge my support to the ongoing freedom struggle and announce my resignation from mainstream politics and the NC,” Misger said while addressing street protestors in Cheeni Chowk area of Anantnag, near his home, this evening. “I apologize to the people for being a part of the mainstream thus far,” he said. Amid…

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Security forces would have taken precautions if they knew Burhan Wani was hiding there: Nirmal

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Reacting to the killing of Burhan Wani and the violence that ensued after that, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister said on Saturday that better precautionary measures could have been taken if the Hizbul terrorist’s encounter site was known in advance, . Singh said that the security forces had informed the government about the encounter but they had no information who the hiding terrorists were. “We were told by the security forces but they did not know who was there. Suppose they would have known it precautions would have been…

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Mehbooba’s dark hour: As Kashmir erupts, Mufti walking the tightrope with her hands tied as CM

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Once, she was the face of PDP’as ‘healing touch’, combining a politics of compassion with strident dissent of New Delhi. 50 people are dead and houses across Kashmir are mourning. Mehbooba would have wanted to be in the Opposition today. But she is the Chief Minister. 17 years after its inception, when the PDP is the largest party with 28 legislators and its “rooh-e-ravan (heart and soul)” Mehbooba is at the helm, her government is seen as the enemy of the people. The year was 2000. Public anger against the…

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Curfew continues in Valley for 22nd consecutive day

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Security forces have blocked all the roads as the resistance camp extended their shutdown call till July 31. Curfew and restrictions continued for the 22nd consecutive day across the Kashmir valley on Saturday following protests over the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani. Security forces have blocked all the roads as the resistance camp extended their shutdown call till July 31. The security forces blocked all the main roads for maintaining law and order across the valley. The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking…

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Had expected better ties with BJP in J&K : Muzaffar Baig

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Amid rising tensions in view of the recent cases of violence in Jammu and Kashmir, the ties between alliance partners Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seem to be under strain. Senior PDP leader Muzaffar Baig admitted that they had expected better ties when they joined hands with the BJP in 2014. “I was the first person after 2014 result, who said that BJP and PDP must form government together in J&K even though we had fought elections against each other. We are supposed to be…

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Court seeks report from Centre on ‘Ground Realities’ in Kashmir

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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to file a status report detailing “ground realities” prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani in the Valley by security agencies. A bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur, however, did not issue notice on the plea filed by senior advocate and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) leader Bhim Singh seeking imposition of Governor’s Rule in the state. “We will ask the Solicitor General (Ranjit Kumar) to file the status report as to what…

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BJP in a fix after Mehbooba Mufti’s claim on Burhan Wani’s encounter

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Opposition trains guns on Dy CM, asks him to clear party stand The self-proclaimed “nationalist” party BJP is in a fix after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s startling revelation that security officials were “unaware” of the presence of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Burhan Wani in the area where encounter took place in which he (Wani) was killed in a gun battle. The leadership of the “ultra-nationalist” party has landed in an embarrassing position because the Opposition has asked the BJP to clear its stand on the Chief Minister’s statement. While party…

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Protest held at Thanamandi, Poonch, Lower Munda against civilian killings in Kashmir

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People in Thanamandi, Poonch Friday held protest against civilian killings in Kashmir at the hands of government forces. The protest was organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ Movement (JKPM) The protest march was led by the Mir Shahid Saleem working chairman of the JKPM and it was attended by the hundreds of people belonging to different walks of life. Reports of peaceful protests against the civilian killings at the hands of government forces have also reached from Lower Munda and adjacent areas on Srinagar-Jammu highway.

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