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Article 370 on sale?

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Ruckus over mining lease to non-local in JK; Speaker orders inquiry, says House insulted; Opposition seeks resignation of Minister; BJP joins anti-government protest Speaker of J&K Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta Friday ordered an inquiry into issuance of mining lease to a non-local in Jammu and Kashmir under a controversial notification that was put on hold by him, while remarking that the Government has “insulted” the Chair and the House. The Speaker, while questioning the Government decision, directed for strict action against erring officials after members, cutting across parties and including…

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Sajad Lone opposes minority status for Hindus, Sikhs

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BJP members protest; minister for Muslims joining mainstream Saying there is a “need to merge Muslims of Kashmir into the mainstream of India”, Minister for Social Welfare, ARI & Trainings and Science & Technology Sajad Gani Lone today said there was no need to establish a minority commission in the state. “They need incentives and a healing touch as they have suffered a lot,” the minister said in the Legislative Council while responding to queries of BJP legislators during Question Hour on setting up a minority commission and minority status…

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Omar slams Mehbooba’s ‘flawed’ logic to alliance with BJP

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National Conference president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday hit out at the logic being put forth by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to justify her party’s alliance with the BJP. Omar said the Chief Minister had been presenting a “flawed” argument that had the PDP not formed the government with the BJP, it would have led to a repeat of 1987 and 1947. “You (Mehbooba) have devised new ways to justify the alliance with the BJP. The first argument that you put forth before this House was that the PDP formed the…

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Govt revises Industrial Policy, Shuts door on non-state investors

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Revises industrial policy after facing intense pressure from separatists, local traders The industrial policy 2016, revised by the state government on Tuesday, has shut the door on investors from outside the state, who have already been reluctant to invest in the state. The government revised the policy after coming under intense pressure from separatists and local traders. Separatists had alleged that the policy was a ploy to infringe upon Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. Under the new policy, land will not be leased to investors who are not state subjects.…

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Omar alleges use of official machinery and violations of the model code of conduct

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National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today extended a back-handed compliment to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, saying her victory in Anantnag bypoll was a foregone conclusion as he alleged “use of official machinery and violations of the model code of conduct”. Participating in the discussion on demand for grants for departments under the charge of the Chief Minister, Omar said: “Elections you have won … who said you will lose? How can you lose elections when government machinery has been used and the model code of conduct has been violated?” Omar…

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Vikar Rasool demands his assembly segment be attached with Kashmir province

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”Muslim majority areas of Jammu province victims of inequality, injustice in PDP BJP rule” Lashing out at PDP BJP government to maintain the secular identity of state and fail to provide equitable development of all three regions of the state. Congress legislator from Banihal Vikar Rasool Wani rocks the assembly with the charges that Muslim majority areas of Jammu province are facing inequality and injustice with regards to the development. He added that PDP has sold the expectations of Jammu Muslims for power share in the state.Vikar openly advocate attachment…

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‘Of 4.8 lakh Govt employees, 1.08 lakh belong to reserved categories’

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Jammu and Kashmir’s reserved categories constitute over one lakh workforce of the total 4.8 lakh Government employees in the State, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti told the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. The highest number of the employees, 46270, is from Reserved Backward Areas (RBA) followed by Schedule Tribe (34721), Schedule Caste (17350), OSC (4702) and Actual Line of Control (5369). At total of 108412 employees up to the level of Deputy Secretary from reserved categories are working in 41 State Departments, commissions and other Government institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, said…

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How can PDP ally with communal forces like BJP, asks Azharuddin

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Former cricketer-turned-politician Mohammad Azharuddin today questioned Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) alliance with the right wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while campaigning for Congress candidate in Anantnag Hilal Ahmad Shah. Addressing a roadshow here, Azhar said, “How can a Muslim party (PDP) ally with fascist and communal forces like BJP and the RSS, I completely fail to understand it.” Azhar, Shah and several other Congress leaders organised many roadshows in villages located on the periphery of Anantnag town, including Dantar, Dialgam, Fateh Garh, Kabamarg, Ruh and Monghall. Seeking votes for the Congress…

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J&K is not India’s ‘integral part’, says Independent MLA Sheikh Rasheed

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Independent MLA Sheikh Rasheed, known for creating controversies, on Monday spoke the separatist language in the Assembly, claiming that Jammu and Kashmir is not India’s “integral part” and demanding “plebiscite”. His comments drew angry reaction from the ruling BJP, which said he should resign from the Assembly and join separatists or migrate to Pakistan. “Even if you send me to jail, debar me from contesting elections or hang me, it will not force me to change my stand on Kashmir,” Rasheed said in the Assembly. “J&K is neither India’s integral…

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‘Delhi threatened to stop subsidized ration if NFSA not implemented’

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Minister spills the beans in House, reveals how state government was made to fall in line New Delhi unambiguously threatened to stop supply of subsidized ration to Jammu and Kashmir if the National Food Security Act (NFSA) is not implemented in the state, the J&K Government disclosed in the Legislative Assembly on Saturday. In a written reply to cut motion of National Conference legislator Ali Muhammad Sagar, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution department, Choudhary Zulfikar Ali, spilled the beans on how the State Government had to fall in…

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