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Govt facilitating entry of non-state subjects to JK: Mirwaiz

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Stating that “RSS-led” PDP-BJP government is “facilitating” entry of non-state subjects to Jammu and Kashmir, the Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said the resistance leadership has agreed to form a group to hold deliberations with Kashmiri Pandits living outside on return of migrant Pandits to the Valley. “A delegation of Kashmiri Pandits had come to meet me and the meeting was very positive,” Mirwaiz said, addressing a gathering that was protesting the “anti-Kashmir policies” of the Government, outside historic Jamia Masjid here. “It has been agreed…

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After NC, Cong too says PDP taking orders from RSS

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JKPCC chief Mir urges voters in Anantnag to defeat PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti The Congress today warned the electorate in Anantnag that a vote for the Peoples Democratic Party would be a vote for the RSS ideology. Addressing a joint meeting of party workers and local representatives of the Anantnag constituency, which will see polling for the by election on June 22, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee Chief GA Mir cautioned the people about the “deceitful” poll promises of the PDP in order to secure votes for Mehbooba Mufti. Yesterday, former…

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Govt says no plan to disband VDC’s, who are facing 23 Murder, 7 Rape, 15 Rioting Cases

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Indicating large-scale involvement of Village Defence Committee (VDC) members in crimes like murder, rapes and rioting, the J&K Government Friday revealed that 221 cases have been registered against them. The PDP-BJP Government however ruled out disbanding the militia. In a written reply, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti- who is also Minister in-charge Home – Friday informed the Legislative Assembly that 221 FIRs have been lodged against VDC men in different police stations for indulging in serious offences. Set up in 1995 when J&K was under President’s Rule, the VDCs have come…

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Separatists to hold talks with Kashmiri Pandits for their rehabilitation

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Joint committee to interact with Pandits to understand their concerns, find ways for their return Moderate Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said separatists had decided to constitute a committee to initiate a dialogue process with the migrant Kashmiri Pandits to understand their concerns and find ways for their return. The joint committee will have members from both the hardline and moderate factions of the Hurriyat besides members from the J&K Liberation Front headed by Yasin Malik. Mirwaiz said this that while addressing a gathering protesting against the “anti-Kashmir policies”…

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J&K being run from RSS headquarters in Nagpur: Omar Abdullah

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National Conference working president Omar Abdullah today alleged that the Jammu and Kashmir government was “being run” from the RSS headquarters in Nagpur saying Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti gets “day-to-day instructions” from the right wing organisation. “Today, the state’s remote control is in Nagpur and Mehbooba Mufti gets her day-to-day directions from the RSS headquarters,” Omar told election rallies in Anantnag Assembly segment which is slated to go to by-poll on June 22. Mehbooba is the PDP candidate from Anantnag. The former Chief Minister termed the by-poll a battle between…

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Srinagar records season’s hottest day, marginal respite to Jammu

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Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar recorded the hottest day of the season on Wednesday, but winter capital Jammu got a respite as the maximum temperature dropped a few notches, the met department said. “Srinagar recorded 32.4 degrees Celsius as the day’s maximum temperature which was 0.4 degrees higher than yesterday (Tuesday). Wednesday has, therefore, been the hottest day of this summer so far in Srinagar,” a Met department official told IANS. The maximum temperature in Jammu was 37.4 degrees Celsius as against 42.2 degrees on Tuesday. “People in Jammu…

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Govt, National Conference slug it out over Kud gunfight

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  Opposition terms it fake encounter The killing of a suspected militant at Kud on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway created an uproar in the Legislature today as the Opposition National Conference blamed the government for killing the youth in a “fake encounter.” However, the J&K Government maintained in both the Houses that the youth killed in the gunfight on Monday was a militant. On Monday evening, a woman was killed and two injured when a suspected militant travelling in a bus from Srinagar attacked a joint check-post at Kud on…

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Minimise visibility of troops in civilian areas: Mehbooba to Dalbir Singh

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Laying stress on the need for maintaining greater vigil along the borders to prevent infiltration, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today called for minimising visibility of troops in civilian areas and tourist places in Jammu and Kashmir. The Chief Minister said this in a meeting with Chief of Army Staff Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag in which they discussed important matters relating to internal and external security management in the state and general geopolitical situation in the region. The Army Chief was accompanied by GOC-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen D S Hooda,…

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Paragliding banned near defence areas : IAF Plea

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Against the backdrop of Pathankot airbase terror strike, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has banned private airborne activity — para-jumping, paragliding and hoisting of air balloons — within a radius of one kilometre of any defence and security installations in the state. It follows the request of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Police Headquarters, to all district magistrates to restrict “private airborne activity”. In this regard, a communiqué from the IAF, Police Headquarters (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu area), was issued on June 2. The IAF apprehends that terrorists could…

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Mehbooba supervising selective crackdown: Omar

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National Conference working president Omar Abdullah today claimed that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was “personally and directly supervising a selective crackdown” on separatist leaders. Omar said the crackdown was selective and based on the level of public opposition to her party’s “recurring U-turns” ahead of the Anantnag byelection, which Mehbooba is contesting. “It is clear that the Chief Minister is spooked by her growing unpopularity ahead of the Anantnag bypoll and intends to re-arrest all Hurriyat leaders as soon as the election concludes,” Omar said addressing party workers in central…

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